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

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:

  1. largest number of victories
  2. best results between these players in direct confrontation
  3. best results obtained in order of the classification.

Schedule
RoundDateTime
128 September15-30
229 September10-00
329 September16-00
430 September10-00
51 October10-00
62 October10-00
72 October16-00
84 October10-00
95 October10-00
105 October16-00
116 October10-00
127 October10-00
138 October10-00
149 October10-00
159 October16-00
1611 October10-00
1712 October10-00
1812 October16-00
1913 October10-00

Participants
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.

NumberNameCountryTitle
1Jan Groenendijk NetherlandsWC 2021 4 place
2Martijn van IJzendoorn NetherlandsWC 2021 5 place
3Wouter Sipma NetherlandsWC 2021 6 place
4N`cho Joel Atse Ivory CoastAfrica
5Mukendi Reagan Lutet Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica
6Adonis Ano Ivory CoastAfrica
7N'Diaga Samb SenegalAfrica
8Louis Talien HaitiAmerica
9Angel Rafael Mejia Dominican RepublicAmerica
10Sukhbat Tsogtbaatar MongoliaAsia
11Dul Erdenebileg MongoliaAsia
12Jitse Slump NetherlandsEurope
13Guntis Valneris LatviaEurope
14Arnaud Cordier FranceEurope
15Yuri Anikeev UkraineEurope
16Sven Winkel NetherlandsEurope
17Jean Marc Ndjofang CameroonWorld Cup
18Artem Ivanov UkraineWorld Cup
19Martin Dolfing Netherlands Sponsor place
20Mijail Eisden CuraçaoOrganization place
GMI — international grandmaster

MI — international master

MF — master FMJD

Final standings
PlaceNameCountryTitulRating 12345678910111213141516171819 Pointswindrawlost
1Yuri Anikeev UkraineGMI2361 111111211121122222 257110
2Jan Groenendijk NetherlandsGMI2412 111111111212112222 246120
3Martijn van IJzendoorn NetherlandsGMI2386 111111111121121222 235130
4Wouter Sipma NetherlandsGMI2375 111111111111122222 235130
5Jitse Slump NetherlandsGMI2372 111111111211111222 224140
6Artem Ivanov UkraineGMI2367 111111111121111222 224140
7N`cho Joel Atse Ivory CoastGMI2339 111111111120111222 214131
8Martin Dolfing NetherlandsGMI2352 011111111112111222 214131
9Kees Thijssen NetherlandsGMI2345 111111111111211122 213150
10Guntis Valneris LatviaGMI2383 111111111111121212 213150
11Sven Winkel NetherlandsGMI2286 101101111111221122 204122
12Ron Heusdens NetherlandsGMI2331 010110011111112222 184104
13Arnaud Cordier FranceGMI2355 101111201111211012 183123
14Hein Meijer NetherlandsGMI2375 111111110101011221 172133
15Yuri Bobkov UkraineMF2179 010011111001112212 163105
16Angel Rafael Mejia Dominican RepublicMF2238 001011111110110212 152115
17Carlos Lorevil CuraçaoMF2132 000000001010200011 61413
18Mijail Eisden CuraçaoMF2096 000000000100101110 50513
19Clifton Agatha CuraçaoMF2112 000000000000010012 41215
20N'Diaga Samb SenegalGMI2293

Results by round

Round 1

  • Mijail Eisden – Carlos Lorevil 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Angel Rafael Mejia 2–0
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Arnaud Cordier 0–2
  • Guntis Valneris – Yuri Anikeev 1–1
  • Artem Ivanov – Clifton Agatha 2–0
  • Jitse Slump – Sven Winkel 2–0
  • N’Diaga Samb – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Kees Thijssen – Wouter Sipma 1–1

Round 2

  • Carlos Lorevil – Clifton Agatha 1–1
  • Yuri Anikeev – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – N’Diaga Samb 2–0
  • Sven Winkel – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Ron Heusdens – Martin Dolfing 1–1
  • Hein Meijer – Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Kees Thijssen 1–1
  • Mijail Eisden – Yuri Bobkov 1–1

Round 3

  • Yuri Bobkov – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Guntis Valneris – Angel Rafael Mejia 1–1
  • Artem Ivanov – Arnaud Cordier 1–1
  • Clifton Agatha – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • N’Diaga Samb – Sven Winkel 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Kees Thijssen – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1

Round 4

  • Carlos Lorevil – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • Arnaud Cordier – Clifton Agatha 2–0
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Mijail Eisden – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Sven Winkel – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Ron Heusdens – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Hein Meijer – Kees Thijssen 0–2
  • Jitse Slump – Martin Dolfing 1–1
  • N’Diaga Samb – Jan Groenendijk 1–1

Round 5

  • N`cho Joel Atse – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • Guntis Valneris – Yuri Bobkov 2–0
  • Artem Ivanov – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Clifton Agatha – Angel Rafael Mejia 0-2
  • Yuri Anikeev – Arnaud Cordier 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Sven Winkel 2–0
  • Martin Dolfing – N’Diaga Samb N/A
  • Kees Thijssen – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Ron Heusdens 2–0

Round 6

  • Carlos Lorevil – Arnaud Cordier 2–0
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • Mijail Eisden – Clifton Agatha 0–2
  • Yuri Bobkov – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Sven Winkel – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Hein Meijer – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Martin Dolfing 1–1

Round 7

  • Guntis Valneris – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • Clifton Agatha – Yuri Bobkov 0–2
  • Artem Ivanov – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Yuri Anikeev – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Arnaud Cordier– Angel Rafael Mejia 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Sven Winkel 1–1
  • Kees Thijssen – Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Ron Heusdens – Hein Meijer 1–1

Round 8

  • Carlos Lorevil – Angel Rafael Mejia 0–2
  • Mijail Eisden – Arnaud Cordier 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Clifton Agatha 2–0
  • Guntis Valneris – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Sven Winkel – Hein Meijer 2–0
  • Jitse Slump – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Kees Thijssen 1–1

Round 9

  • Artem Ivanov – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • Clifton Agatha – Guntis Valneris 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Yuri Bobkov 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Mijail Eisden 1–1
  • Kees Thijssen – Sven Winkel 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Martin Dolfing 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Hein Meijer – Jitse Slump 1–1

Round 10

  • Mijail Eisden – Jitse Slump 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Guntis Valneris – Martin Dolfing 1–1
  • Artem Ivanov – Kees Thijssen 1–1
  • Clifton Agatha – Wouter Sipma 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Carlos Lorevil – Sven Winkel 1–1

Round 11

  • Jan Groenendijk – Yuri Bobkov 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Kees Thijssen – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Clifton Agatha 2–0
  • Ron Heusdens – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • Hein Meijer – Arnaud Cordier 0–2
  • Sven Winkel – Angel Rafael Mejia 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – Carlos Lorevil 2–0

Round 12

  • Mijail Eisden – Jan Groenendijk 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Kees Thijssen 1–1
  • Guntis Valneris – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Martin Dolfing 1–1
  • Artem Ivanov – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Clifton Agatha – Ron Heusdens 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Sven Winkel 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Jitse Slump 1–1

Round 13

  • Jan Groenendijk – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • Martin Dolfing – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Kees Thijssen – Yuri Bobkov 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Ron Heusdens – Artem Ivanov 0–2
  • Hein Meijer – Clifton Agatha 1–1
  • Sven Winkel – Angel Rafael Mejia 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – Arnaud Cordier 1–1

Round 14

  • Mijail Eisden – Kees Thijssen 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1
  • Guntis Valneris – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Wouter Sipma 0–2
  • Carlos Lorevil – Martin Dolfing 0–2
  • Artem Ivanov – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Clifton Agatha – Sven Winkel 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Jan Groenendijk 0–2

Round 15

  • Jan Groenendijk – Arnaud Cordier 2–0
  • Carlos Lorevil – Kees Thijssen 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Angel Rafael Mejia 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Yuri Bobkov 2–0
  • Ron Heusdens – N`cho Joel Atse 0–2
  • Hein Meijer – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Sven Winkel – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – Clifton Agatha 2–0

Round 16

  • Mijail Eisden – Martijn van IJzendoorn 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Hein Meijer 1–1
  • Guntis Valneris – Sven Winkel 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Ron Heusdens 1–1
  • Carlos Lorevil – Wouter Sipma 0–2
  • Artem Ivanov – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Martin Dolfing 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – * Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Kees Thijssen 1–1

Round 17

  • Kees Thijssen – Arnaud Cordier 1–1
  • Martin Dolfing – Yuri Anikeev 0–2
  • Wouter Sipma – Angel Rafael Mejia 2–0
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Carlos Lorevil 2–0
  • Ron Heusdens – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Sven Winkel – N`cho Joel Atse 1–1
  • Hein Meijer – Yuri Bobkov 1–1
  • Jitse Slump – Guntis Valneris 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Clifton Agatha 2–0

Round 18

  • Mijail Eisden – Hein Meijer 0–2
  • N`cho Joel Atse – Jitse Slump 1–1
  • Yuri Bobkov – Sven Winkel 0–2
  • Carlos Lorevil – Ron Heusdens 0–2
  • Artem Ivanov – Jan Groenendijk 1–1
  • Arnaud Cordier – Wouter Sipma 1–1
  • Clifton Agatha – Martin Dolfing 0–2
  • Yuri Anikeev – Kees Thijssen 1–1
  • Angel Rafael Mejia – Martijn van IJzendoorn 1–1

Round 19

  • Kees Thijssen – Clifton Agatha 2–0
  • Martin Dolfing – Artem Ivanov 1–1
  • Wouter Sipma – Yuri Anikeev 1–1
  • Martijn van IJzendoorn – Arnaud Cordier 1–1
  • Ron Heusdens – Angel Rafael Mejia 2–0
  • Sven Winkel – Mijail Eisden 2–0
  • Carlos Lorevil – Hein Meijer 0–2
  • Jitse Slump – Yuri Bobkov 1–1
  • Jan Groenendijk – Guntis Valneris 1–1

References
  1. World Draughts Federation. Calendar
  2. World Championship 2023 qualifications
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