Women's World Draughts Championship Explained

The Women's Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts organized by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The championship occurs every two years. In the even year following the tournament must take place the World Title match.[1]

The women's championship began in 1973 in the Netherlands and has had winners from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.[2] The current women's champion is Viktoriya Motrichko. The player who has won most times is Zoja Golubeva, who previously won the championship fifteen times.

The World Title Match

The championship is held every two years, in the odd years. The World Title match must take place in the even year following the world championship (tournament). Right for the World Title Match has former champion and new champion, if former champion has retained his title in the World Championship tournament he have right for the match with the player ended on the second place in the World Championship tournament.[3]

Classic

YearHost GoldSilverBronzeformat
1973 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya Tatiana Stepanova Raymonde Barrastournament
1974 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya Iraida Spasskajatournament
1975 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya Lioubov Travina Barbara Graastournament
1976 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya Lioubov Travina
Barbara Graas
align="center" ------tournament
1977 Amsterdam Elena Mikhailovskaya Ludmilla Sochnenko Barbara Graastournament
1979 Sneek Ludmilla Sochnenko Elena Altsjoel Petra Polmantournament + match Ludmilla Sochnenko-Elena Altsjoel (+2=2-2)
1980 De Lier Elena Altsjoel Ludmilla Sochnenko Elena Mikhailovskayatournament
1981 Riga Olga Levina Irina Pashkevich Ludmilla Sochnenkotournament
1982 Moscow Elena Altsjoelmatch with Olga Levina (+3=8-1)
1983 Sandomierz Elena Altsjoel Olga Levina Ziwille Sakalauskaitetournament
1984 Tallinn Elena Altsjoelmatch with Olga Levina (+3=6-0)
1985 Cannes Elena Altsjoel Ziwille Ringelene Zoja Sadovskajatournament + match for the right to become challenger
Zoja Sadovskaja – Ziwille Ringelene (+2=4-0)
1986 Minsk Zoja Sadovskajamatch with Elena Altsjoel (+3=9-0)
1987 Minsk Olga Levina Elena Altsjoel Karen van Lithtournament
1988 Zoja Golubevamatch with Olga Levina (+3=7-0)
1989 Rosmalen Olga Levina Zoja Golubeva
Elena Altsjoel
align="center" ------tournament; Olga Levina took 22 points from 22
1990 Pitsunda Zoja Golubevamatch with Olga Levina (+4=5-0)
1991 Minsk Zoja Golubeva Nina Jankovskaja Karen van Lithtournament + match for the right to become challenger
Nina Jankovskaja – Karen van Lith (+1=4-0)
1992 Kyiv Zoja Golubevamatch with Nina Jankovskaja (+4=5-0)
1993 Brunssum Olga Levina Elena Chitaykina
Olga Kamyshleeva
align="center" ------tournament
1994 Zoja Golubevamatch not played, title awarded
1995 Bamako Zoja Golubeva Karen van Lith Yulia Makarenkovatournament
1996 Vught Zoja Golubevamatch with Karen van Lith (+2-1)
1997 Mińsk Mazowiecki Zoja Golubeva Olga Kamyshleeva
Ewa Minkina
align="center" ------tournament + match for the right to become challenger
Ewa Minkina – Olga Kamyshleeva (+2=4-0)
1999 Yakutsk Zoja Golubeva Nina Hoekman Tatiana Teterinatournament
+ match Zoja Golubeva-Nina Hoekman-Tatiana Teterina (5:4:3)
2000 Zutphen Zoja Golubevamatch with Nina Hoekman (+3 sets, 0 set)
2001 Velp Tamara Tansykkuzhina Olga Baltazhy Laima Pakuckienetournament
2002 Riga
Ufa
Tamara Tansykkuzhinamatch with Zoja Golubeva (+2 sets, -1 set)
2003 Zoutelande Olga Kamyshleeva Zoja Golubeva Olga Baltazhytournament
2004 Ufa Tamara Tansykkuzhinamatch with Olga Kamyshleeva (+2 sets, -1 set)
2005 Latronico Darya Tkachenko Irina Pashkevich Nina Hoekmantournament
2006 Yakutsk
Kyiv
Darya Tkachenkomatch with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (+2 sets, -1 set)
2007 Yakutsk Tamara Tansykkuzhina Darya Tkachenko Marfa Nikitinatournament
2008 Dniprodzerzhynsk
Ufa
Darya Tkachenkomatch with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (+3 sets, 0 set)
2010 Ufa Zoja Golubeva Nina Hoekman Matrena Nogovitsynatournament
2011 Dniprodzerzhynsk Darya Tkachenkomatch with Zoja Golubeva (+2 sets, -1 set)
2011 Rovno Tamara Tansykkuzhina Matrena Nogovitsyna Viktoriya Motrichkotournament
2013 Ulaanbaatar Zoja Golubeva Darya Tkachenko Tamara Tansykkuzhinatournament
2015 Zerendi Zoja Golubevamatch with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (8:3:4:0—4:5:2:4)
2015 Wǔhàn Zoja Golubeva Natalia Sadowska Olga Kamyshleevatournament
2016[4] Karpacz Natalia Sadowskamatch with Olga Kamyshleeva
(refuse Zoja Golubeva)
2017[5] Tallinn Zoja Golubeva Olga Fedorovich Aygul Idrisovatournament
2018[6] Riga Natalia Sadowskamatch with Zoja Golubeva
2019[7] Yakutsk Tamara Tansykkuzhina Aygul Idrisova Darja Fedorovichtournament
2021[8] Warsawmatch with Natalia Sadowska
2021[9] TallinnRDF Matrena NogovitsynaRDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina Viktoriya Motrichkotournament
2023[10] Willemstad Viktoriya MotrichkoFMJD Darya Tkachenko Olena Korotkatournament

Rapid

YearHost GoldSilverBronze
2012 Nina Hoekman Viktoriya Motrichko Aianika Kychkina
2013 Ulaanbaatar Darya Tkachenko Viktoriya Motrichko Natalia Sadowska
2015[11] İzmir Matrena Nogovitsyna Tamara Tansykkuzhina Olga Fedorovich
2016[12] İzmir Matrena Nogovitsyna Aygul Idrisova Tamara Tansykkuzhina
2017[13] İzmir Tamara Tansykkuzhina Olga Baltazhy Aygul Idrisova
2018[14] İzmir Matrena Nogovitsyna Viktoriya Motrichko Zoja Golubeva
2019[15] Beilen Tamara Tansykkuzhina Munkhtuya Nasanbayar Darya Tkachenko
2020[16] Antalya Aygul Idrisova Tamara Tansykkuzhina Christina Osipova
2021[17] Julinek Natalia SadowskaFMJD Darya TkachenkoRDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina
2022[18] JulinekFMJD Darya Tkachenko Viktoriya Motrichko Fleur Kruysmulder
2023[19] Julinek Elena Chesnokova Darya Tkachenko Natalia Sadowska

Blitz

YearHost GoldSilverBronze
1999 Rotterdam Zoja Golubeva Tamara Tansykkuzhina Olga Baltazhy
2001 Velp Nina Hoekman Olga Kamyshleeva Tamara Tansykkuzhina
2007 Yakutsk Darya Tkachenko Elena Milshina Matrena Nogovitsyna
2009 Berlin Zoja Golubeva Nina Hoekman Olesya Abdullina
2011 Ufa Zoja Golubeva Darya Tkachenko Nina Hoekman
2012 Aygul Idrisova Matrena Nogovitsyna Olga Baltazhy
2013 Ulaanbaatar Matrena Nogovitsyna Viktoriya Motrichko Darya Tkachenko
2015[20] İzmir Olga Baltazhy Tamara TansykkuzhinaFMJD Darya Tkachenko
2016[21] İzmir Aygul Idrisova Tamara Tansykkuzhina Matrena Nogovitsyna
2017[22] İzmir Matrena Nogovitsyna Olga Fedorovich Tamara Tansykkuzhina
2018[23] İzmir Darja Fedorovich Tamara Tansykkuzhina Viktoriya Motrichko
2019[24] Riga Agata Parahina Nika Leopoldova Viktoriya Motrichko
2020[25] Antalya Alia Aminova Matrena Nogovitsyna Aygul Idrisova
2021[26] JulinekRDF Aygul IdrisovaRDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina Maria Chesnokova
2022[27] Riga Viktoriya Motrichko Elena Chesnokova Natalia Sadowska
2023[28] Lishui You Zhang Natalia Sadowska Valda Vasariete

See also

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annex 17 Individual FMJD Competitions - The World Championship (all categories). World Draughts Federation.
  2. Web site: FMJD - World Draughts Federation. World Draughts Federation. 20 June 2013.
  3. http://fmjd.org/docs/Annexes/Annex%2017%20World%20Championship%20%28all%20categories%29.pdf Annex 17 Individual FMJD Competitions–The World Championship (all categories) page 3//The World Title Match
  4. http://fmjd.org/downloads/news/928/fmjd_calendar2016.pdf FMJD Calendar 2016/2017
  5. http://fmjd.org/downloads/news/928/fmjd_calendar2016.pdf FMJD Calendar 2016/2017
  6. http://match.dambrete.lv/en 2018 Woman's world title match in 100-square draughts
  7. http://fmjd.org/results/tournaments/2019/f_2287/final_standings&15.html 44th World Women's Championship
  8. https://mecz21.warcaby.pl The Women's World Draughts Championship Match 2021 comes to Warsaw, Poland
  9. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2021/f_603/cross_table_acc_places&15.html World Championship 2021 Women
  10. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2023/f_871/cross_table_acc_places&15.html World championship Woman Willemstad 2023
  11. http://izmir2015.fmjd.org/wc-rapid-women/ Women's World Draughts Championship
  12. http://izmir2016.fmjd.org/rapid-women/ Women's World Draughts Championship
  13. http://www.kabeliit.ee/turniirid/2017WCRw/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Draughts Championship (rapid) 2017
  14. http://fmjd.org/results/tournaments/2018/f_497/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Draughts Championship (rapid) 2018
  15. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2019/f_2755/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Draughts Championship (rapid) 2019
  16. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2020/f_764/tournament_table_acc_places.html World Championship 2020. Rapid. Women
  17. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2021/f_1306/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Championship Rapid 2021
  18. https://toernooibase.kndb.nl/opvraag/standen.php?taal=1&kl=29&Id=45390&jr=23&afko=29&r= WC Rapid Women Julinek Park 2022 (Rapid)
  19. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2023/f_1277/tournament_table_acc_places.html 12th FMJD World Women Rapid Championship 2023
  20. http://izmir2015.fmjd.org/wc-blitz-women-3/ Women's World Draughts Championship
  21. http://izmir2016.fmjd.org/blitz-women/ Women's World Draughts Championship
  22. http://www.kabeliit.ee/turniirid/2017WCBW/cross_table_acc_places&17.html Women's World Draughts Championship (blitz) 2017
  23. http://www.kabeliit.ee/turniirid/2017WCBW/cross_table_acc_places&17.html Women's World Draughts Championship (blitz) 2018
  24. http://fmjd.org/results/tournaments/2019/f_2397/tournament_table_acc_places.html World Women Blitz Championship 2019
  25. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2020/f_762/tournament_table_acc_places.html World Championship 2020. Blitz. Women
  26. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2021/f_1304/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Championship Blitz 2021
  27. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2022/f_657/tournament_table_acc_places.html Women's World Championship Blitz 2022.
  28. https://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2023/f_1207/tournament_table_acc_places.html 16th World Championship Women Blitz