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:
- largest number of victories
- best results between these players in direct confrontation
- best results obtained in order of the classification.
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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
GMI — international grandmaster
MI — international master
MF — master FMJDFinal standings
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
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