2023 World Draughts Championship

2023 World Draughts Championship
2023 World Draughts Champion Yuri Anikeev
Tournament information
LocationWillemstad, Curaçao
Dates28 September–13 October
AdministratorFMJD
Tournament
format
Round-robin tournament
VenueMerakii Seaview Escape Resort
Final positions
ChampionYuri Anikeev
Runner-upJan Groenendijk

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]

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:

  1. Number of wins.
  2. Results in the direct encounters between the tied players.
  3. Results obtained against opponents in order of their final ranking.[1]

Schedule

[1]

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

[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "World Championship 2023 Rules and Regulations" (PDF). FMJD. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Jeu de dames : Championnat du Monde au Curaçao : Ndiaga Samb écarté pour des raisons médicales" (in French). wiwsport.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  3. ^ "World championship Willemstad 2023". Toernooibase. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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