2022 World Draughts Championship match

2022 World Draughts Championship match

Tournament information
Location	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dates	5 January–20 January
Administrator	FMJD
Tournament format	Match
Venue	High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Final positions
Champion	Roel Boomstra
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The 2022 World Draughts Championship match was held from 5 to 20 January, 2022 at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) and played between the reigning 2021 world champion, Alexander Schwartzman, and the 2018 world champion, Roel Boomstra. ^[1]

Boomstra won the match to capture his third world championship title. ^[2]

Rules and regulations

The match consisted of 12 games, played with a time control of 80 minutes plus a 1-minute increment per move. The player with the highest score won the world title if he won at least three games. If not, tie-break games were played until one player achieved a third overall win. The first tie-break was 3 rapid games, 20 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move. The second tie-break was 3 blitz games, 10 minutes plus a 5-second increment per move. The third tie-break was Superblitz (limited time for an unlimited number of games until the first victory), 10 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move.

Preliminary tie-breaking games were to be played if the first six games ended in a draw. These tie-break games were played until the first victory. ^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Local time	Event
5 January	11:00	Opening day & Round 1
6 January	11:00	Round 2
7 January	11:00	Round 3
8 January	N/A	Rest day
9 January	11:00	Round 4
10 January	11:00	Round 5
11 January	11:00	Round 6
12 January	11:00	Tie-break
13 January	11:00	Round 7
14 January	11:00	Round 8
15 January	11:00	Round 9
16 January	N/A	Rest day (tie-break was not played)
17 January	11:00	Round 10
18 January	11:00	Round 11
19 January	11:00	Round 12
20 January	11:00	Tie-break & Award ceremony

Results

Regular games

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Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	TB1	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB2	Points	Victories
Roel Boomstra	2419	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	17	3
Alexander Schwartzman	2400	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	11	0

First tie-break

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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	Points	Victories
Roel Boomstra	2443	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	8	1
Alexander Schwartzman	2453	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	6	0

Second tie-break

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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	Points	Victories
Roel Boomstra	2443	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	4	1
Alexander Schwartzman	2453	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	2	0

See also

• Draughts World Championship

References

1. "World Championship Draughts about to start". KNDB. 31 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
2. "Roel Boomstra captures third world title". KNDB. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
3. "World Title Match 2022 Rules and Regulations" (PDF). FMJD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
4. "WC-match Boomstra - Shvartsman Eindhoven KNDB 2022". Toernooibase. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
5. "Rapid Boomstra - Shvartsman Eindhoven KNDB 2022 (Rapid)". Toernooibase. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
6. "Blitz Boomstra - Shvartsman Eindhoven KNDB 2022 (Blitz)". Toernooibase. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
7. "Superblitz Boomstra - Shvartsman Eindhoven KNDB 2022 (Blitz)". Toernooibase. Retrieved 22 November 2025.

External links

• Official website (archived 24 January 2022)