# Women's World Draughts Championship

The Women's Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts organized by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The championship occurs every two years. In the even year following the tournament must take place the World Title match.
The women's championship began in 1973 in the Netherlands and has had winners from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia and Poland. The current women's champion is Viktoriya Motrichko. The player who has won most times is Zoja Golubeva, who previously won the championship fifteen times.

## The World Title Match

The championship is held every two years, in the odd years. The World Title match must take place in the even year following the world championship (tournament). Right for the World Title Match has former champion and new champion, if former champion has retained his title in the World Championship tournament he have right for the match with the player ended on the second place in the World Championship tournament.

## Classic

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | format |
| 1973 | Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Tatiana Stepanova | Raymonde Barras | tournament |
| 1974 | Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Iraida Spasskaja | Barbara Graas | tournament |
| 1975 | Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Lioubov Travina | Barbara Graas | tournament |
| 1976 | Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Lioubov Travina Barbara Graas | ------ | tournament |
| 1977 | Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Ludmilla Sochnenko | Barbara Graas | tournament |
| 1979 | Sneek | Ludmilla Sochnenko | Elena Altsjoel | Petra Polman | tournament + match Ludmilla Sochnenko-Elena Altsjoel (+2=2-2) |
| 1980 | De Lier | Elena Altsjoel | Ludmilla Sochnenko | Elena Mikhailovskaya | tournament |
| 1981 | Riga | Olga Levina | Irina Pashkevich | Ludmilla Sochnenko | tournament |
| 1982 | Moscow | Elena Altsjoel | | | match with Olga Levina (+3=8-1) |
| 1983 | Sandomierz | Elena Altsjoel | Olga Levina | Ziwille Sakalauskaite | tournament |
| 1984 | Tallinn | Elena Altsjoel | | | match with Olga Levina (+3=6-0) |
| 1985 | Cannes | Elena Altsjoel | Ziwille Ringelene | Zoja Sadovskaja | tournament + match for the right to become challenger Zoja Sadovskaja – Ziwille Ringelene (+2=4-0) |
| 1986 | Minsk | Zoja Sadovskaja | | | match with Elena Altsjoel (+3=9-0) |
| 1987 | Minsk | Olga Levina | Elena Altsjoel | Karen van Lith | tournament |
| 1988 | Yalta | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Olga Levina (+3=7-0) |
| 1989 | Rosmalen | Olga Levina | Zoja Golubeva Elena Altsjoel | ------ | tournament; Olga Levina took 22 points from 22 |
| 1990 | Pitsunda | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Olga Levina (+4=5-0) |
| 1991 | Minsk | Zoja Golubeva | Nina Jankovskaja | Karen van Lith | tournament + match for the right to become challenger Nina Jankovskaja – Karen van Lith (+1=4-0) |
| 1992 | Kyiv | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Nina Jankovskaja (+4=5-0) |
| 1993 | Brunssum | Olga Levina | Elena Chitaykina Olga Kamyshleeva | ------ | tournament |
| 1994 | | Zoja Golubeva | | | match not played, title awarded |
| 1995 | Bamako | Zoja Golubeva | Karen van Lith | Yulia Makarenkova | tournament |
| 1996 | Vught | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Karen van Lith (+2-1) |
| 1997 | Mińsk Mazowiecki | Zoja Golubeva | Olga Kamyshleeva Ewa Minkina | ------ | tournament + match for the right to become challenger Ewa Minkina – Olga Kamyshleeva (+2=4-0) |
| 1999 | Yakutsk | Zoja Golubeva | Nina Hoekman | Tatiana Teterina | tournament + match Zoja Golubeva-Nina Hoekman-Tatiana Teterina (5:4:3) |
| 2000 | Zutphen | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Nina Hoekman (+3 sets, 0 set) |
| 2001 | Velp | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Olga Baltazhy | Laima Pakuckiene | tournament |
| 2002 | Riga Ufa | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | | | match with Zoja Golubeva (+2 sets, -1 set) |
| 2003 | Zoutelande | Olga Kamyshleeva | Zoja Golubeva | Olga Baltazhy | tournament |
| 2004 | Ufa | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | | | match with Olga Kamyshleeva (+2 sets, -1 set) |
| 2005 | Latronico | Darya Tkachenko | Irina Pashkevich | Nina Hoekman | tournament |
| 2006 | Yakutsk Kyiv | Darya Tkachenko | | | match with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (+2 sets, -1 set) |
| 2007 | Yakutsk | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Darya Tkachenko | Marfa Nikitina | tournament |
| 2008 | Dniprodzerzhynsk Ufa | Darya Tkachenko | | | match with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (+3 sets, 0 set) |
| 2010 | Ufa | Zoja Golubeva | Nina Hoekman | Matrena Nogovitsyna | tournament |
| 2011 | Dniprodzerzhynsk | Darya Tkachenko | | | match with Zoja Golubeva (+2 sets, -1 set) |
| 2011 | Rovno | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Viktoriya Motrichko | tournament |
| 2013 | Ulaanbaatar | Zoja Golubeva | Darya Tkachenko | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | tournament |
| 2015 | Zerendi | Zoja Golubeva | | | match with Tamara Tansykkuzhina (8:3:4:0—4:5:2:4) |
| 2015 | Wǔhàn | Zoja Golubeva | Natalia Sadowska | Olga Kamyshleeva | tournament |
| 2016 | Karpacz | Natalia Sadowska | | | match with Olga Kamyshleeva (refuse Zoja Golubeva) |
| 2017 | Tallinn | Zoja Golubeva | Olga Fedorovich | Aygul Idrisova | tournament |
| 2018 | Riga | Natalia Sadowska | | | match with Zoja Golubeva |
| 2019 | Yakutsk | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Aygul Idrisova | Darja Fedorovich | tournament |
| 2021 | Warsaw | FMJD Tamara Tansykkuzhina | | | match with Natalia Sadowska |
| 2021 | Tallinn | RDF Matrena Nogovitsyna | RDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Viktoriya Motrichko | tournament |
| 2023 | Willemstad | Viktoriya Motrichko | FMJD Darya Tkachenko | Olena Korotka | tournament |
| 2024 | Wageningen | Darya Tkachenko | | | match with Viktoriya Motrichko |

## Rapid

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2012 | Lille | Nina Hoekman | Viktoriya Motrichko | Aianika Kychkina |
| 2013 | Ulaanbaatar | Darya Tkachenko | Viktoriya Motrichko | Natalia Sadowska |
| 2015 | İzmir | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Olga Fedorovich |
| 2016 | İzmir | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Aygul Idrisova | Tamara Tansykkuzhina |
| 2017 | İzmir | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Olga Baltazhy | Aygul Idrisova |
| 2018 | İzmir | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Viktoriya Motrichko | Zoja Golubeva |
| 2019 | Beilen | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Munkhtuya Nasanbayar | Darya Tkachenko |
| 2020 | Antalya | Aygul Idrisova | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Christina Osipova |
| 2021 | Julinek | Natalia Sadowska | FMJD Darya Tkachenko | RDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina |
| 2022 | Julinek | FMJD Darya Tkachenko | Viktoriya Motrichko | Fleur Kruysmulder |
| 2023 | Julinek | Elena Chesnokova | Darya Tkachenko | Natalia Sadowska |

## Blitz

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 | Rotterdam | Zoja Golubeva | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Olga Baltazhy |
| 2001 | Velp | Nina Hoekman | Olga Kamyshleeva | Tamara Tansykkuzhina |
| 2007 | Yakutsk | Darya Tkachenko | Elena Milshina | Matrena Nogovitsyna |
| 2009 | Berlin | Zoja Golubeva | Nina Hoekman | Olesya Abdullina |
| 2011 | Ufa | Zoja Golubeva | Darya Tkachenko | Nina Hoekman |
| 2012 | Lille | Aygul Idrisova | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Olga Baltazhy |
| 2013 | Ulaanbaatar | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Viktoriya Motrichko | Darya Tkachenko |
| 2015 | İzmir | Olga Baltazhy | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | FMJD Darya Tkachenko |
| 2016 | İzmir | Aygul Idrisova | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Matrena Nogovitsyna |
| 2017 | İzmir | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Olga Fedorovich | Tamara Tansykkuzhina |
| 2018 | İzmir | Darja Fedorovich | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Viktoriya Motrichko |
| 2019 | Riga | Agata Parahina | Nika Leopoldova | Viktoriya Motrichko |
| 2020 | Antalya | Alia Aminova | Matrena Nogovitsyna | Aygul Idrisova |
| 2021 | Julinek | RDF Aygul Idrisova | RDF Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Maria Chesnokova |
| 2022 | Riga | Viktoriya Motrichko | Elena Chesnokova | Natalia Sadowska |
| 2023 | Lishui | You Zhang | Natalia Sadowska | Valda Vasariete |
| 2024 | Lishui | Natalia Sadowska | You Zhang | Marta Bankowska |