2018 World Draughts Championship match
The 2018 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from December 28, 2018, to January 13, 2019, in the Netherlands.[1] It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) and played between the current 2017 world champion Alexander Schwartzman and 2016 world champion Roel Boomstra.[1] Roel Boomstra won this match and became World Draughts Champion.[2][3]
Rules and regulations
    
The event was played over 12 games with a time control of 80 minutes plus 1 minute per move. The player who has the highest score wins the world title if he wins at least three games. If not, a tie-break will be played. Every victory in a tie-break adds to the total number of victories.
Per regulations, a preliminary tie-breaking games were to be played if the first six games ended in a draw.[4]
Schedule
    
| Date | Local time | Event | Place | Host city | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 December 2018 | 11:00 | Opening | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | 
| 28 December 2018 | 13:00 | Game 1 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | 
| 29 December 2018 | 12:00 | Game 2 | Tresoar | Leeuwarden | 
| 2 January 2019 | 13:00 | Game 3 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | 
| 3 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 4 | Paleis het Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | 
| 4 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 5 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen | 
| 5 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 6 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen | 
| 6 January 2019 | 10:00 | (Barrage) | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen | 
| 7 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 7 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen | 
| 8 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 8 | Van Swinderen Huys | Groningen | 
| 9 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 9 | Drents Museum | Assen | 
| 10 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 10 | Drents Museum | Assen | 
| 11 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 11 | Drents Museum | Assen | 
| 12 January 2019 | 12:00 | Game 12 | RTV Drenthe | Assen | 
| 13 January 2019 | 10:00 | Barrage | RTV Drenthe | Assen | 
Results
    
    Regular games
    
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Victories | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Roel Boomstra | 2408 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 
|  Alexander Schwartzman | 2393 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 
Tie-break games
    
| 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 | Superblitz game 2 | Points | Victories | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Roel Boomstra | 2432 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 
|  Alexander Schwartzman | 2486 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Informatie – Wereldtitel Dammen 2018". Wereldtiteldammen.nl. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". www.fmjd.org.
- "UG student Boomstra world champion in draughts". University of Groningen. January 14, 2019.
- "WORLD TITLE MATCH : 28th of December – 12th of January : Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Wereldtiteldammen.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.