# 2021 World Draughts Championship

The 2021 World Draughts Championship at the international draughts took place from June 28 to July 14, 2021 in Tallinn, Estonia under the auspices International Draughts Federation (FMJD). Forty players competed in the tournament, which was played in a COVID bubble at Hotel Viru. In the semi-final all players were divided into four groups. The best three players from each semi-final group went to the final. The championship was played in a round-robin system. The main referee was IR Frank Teer (Netherlands). The winning prize for the tournament was 20,000 euros.
At the same hotel, the 2021 Women's World Draughts Championship took place simultaneously.
Alexander Schwarzman from Russia won his fifth title.

## Rules and regulations

The games were played in the official FMJD time rate of the Fischer system, with 1 hour and 20 minutes for the game plus 1 minute per move. Conforming to the FMJD regulations, players were not allowed to agree on a draw before they both made 40 moves. If they did so nevertheless, the referee is obliged to decide on a 0-point for each player.
The final classification was based on the total points obtained. If two or more players had same total points to define the places, the following factors were used to define the places:
* largest number of victories
* best results between these players in direct confrontation
* best results obtained in order of the classification.
For the places 1 – 3, tie-breaks using the Lehmann-Georgiev system (15 minutes and 2 seconds added per move for an unlimited number of games) would be played if necessary; other places were shared.

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Time |
| 1 | 29 June | 15-00 |
| 2 | 30 June | 9-00 |
| 3 | 30 June | 15-00 |
| 4 | 1 July | 15-00 |
| 5 | 2 July | 9-00 |
| 6 | 2 July | 15-00 |
| 7 | 3 July | 15-00 |
| 8 | 4 July | 9-00 |
| 9 | 4 July | |
| Final 1 | 6 July | 13-30 |
| Final 2 | 7 July | 13-30 |
| Final 3 | 8 July | 13-30 |
| Final 4 | 9 July | 13-30 |
| Final 5 | 9 July | |
| Final 6 | 11 July | 13-30 |
| Final 7 | 12 July | 13-30 |
| Final 8 | 13 July | 13-30 |
| Final 9 | 14 July | 9-30 |

## Participants
### The list is preliminary. Alexander Georgiev, Landry Nga, Alain Bukasa, Baatarsukh Munkhjin, Bedia Guy Serges Olivier did not take part in the tournament.

| Number | Name | Country | Title | |
| 1 | Alexander Georgiev | Russia | GMI | WC 2019 |
| 2 | Roel Boomstra | Netherlands | GMI | WC 2018/2019 |
| 3 | Guntis Valneris | Latvia | GMI | WC 2019 3 place |
| 4 | Jan Groenendijk | Netherlands | GMI | WC 2019 4 place |
| 5 | Priit Lokotar | Estonia | | Organization place |
| 6 | Kris Taimre | Estonia | | Sponsor place |
| 7 | N'Diaga Samb | Senegal | GMI | Africa |
| 8 | Landry Nga | Cameroon | GMI | Africa |
| 9 | Joel Atse | Ivory Coast | GMI | Africa |
| 10 | Alain Dingombe Bukasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | GMI | Africa |
| 11 | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Cameroon | GMI | Africa |
| 12 | Kassim Souare | Mali | MI | Africa |
| 13 | Saint-Juste Makendy | Haiti | | America |
| 14 | Souleymane Keita | United States | MI | America |
| 15 | Derby Martes | Dominican Republic | | America |
| 16 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | United States | MI | America |
| 17 | Baatarsukh Munkhjin | Mongolia | GMI | Asia |
| 18 | Tsogtbaatar Sukhbat | Mongolia | MF | Asia |
| 19 | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | GMI | Europe |
| 20 | Alexander Schwarzman | Russia | GMI | Europe |
| 21 | Artem Ivanov | Ukraine | GMI | Europe |
| 22 | Alexander Getmanski | Russia | GMI | Europe |
| 23 | Jitse Slump | Netherlands | MI | Europe |
| 24 | Yuri Anikeev | Ukraine | GMI | Europe |
| 25 | Kevin Machtelinck | France | MI | Europe |
| 26 | Aleksej Domchev | Lithuania | GMI | Europe |
| 27 | Raimonds Vipulis | Latvia | GMI | Europe |
| 28 | Oscar Lognon | France | MI | Europe |
| 29 | Valery Kudriavcev | Lithuania | MF | Europe |
| 30 | Aleksei Kunitsa | Belarus | MI | Europe |
| 31 | Igor Chartoriyski | Germany | MF | Europe |
| 32 | Filip Kuczewski | Poland | MF | Europe |
| 33 | Ainur Shaibakov | Russia | GMI | World Cup 2020 |
| 34 | Ivan Trofimov | Russia | GMI | World Cup 2020 |
| 35 | Aman Ehiere Eugene | Ivory Coast | MI | World Cup 2020 |
| 36 | Aka Kpangni Jacques | Ivory Coast | MF | World Cup 2020 |
| 37 | Bedia Guy Serges Olivier | Ivory Coast | | Global reserve list |
| 38 | Mariko Mamoutou | Mali | MI | Global reserve list |
| 39 | Mbongo Thomy lucien | Cameroon | MI | Global reserve list |
| 40 | Andrej Kalmakov | Russia | GMI | Global reserve list |
MI — international master

## Results
### Semifinal

Go to the final

### Group A

| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | loss |
| 1. | Roel Boomstra | Netherlands | GMI | 2408 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2. | Raimonds Vipulis | Latvia | GMI | 2275 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. | Alexander Getmanski | Russia | GMI | 2355 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 4. | Aleksei Kunitsa | Belarus | MI | 2220 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 5. | Ainur Shaibakov | Russia | GMI | 2348 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 6. | Kevin Machtelinck | France | MI | 2321 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 7. | Valery Kudriavcev | Lithuania | MF | 2226 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 8. | Aleksej Domchev | Lithuania | GMI | 2319 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 9. | Edmond Antoineв Beugre | Ivory Coast | MF | 2283 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | Kris Taimre | Estonia | | 1899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |

### Group B

| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | loss |
| 1. | N'cho Joel Atse | Ivory Coast | GMI | 2366 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2. | Nicolay Germogenov | Russia | MI | 2300 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 3. | Jitse Slump | Netherlands | MI | 2346 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 4. | Mariko Mamoutou | Mali | MI | 2188 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 5. | Guntis Valneris | Latvia | GMI | 2406 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 6. | Kees Thijssen | Netherlands | GMI | 2329 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7. | Ivan Trofimov | Russia | GMI | 2282 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 8. | Oscar Lognon | France | MI | 2241 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 9. | Igor Kirzner | Ukraine | GMI | 2268 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 10. | Filip Kuczewski | Poland | MF | 2199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |

### Group C

| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | loss |
| 1. | Jan Groenendijk | Netherlands | GMI | 2392 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2. | Wouter Sipma | Netherlands | GMI | 2333 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. | Artem Ivanov | Ukraine | GMI | 2369 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 4. | Kassim Souare | Mali | MI | 2252 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 5. | Andrej Kalmakov | Russia | GMI | 2347 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 6. | Aman Ehiere Eugene | Ivory Coast | MI | 2287 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7. | Thomy Lucien Mbongo | Cameroon | MI | 2270 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8. | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | United States | MI | 2297 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 9. | Igor Chartoriyski | Germany | MF | 2199 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 10. | Priit Lokotar | Estonia | | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |

### Group D

| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | win | draw | loss |
| 1. | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | GMI | 2391 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2. | Alexander Schwarzman | Russia | GMI | 2379 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. | Christian Niami | Cameroon | MI | 2265 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. | Tsogtbaatar Sukhbat | Mongolia | MF | 2189 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 5. | Yuri Anikeev | Ukraine | GMI | 2336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6. | Saint-Juste Makendy | Haiti | CMF | 2338 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7. | N'Diaga Samb | Senegal | GMI | 2296 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8. | Souleymane Keita | United States | MI | 2291 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 9. | Derby Martes | Dominican Republic | CMF | 2272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10. | Aka Kpangni Jacques | Ivory Coast | MF | 2216 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |

## Final

| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | win | draw | loss |
| 1. | Alexander Schwarzman | Russia | GMI | 2380 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2. | Alexander Getmanski | Russia | GMI | 2360 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 3. | Roel Boomstra | Netherlands | GMI | 2410 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 4. | Jan Groenendijk | Netherlands | GMI | 2407 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 5. | Martijn van IJzendoorn | Netherlands | GMI | 2386 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 6. | Wouter Sipma | Netherlands | GMI | 2349 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 7. | Artem Ivanov | Ukraine | GMI | 2369 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 8. | Christian Niami | Cameroon | MI | 2265 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 9. | Jitse Slump | Netherlands | MI | 2355 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 10. | Nicolay Germogenov | Russia | MI | 2297 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 11. | Raimonds Vipulis | Latvia | GMI | 2275 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 12. | N'cho Joel Atse | Ivory Coast | GMI | 2366 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 |