2015 World Draughts Championship match
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 2015 World Draughts Champion Alexander Georgiev | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | İzmir, Turkey |
| Dates | 25 October–31 October |
| Administrator | FMJD |
Tournament format | Match |
| Venue | Hotel Armis |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Alexander Georgiev |
The 2015 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from 25–31 October, 2015[1] at the Hotel Armis in İzmir, Turkey.[2] 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.
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.[3]
Results
| Country | Name | Games system | 1[4] | 2[5] | 3[6] | 4[7] | 5[8] | 6[9] | 7[10] | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | Alexander Georgiev | Classic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 Cameroon | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Classic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Russia | Alexander Georgiev | Rapid | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cameroon | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Rapid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Russia | Alexander Georgiev | Blitz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Cameroon | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Blitz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Russia | Alexander Georgiev | Superblitz | 1-1 1-1 0-2 | 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 | 1-1 0-2 | 6 | ||||
| Cameroon | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Superblitz | 1-1 1-1 2-0 | 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 | 1-1 2-0 | 12 | ||||
| Russia | 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 |
| Cameroon | 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 |