| Jan Groenendijk (left) vs Yuri Anikeev (right) | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wageningen, Netherlands |
| Dates | 19 December–30 December |
| Administrator | FMJD |
Tournament format | Match |
| Venue | Wageningen City Hall |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Jan Groenendijk |
The 2024 World Draughts Championship match was held from 19 to 30 December, 2024, at the Wageningen City Hall in Wageningen, Netherlands. [1] [2] It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) and played between the reigning 2023 world champion, Yuri Anikeev, and the runner-up of the previous championship, Jan Groenendijk. [3]
Jan Groenendijk won the match to capture his first world championship title. [4]
The match consisted of 12 games, played with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 45 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus a 30-second increment per move. The player with the highest score won the world title if he won at least two games. If not, tie-break games were played until one player achieved a second overall win. The first tie-break was 2 rapid games, 20 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move. The second tie-break was 4 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. [5]
| Player | Rating FMJD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2440 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| | 2356 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Player | Rating rapid/blitz FMJD | Rapid game 1 | Rapid game 2 | Blitz game 1 | Blitz game 2 | Blitz game 3 | Victories | Total victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2423 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| | 2434 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |