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.[1]
The women's championship began in 1973 in the Netherlands and has had winners from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Ukraine , and Russia.[2] The current women's champion is Natalia Sadowska . 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.[3]
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
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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 challengerZoja 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
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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 challengerNina Jankovskaja – Karen van Lith (+1=4-0)
1992
Kiev ,
Zoja Golubeva
match with Nina Jankovskaja (+4=5-0)
1993
Brunssum ,
Olga Levina
Elena Chitaykina Olga Kamyshleeva
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tournament
1994
Zoja Golubeva
match not played, title awarded
1995
Bamako ,
Zoja Golubeva
Karen van Lith
Olga Baltazhy
tournament
1996
Vught ,
Zoja Golubeva
match with Karen van Lith (+2-1)
1997
Mińsk Mazowiecki ,
Zoja Golubeva
Olga Kamyshleeva Ewa Minkina
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tournament + match for the right to become challengerEwa 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 /Kiev , /
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 [4]
Karpacz ,
Natalia Sadowska
match with Olga Kamyshleeva (refuse Zoja Golubeva )
2017 [5]
Tallinn ,
Zoja Golubeva
Olga Fedorovich
Aygul Idrisova
tournament
2018 (match) [6]
Riga ,
Natalia Sadowska
match with Zoja Golubeva
2019 [7]
Yakutsk ,
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Aygul Idrisova
Darja Fedorovich
tournament
Rapid
Blitz
Year
Host
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1999
Rotterdam ,
Zoja Golubeva
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Olga Baltazhy
2001
Velp,
Nina Hoekman
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[13]
İzmir ,
Olga Baltazhy
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
FMJD Darya Tkachenko
2016[14]
İzmir ,
Aygul Idrisova
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Matrena Nogovitsyna
2017[15]
İzmir ,
Matrena Nogovitsyna
Olga Fedorovich
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
2018[16]
İzmir ,
Darja Fedorovich
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Viktoriya Motrichko
2019[17]
Riga ,
Agata Parahina
Nika Leopoldova
Viktoriya Motrichko
See also
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