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The final was held in the form of a round-robin tournament. Matches between people who had already played each other in the group stage did not take place, but the results of those group matches were taken into account. The final place was determined by total points. In the event of a tie, the tie-breaking criteria were greatest number of victories, the greatest difference between plus and minus draws, the largest number of plus draws*, and the result of the game(s) between the players involved. Other sportsmen played in final B.
In the B final, the winner was Ndiaga Samb (Senegal).
French champion Arnaud Cordier refused to participate. He was replaced by Artem Ivanov (Ukraine).
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Place | Name | Country | Titul | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | lost | draw + | draw - |
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1. | Alexander Georgiev | GMI | 2445 | 1+ | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2. | Yuri Anikeev | GMI | 2321 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
3. | Alexander Getmanski | GMI | 2366 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4. | Alexander Baljakin | GMI | 2370 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
5. | Evgueni Watoetin | GMI | 2315 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6. | Ganjargal Ganbaatar | GMI | 2287 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
7. | Oskar Budis | MF | 2104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
8. | Charles Akoi | GMI | 2263 | 0 | 1- | 1 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
9. | Angel Mejia | MF | 2284 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
10. | Yuriy Nossov | 2234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Place | Name | Country | Titul | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | lost | draw + | draw - |
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1. | Alexander Schwarzman | GMI | 2416 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2. | Artem Ivanov | MI | 2372 | 1 | 1- | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
3. | Dul Erdenebileg | GMI | 2277 | 1 | 1+ | 0 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
4. | Thomy Mbongo | MI | 2312 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
5. | Murodoullo Amrillaev | GMI | 2346 | 1- | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 1- | 1+ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
6. | Andrei Tolchykov | MI | 2322 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
7. | Zoja Golubeva | GMIF | 2270 | 0 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1- | 1- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
8. | Mamoutou Mariko | MI | 2132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
9. | Dickson Maughn | MF | 2233 | 0 | 0 | 1- | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
10. | Nicolas Derival | MI | 2287 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Place | Name | Country | Titul | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | lost | draw + | draw - |
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1. | Adonis Ano | 2266 | 1- | 1- | 2 | 1- | 1 | 1- | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
2. | Jean Marc Ndjofang | GMI | 2336 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
3. | Roel Boomstra | GMI | 2400 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4. | Ainur Shaibakov | MI | 2338 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
5. | Guntis Valneris | GMI | 2395 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
6. | Oscar Lognon | MI | 2294 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 2 | 1+ | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
7. | Aleksej Domchev | GMI | 2289 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
8. | Alisher Artykow | MI | 2160 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
9. | Vitaliy Stumpf | MF | 2170 | 0 | 1- | 0 | 1- | 1+ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
10. | Djoumber Berichvili | MI | 2272 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Place | Name | Country | Titul | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | lost | draw + | draw - |
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1. | Alexei Chizhov | GMI | 2411 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2. | Joel Atse | GMI | 2304 | 1- | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
3. | Edvardas Bužinskis | GMI | 2341 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1+ | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
4. | Pim Meurs | GMI | 2372 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
5. | Allan Silva | GMI | 2293 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
6. | Raimonds Vipulis | GMI | 2276 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||
7. | Yuriy Lagoda | MI | 2245 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
8. | Farhad Huseynov | MI | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
9. | N'Diaga Samb | GMI | 2334 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
10. | Zhou Wei | 2133 | 0 | 0 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | win | draw | lost | draw + | draw - |
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1. | Alexander Georgiev | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2. | Jean Marc Ndjofang | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
3. | Roel Boomstra | 1 | 1 | 1- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
4. | Yuri Anikeev | 1- | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
5. | Alexander Getmanski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
6. | Alexei Chizhov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
7. | Alexander Schwarzman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
8. | Joel Atse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1- | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
9. | Adonis Ano | 0 | 1- | 1- | 0 | 1- | 1+ | 1- | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1- | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
10. | Edvardas Bužinskis | 1- | 0 | 1 | 1- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
11. | Artem Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1- | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
12. | Dul Erdenebileg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 1 | 1+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
* draw is considered a draw with the «plus» sign, if one opponent on the board for three and a more ordinary pieces (king counts as two simple pieces).
In final B three women played — Tamara Tansykkuzhina, Aygul Idrisova and Regina Ajupova (all from Russia).
Tamara Tansykkuzhina is an international draughts player. She has won the Women's World Championship five times, two times won Women's Draughts European Championship and is among the 20 best players in Russia regardless of gender. She was an honored guest at a festival held in her native Bashkortostan. In 2013 World Draughts Championship she took 8 place in group B.
Place | Name | Country | win | draw | lost | Points |
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1. | N'Diaga Samb | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
2. | Evgueni Watoetin | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
3. | Ainur Shaibakov | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
4. | Thomy Mbongo | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
5. | Murodoullo Amrillaev | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
6. | Yuriy Lagoda | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
7. | Edmond Beugre | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
8. | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
9. | Pim Meurs | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
10. | Aleksej Domchev | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
11. | Guntis Valneris | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
12. | Oscar Lognon | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
13. | Andrei Tolchykov | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
14. | Allan Silva | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
15. | Sergei Kalinov | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
16. | Ganjargal Ganbaatar | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
17. | Dickson Maughn | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
18. | Oskar Budis | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
19. | Aygul Idrisova | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
20. | Alisher Artykow | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
21. | Farhad Huseynov | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
22. | Djoumber Berichvili | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
23. | Mamoutou Mariko | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
24. | Raimonds Vipulis | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
25. | Angel Mejia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
26. | Nicolas Derival | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
27. | Vitaliy Stumpf | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
28. | Regina Ajupova | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
29. | Airat Nurgaziyev | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
30. | Yuriy Nossov | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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MI — international master
MF — master FMJD
GMIF — women's international grandmaster
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