The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts, since 1973 organised among women by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). Since 1981 the championship occurs every two years. In the even year following the tournament must take place the World Title match.
The first began in 1973 in the Netherlands and has had winners from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia. The current women's champion is Viktoriya Motrichko, she previously didn't win the championship.
Year Host Winner1973 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya1974 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya1975 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya1976 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya1977 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya1979 Sneek Minsk (barrage) Ludmilla Meijler-Sochnenko1980 De Lier (Nederland) Elena Altsjoel1981 Riga (Latvia) Olga Levina1982 (match) Moscow Elena Altsjoel1983 Sandomierz Elena Altsjoel1984 (match) Tallinn Elena Altsjoel1985 Cannes Elena Altsjoel1986 (match) Minsk Zoja Golubeva1987 Minsk Olga Levina1988 (match) Yalta Zoja Golubeva1989 Rosmalen Olga Levina1990 (match) Pitsunda Zoja Golubeva1991 Minsk Zoja Golubeva1992 (match) Kyiv Zoja Golubeva1993 Brunssum Olga Levina1994 (match)Not held Zoja Golubeva1995 Bamako Zoja Golubeva1996 (match) Vught Zoja Golubeva1997 Mińsk Mazowiecki Zoja Golubeva1999 Yakutsk Zoja Golubeva2000 (match) Zutphen (Netherlands) Zoja Golubeva2001 Velp Tamara Tansykkuzhina2002 (match) and Tamara Tansykkuzhina2003 Zoutelande Olga Kamyshleeva2004 (match) Ufa Tamara Tansykkuzhina2005 Latronico Darya Tkachenko2006 (match) and Darya Tkachenko2007 Yakutsk Tamara Tansykkuzhina2008 (match) and Darya Tkachenko2010 Ufa Zoja Golubeva2011 (match) Rivne Tamara Tansykkuzhina2013 Ulaanbaatar Zoja Golubeva2015 (match) Zerendi Zoja Golubeva2015Worldchampionship Women Wuhan 2015 Wuhan Zoja Golubeva2016 (match)FMJD Calendar 2016 Karpacz Natalia Sadowska2017 Tallinn Zoja Golubeva2018 (match)2018 Woman's world title match in 100-square draughts Riga Natalia Sadowska2019 Yakutsk Tamara Tansykkuzhina2021 (match) WarsawFMJD Tamara Tansykkuzhina2021 Tallinn Matrena Nogovitsyna2023World Championship Woman Willemstad 2023 Willemstad Viktoriya Motrichko 2024 (match)WK-match vrouwen Motrichko - Tkachenko Wageningen KNDB 2024 Wageningen Darya Tkachenko2025World Championship Women 2025 Couva Viktoriya Motrichko
See also List of Draughts World Championship winners World Checkers/Draughts Championship
References
FMJD list women world champions
External links World Draughts Federation World Champions