2023 World Draughts Championship
The 2023 World Draughts Championship at the international draughts was held from September 28 to October 13, 2023, in Willemstad, Curaçao under the auspices International Draughts Federation FMJD. Twenty players competed in the tournament, which play as a round-robin.[1][2] The winning prize for the tournament was 20,000 euros.
The tournament was characterized by a large number of changes in the list of participants, as a result of the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian Draughts federations, the coronavirus and visa problems.
Yuri Anikeev became world champion for the first time, one point ahead of Jan Groenendijk.
At the same place the Women's World Draughts Championship took place simultaneously.
Rules and regulations
[edit]The games were played in the official FMJD time rate was 90 minutes for the first 45 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, followed by 30 min for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds starting from 46th move. Conforming to the FMJD regulations, players were not allowed to agree on a draw before they both made 40 moves. If they did so nevertheless, the referee is obliged to decide on a 0-point for each player.
The final classification was based on the total points obtained. If two or more players had same total points to define the places, the following factors were used to define the places:
- largest number of victories
- best results between these players in direct confrontation
- best results obtained in order of the classification.
Schedule
[edit]Round | Date | Time |
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1 | 28 September | 15-30 |
2 | 29 September | 10-00 |
3 | 29 September | 16-00 |
4 | 30 September | 10-00 |
5 | 1 October | 10-00 |
6 | 2 October | 10-00 |
7 | 2 October | 16-00 |
8 | 4 October | 10-00 |
9 | 5 October | 10-00 |
10 | 5 October | 16-00 |
11 | 6 October | 10-00 |
12 | 7 October | 10-00 |
13 | 8 October | 10-00 |
14 | 9 October | 10-00 |
15 | 9 October | 16-00 |
16 | 11 October | 10-00 |
17 | 12 October | 10-00 |
18 | 12 October | 16-00 |
19 | 13 October | 10-00 |
Participants
[edit]- The published list was preliminary.
- Jean Marc Ndjofang, Adonis Ano, Mukendi Reagan Lutete, Makendy Saint Juste, Louis Talien, Sukhbat Tsogtbaatar, Dul Erdenebileg did not take part in the tournament.
- Instead of them take part Kees Thijssen, Martin Dolfing, Ron Heusdens, Hein Meijer, Yuri Bobkov, Carlos Lorevil, Angel Rafael Mejia and Clifton Agatha.
N'Diaga Samb withdrew after the fourth round due to illness. His results were annulled.
Number | Name | Country | Title |
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1 | Jan Groenendijk | Netherlands | WC 2021 4 place |
2 | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | WC 2021 5 place |
3 | Wouter Sipma | Netherlands | WC 2021 6 place |
4 | N`cho Joel Atse | Ivory Coast | Africa |
5 | Mukendi Reagan Lutet | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa |
6 | Adonis Ano | Ivory Coast | Africa |
7 | N'Diaga Samb | Senegal | Africa |
8 | Louis Talien | Haiti | America |
9 | Angel Rafael Mejia | Dominican Republic | America |
10 | Sukhbat Tsogtbaatar | Mongolia | Asia |
11 | Dul Erdenebileg | Mongolia | Asia |
12 | Jitse Slump | Netherlands | Europe |
13 | Guntis Valneris | Latvia | Europe |
14 | Arnaud Cordier | France | Europe |
15 | Yuri Anikeev | Ukraine | Europe |
16 | Sven Winkel | Netherlands | Europe |
17 | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Cameroon | World Cup |
18 | Artem Ivanov | Ukraine | World Cup |
19 | Martin Dolfing | Netherlands | Sponsor place |
20 | Mijail Eisden | Curaçao | Organization place |
MI — international master
MF — master FMJDFinal standings
[edit]Place | Name | Country | Titul | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | win | draw | lost |
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1 | Yuri Anikeev | Ukraine | GMI | 2361 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
2 | Jan Groenendijk | Netherlands | GMI | 2412 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |
3 | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | GMI | 2386 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Wouter Sipma | Netherlands | GMI | 2375 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | Jitse Slump | Netherlands | GMI | 2372 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
6 | Artem Ivanov | Ukraine | GMI | 2367 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
7 | N`cho Joel Atse | Ivory Coast | GMI | 2339 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
8 | Martin Dolfing | Netherlands | GMI | 2352 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
9 | Kees Thijssen | Netherlands | GMI | 2345 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |
10 | Guntis Valneris | Latvia | GMI | 2383 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |
11 | Sven Winkel | Netherlands | GMI | 2286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
12 | Ron Heusdens | Netherlands | GMI | 2331 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
13 | Arnaud Cordier | France | GMI | 2355 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
14 | Hein Meijer | Netherlands | GMI | 2375 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
15 | Yuri Bobkov | Ukraine | MF | 2179 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
16 | Angel Rafael Mejia | Dominican Republic | MF | 2238 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
17 | Carlos Lorevil | Curaçao | MF | 2132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
18 | Mijail Eisden | Curaçao | MF | 2096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
19 | Clifton Agatha | Curaçao | MF | 2112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
20 | N'Diaga Samb | Senegal | GMI | 2293 |