2013 World Draughts Championship match

2013 World Draughts Championship match
Georgiev (left) vs Schwarzman (right)
Tournament information
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Dates12 May–18 May
AdministratorFMJD
Tournament
format
Match
Final positions
ChampionAlexander Georgiev

The 2013 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from 12–18 May, 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia. Under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD), the match was played between World Champion Alexander Georgiev (Russia) and the challenger Alexander Schwarzman (Russia).[1] Alexander Georgiev won and became the World Champion for the seventh time.

Rules and regulations

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:

  1. Rapid score.
  2. Blitz score.
  3. Superblitz score.[1]

Results

Country Name Time control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points
 Russia Alexander Georgiev Classic 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 7
 Russia Alexander Schwarzman Classic 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 7
 Russia Alexander Georgiev Rapid 1 1 1 2 1 6
 Russia Alexander Schwarzman Rapid 1 1 1 0 1 4
 Russia Alexander Georgiev Blitz 0 1 1 2 4
 Russia Alexander Schwarzman Blitz 2 1 1 0 4
 Russia Alexander Georgiev Superblitz 2 0 2
 Russia Alexander Schwarzman Superblitz 0 2 2
 Russia Alexander Georgiev Total 1-1-0 2-2-1-2 2-2-1-2 4-2-1-2 5-3-2-2 6-5-2-2 7-6-4-2 7-6-4-2
 Russia Alexander Schwarzman Total 1-1-2 2-2-3-0 4-2-3-0 4-2-3-0 5-3-4-2 6-3-4-2 7-4-4-2 7-4-4-2
Leading: Schwarzman Schwarzman Schwarzman Schwarzman Schwarzman Georgiev Georgiev Georgiev

See also

Official site (Archived 9 June 2013)

  1. ^ a b "Score and Schedule". wcmm2013.fmjd.org. Retrieved 30 November 2025.