The 2018 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from December 28, 2018, to January 13, 2019, in the Netherlands. It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) and played between the current 2017 world champion Alexander Schwartzman and 2016 world champion Roel Boomstra. Roel Boomstra won this match and became World Draughts Champion.
Rules and regulations
The event was played over 12 games with a time control of 80 minutes plus 1 minute per move. The player who has the highest score wins the world title if he wins at least three games. If not, a tie-break will be played. Every victory in a tie-break adds to the total number of victories.
Per regulations, a preliminary tie-breaking games were to be played if the first six games ended in a draw.
Schedule
| Date | Local time | Event | Place | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 December 2018 | 11:00 | Opening | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden |
| 28 December 2018 | 13:00 | Game 1 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden |
| 29 December 2018 | 12:00 | Game 2 | Tresoar | Leeuwarden |
| 2 January 2019 | 13:00 | Game 3 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden |
| 3 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 4 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden |
| 4 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 5 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen |
| 5 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 6 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen |
| 6 January 2019 | 10:00 | (Barrage) | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen |
| 7 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 7 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen |
| 8 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 8 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen |
| 9 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 9 | Drents Museum | Assen |
| 10 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 10 | Drents Museum | Assen |
| 11 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 11 | Drents Museum | Assen |
| 12 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 12 | RTV Drenthe | Assen |
| 13 January 2019 | 10:00 | Barrage | RTV Drenthe | Assen |
Results
Regular games
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roel Boomstra |
2408 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
 Alexander Schwartzman |
2393 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Tie-break games
| Player | Rating rapid/blitz |
Rapid game 1 |
Rapid game 2 |
Rapid game 3 |
Blitz game 1 |
Blitz game 2 |
Blitz game 3 |
Superblitz game 1 |
Superblitz game 2 |
Points | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roel Boomstra |
2432 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Alexander Schwartzman |
2486 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "Informatie – Wereldtitel Dammen 2018". Wereldtiteldammen.nl. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". www.fmjd.org.
- "UG student Boomstra world champion in draughts". University of Groningen. January 14, 2019.
- "WORLD TITLE MATCH : 28th of December – 12th of January : Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Wereldtiteldammen.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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