The 2013 World Draughts Championship was an international draughts tournament held in Ufa, Russia. 40 players from 24 countries who qualified through the championships of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America competed in the tournament, which began on June 2, 2013 and ended on June 20, 2013. Among them was women's Draughts World Champion Zoja Golubeva from Latvia.
Alexander Georgiev (Russia) became the World Champion. Jean Marc Ndjofang (Cameroon) took second place, and Roel Boomstra (Netherlands) took third place.
In the first stage 40 participants played in four groups named after the well-known world champions Andris Andreiko, Baba Sy, Iser Kuperman, and Marcel Deslauriers round-robin tournament. The first three from each group participated in the final.
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 N'Diaga Samb (Senegal).
French champion Arnaud Cordier refused to participate. He was replaced by Artem Ivanov (Ukraine).
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 - |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 - |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 - |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 - |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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).
Place | Name | Country | win | draw | lost | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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