The 2017 World Draughts-64 Championship held in Saint Peterburg, Russia. 64 players from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South America competed in the tournament, which started on October 20, 2017, and ended on October 28, 2017. The tournament was played in hotel «Moscow». The winning prize for the tournament was about three million rubles (about US$52,000). At the same time, the Women's World Draughts Championship was held. Championship played in classic (at the Russian draughts), rapid (at the Brazilian draughts) and blitz (at the Russian draughts) formats.
Classic program
Rules and regulations
In the first stage participants played Swiss-system tournament with 8 rounds. To define the places with equal points used of Buchholz system. The first 16 participated in the final. The final was in the play-off form. Two points were given for each win, one point for each draw, no points for each loss. Players from 17 to 64 played additionally Swiss-system tournament with 2 rounds.
The final classification is based on the total points obtained. If two or more players have the same total points to define the places:
- Number of points scored by all competitors (Buchholz coefficient)
- Number of points scored by opponents, excluding the lowest result (reduced Solkof coefficient)
- Match up to the first victory with a shorter time controls: a classic game — 5’+3” till the end of the game for each participant.
Preliminary stage
GMI — international grandmaster
MI — international master
MF — master FMJD
Quarterfinals
- 1-8 places
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
1
|
Vladimir Egorov |
1 |
1 |
2
|
8
|
Gavril Kolesov |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
2
|
Igor Mikhalchenko |
1 |
1 |
2
|
7
|
Damir Rysaev |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
3
|
Andrus Kibartas |
1 |
1 |
2
|
6
|
Mirat Zhekeev |
1 |
1 |
2
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
4
|
Arunas Norvaisas |
1 |
2 |
|
5
|
Domantas Norkus |
1 |
0 |
|
- 9-16 places
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
9
|
Sergey Belosheev |
1 |
2 |
|
16
|
Vladyslav Antonovich |
1 |
0 |
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
10
|
Nikolai Guliaev |
1 |
0 |
|
15
|
Michael Semyaniuk |
1 |
2 |
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
11
|
Oleg Dashkov |
1 |
2 |
|
14
|
Vladyslav Mazur |
1 |
0 |
|
Place
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
12
|
Ion Dosca |
1 |
1 |
0
|
13
|
Dmitriy Tsinman |
1 |
1 |
2
|
Semifinal
- For 1-4 places
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Vladimir Egorov |
1 |
0 |
|
Igor Mikhalchenko |
1 |
2 |
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Andrus Kibartas |
1 |
2 |
|
Arunas Norvaisas |
1 |
0 |
|
- For 5-8 places
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Damir Rysaev |
1 |
0 |
|
Gavril Kolesov |
1 |
2 |
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Domantas Norkus |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Mirat Zhekeev |
1 |
1 |
2
|
- For 9-12 places
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Sergey Belosheev |
1 |
2 |
|
Michael Semyaniuk |
1 |
0 |
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Oleg Dashkov |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Dmitriy Tsinman |
1 |
1 |
2
|
- For 13-16 places
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Nikolai Guliaev |
1 |
1 |
2
|
Vladyslav Antonovich |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Ion Dosca |
1 |
1 |
2
|
Vladyslav Mazur |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Final
Match for 1 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Andrus Kibartas |
1 |
0 |
|
Igor Mikhalchenko |
1 |
2 |
|
Match for 3 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Vladimir Egorov |
2 |
|
|
Arunas Norvaisas |
0 |
|
|
Match for 5 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Mirat Zhekeev |
0 |
|
|
Gavril Kolesov |
2 |
|
|
Match for 7 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Damir Rysaev |
1 |
0 |
|
Domantas Norkus |
1 |
2 |
|
Match for 9 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Sergey Belosheev |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Dmitriy Tsinman |
1 |
1 |
2
|
Match for 11 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Oleg Dashkov |
2 |
|
|
Michael Semyaniuk |
0 |
|
|
Match for 13 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Nikolai Guliaev |
1 |
0 |
|
Ion Dosca |
1 |
2 |
|
Match for 15 place
Name
|
Classic
|
Rapid
|
Blitz
|
Vladyslav Mazur |
1 |
2 |
|
Vladyslav Antonovich |
1 |
0 |
|
Final standing
Rapid program
In the first stage participants played Swiss-system tournament with 9 rounds at Brazilian draughts. The first 4 participated in the semifinal and final.
The classification is based on the total points obtained. If two or more players had the same total points, the following was used to decide the placings:
1. Number of points scored by opponents, excluding the lowest result (reduced Solkof coefficient)
2. Number of points scored by all competitors (Buchholz coefficient)
There were 72 participants from 43 countries.
Time control: 7’+5” till the end of the game for each participant.
Results
Blitz program
In the first stage participants played Swiss-system tournament with 9 rounds at Russian version draughts. The first 4 participated in the semifinal and final.
The classification is based on the total points obtained. If two or more players will have same total points to define the places:
1. Number of points scored by all competitors (Buchholz coefficient)
2. Number of points scored by opponents, excluding the lowest result (reduced Solkof coefficient)
There were 74 participants from 43 countries.
Time control: 3’+2” till the end of the game for each participant.
Results
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