The 2015 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from 25–31 October, 2015 at the Hotel Armis in İzmir, Turkey. It was played under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) between the defending world champion Alexander Georgiev (Russia) and the challenger Jean Marc Ndjofang (Cameroon). Alexander Georgiev won 7-7-6-6 against 7-5-4-12 to become the world champion for the eighth time.
Rules and regulations
The match consisted of seven micro-matches. Each micro-match was played until the first victory. The first game of each micro-match was a standard game, 80 minutes plus a 1-minute increment per move. If the standard game was drawn, a rapid game was played, 20 minutes plus a 5-second increment per move. If the rapid game was drawn, a blitz game was played, 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move.
If the blitz game was drawn, Superblitz (limited time for an unlimited number of games until the first victory) was played, with 5 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move.
The final result of each micro-match was determined by the result of the first decisive game. The player who won the most standard games won the match. In case of a tie, the following tie-breaks were used: Rapid score. Blitz score. Superblitz score.
Results Country Name Games system 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points Alexander Georgiev Classic 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Jean Marc Ndjofang Classic 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Alexander Georgiev Rapid 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 Jean Marc Ndjofang Rapid 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 Alexander Georgiev Blitz 1 1 1 2 1 6 Jean Marc Ndjofang Blitz 1 1 1 0 1 4 Alexander Georgiev Superblitz 1-11-10-2 1-11-11-10-2 1-10-2 6 Jean Marc Ndjofang Superblitz 1-11-12-0 1-11-11-12-0 1-12-0 12 Alexander Georgiev Total 1-1-1-2 1-2 1-1-1-3 1-1-1-1 1-1-2 1-1-1 1-1 7-7-6-6 Jean Marc Ndjofang Total 1-1-1-4 1-0 1-1-1-5 1-1-1-3 1-1-0 1-1-1 1-1 7-5-4-12
See also List of Draughts World Championship winners
References
External links Official site (Archived 14 November 2015)