The 2024 World Draughts Championship match was held from 18 to 31 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]
Rules and regulations
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]
Schedule
The games started between 10–11 a.m. One classical game was played per day, with no rest days.[1]
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