2023 World Draughts Championship
Draughts tournament
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The 2023 World Draughts Championship in international draughts was held from 28 September to 13 October, 2023 at the Merakii Seaview Escape Resort in Willemstad, Curaçao. The championship was played under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) as a round-robin tournament with twenty players. The total prize money for the tournament was 20,000 euros.[1]
format
2023 World Draughts Champion Yuri Anikeev | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Dates | 28 September–13 October |
| Administrator | FMJD |
Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Venue | Merakii Seaview Escape Resort |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Yuri Anikeev |
| Runner-up | Jan Groenendijk |
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.
The 2023 Women's World Draughts Championship took place simultaneously at the same location.
Rules and regulations
The games were played with the official FMJD classical time control: 90 minutes for 45 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus a 30-second increment per move. FMJD regulations prohibited players from agreeing to a draw before each had completed 40 moves; doing so required the referee to award both players 0 points.
The final rankings were determined by total points. If two or more players finished with the same score, the following tiebreaks were applied:
- Number of wins.
- Results in the direct encounters between the tied players.
- Results obtained against opponents in order of their final ranking.[1]
Schedule
| Round | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- The published list was preliminary.[1]
- Jean Marc Ndjofang, Adonis Ano, Mukendi Reagan Lutete, Makendy Saint Juste, Louis Talien, Sukhbat Tsogtbaatar, and Dul Erdenebileg did not take part in the tournament.
- They were replaced by 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.[2] His results were annulled.
| Number | Name | Country | Qualification path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Groenendijk |  Netherlands | WC 2021 4th place |
| 2 | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | WC 2021 5th place |
| 3 | Wouter Sipma | Netherlands | WC 2021 6th place |
| 4 | Joel N'cho 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 |
Final standings
| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Joel N'cho 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 |