2025 Women's World Draughts Championship
2025 Women's World Draughts Champion Viktoriya Motrichko | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 27 September–5 October |
| Administrator | FMJD |
Tournament format | Swiss system |
| Venue | Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Viktoriya Motrichko |
| Runner-up | Saiya Gangsuhe |
The 2025 Women's World Draughts Championship in international draughts was held from 27 September to 5 October, 2025, at the Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD). The championship was played as a 9-round Swiss-system tournament with 18 players. The total prize money for the tournament was 20,000 euros.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Rules and regulations
The games were played with the official FMJD classical time control: 90 minutes for 45 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus a 30-second increment per move. FMJD regulations prohibited players from agreeing to a draw before each had completed 40 moves; doing so required the referee to award both players 0 points.
The final rankings were determined by total points. If two or more players finished with the same score, Solkoff coefficients were used as tiebreakers. Ties were broken in the following order: the truncated Solkoff coefficient (SSolk), the sum of Solkoff coefficients (Solk+), the Solkoff–Balyakin coefficient (BSolk), and the full truncated Solkoff coefficient.[1][7]
Participants
| Number | Name | Country | Title | Rating | Qualification path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktoriya Motrichko | Ukraine | GMIF | 2282 | 1st place in Women's World Championship 2023 |
| 2 | Darya Tkachenko | Netherlands | GMIF | 2260 | 2nd place in Women's World Championship 2023 |
| 3 | Natalia Sadowska | Poland | GMIF | 2217 | 3rd place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 4 | Marta Bankowska | Poland | GMIF | 2185 | 4th place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 5 | Olga Baltazhy | Ukraine | GMIF | 2124 | 12th place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 6 | Olena Korotka | Ukraine | MIF | 2118 | 3rd place in Women's World Championship 2023 |
| 7 | Alise Misane | Latvia | MFF | 2115 | 8th place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 8 | Saiya Gangsuhe | China | MIF | 2107 | 4th place in Women's Draughts Asian Championship |
| 9 | Yulia Makarenkova | Ukraine | MIF | 2103 | 6th place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 10 | Munkhjin Baatarkhuu | Mongolia | GMIF | 2097 | 1st place in Women's Draughts Asian Championship |
| 11 | Tsatsral Tsogtgerel | Mongolia | CMFF | 2076 | Global reserve list |
| 12 | Malvine Misane | Latvia | MFF | 2068 | 10th place in Women's Draughts European Championship |
| 13 | Anujin Baatarkhuu | Mongolia | MFF | 2011 | 3rd place in Women's Draughts Asian Championship |
| 14 | Carla Assuncao Calasans | Brazil | 1937 | 1st place in Women's Panamerican Championship | |
| 15 | Galina Petukhova | United States | CMFF | 1896 | 2nd place in Women's Panamerican Championship |
| 16 | Sofia Pandolfo | Italy | 1867 | 13th place in Women's Draughts European Championship | |
| 17 | Candida Joaquin | Dominican Republic | 1725 | Sponsor place | |
| 18 | Elena Panchoo | Trinidad and Tobago | Organization place |
MIF — women's international master
MFF — women's master FMJD
CMFF — candidate for women's master FMJDReplacements
| Participant | Replacement |
|---|---|
| Yulia Bintsarovska (5th place in Women's Draughts European Championship) | Olga Baltazhy (12th place in Women's Draughts European Championship) |
| Lisa Scholtens (7th place in Women's Draughts European Championship) | Sofia Pandolfo (13th place in Women's Draughts European Championship) |
- You Zhang from China (2nd place in Women's Draughts Asian Championship) and Cindy Joelle Ayana from Cameroon (1st place in African Qualification for WC-2025) received the right to participate in the championship but did not participate.
Final standings
| Place | Name | Country | Title | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | (SSolk) | (Solk+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktoriya Motrichko | Ukraine | GMIF | 2282 | =8 | =12 | =6 | +5 | =7 | +2 | =3 | +9 | =4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 757 |
| 2 | Saiya Gangsuhe | China | MIF | 2107 | +18 | +11 | +10 | =3 | =9 | -1 | =4 | =5 | +13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 787 |
| 3 | Yulia Makarenkova | Ukraine | MIF | 2103 | +17 | =10 | +5 | =2 | =4 | =9 | =1 | =7 | =11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 782 |
| 4 | Natalia Sadowska | Poland | GMIF | 2217 | =13 | =9 | +14 | =7 | =3 | +12 | =1 | =6 | =1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 755 |
| 5 | Darya Tkachenko | Netherlands | GMIF | 2260 | =12 | +8 | -3 | -1 | +15 | +16 | =6 | =2 | +14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 704 |
| 6 | Marta Bankowska | Poland | GMIF | 2185 | =9 | =14 | =1 | =10 | +16 | =7 | =5 | =4 | +18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 761 |
| 7 | Alise Misane | Latvia | MFF | 2115 | =14 | =13 | +15 | =4 | =1 | =6 | =9 | =3 | +16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 744 |
| 8 | Munkhjin Baatarkhuu | Mongolia | GMIF | 2097 | =1 | -5 | +16 | -11 | +18 | =10 | =13 | +17 | +15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 718 |
| 9 | Anujin Baatarkhuu | Mongolia | MFF | 2011 | =6 | =4 | +12 | +13 | =2 | =3 | =7 | -1 | =10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 766 |
| 10 | Olena Korotka | Ukraine | MIF | 2118 | +15 | =3 | -2 | =6 | =11 | =8 | +17 | =12 | =9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 716 |
| 11 | Olga Baltazhy | Ukraine | GMIF | 2124 | +16 | -2 | -13 | +8 | =10 | +14 | -12 | +15 | =3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 691 |
| 12 | Tsatsral Tsogtgerel | Mongolia | CMFF | 2076 | =5 | =1 | -9 | +18 | +13 | -4 | +11 | =10 | =17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 768 |
| 13 | Malvine Misane | Latvia | MFF | 2068 | =4 | =7 | +11 | -9 | -12 | +17 | =8 | +18 | -2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 732 |
| 14 | Sofia Pandolfo | Italy | 1867 | =7 | =6 | -4 | =15 | +17 | -11 | +18 | -16 | -5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 712 | |
| 15 | Galina Petukhova | United States | CMFF | 1896 | -10 | +17 | -7 | =14 | -5 | +18 | +16 | -11 | -8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 695 |
| 16 | Carla Assuncao Calasans | Brazil | 1937 | -11 | +18 | -8 | +17 | -6 | -5 | -15 | +14 | -7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 686 | |
| 17 | Elena Panchoo | Trinidad and Tobago | -3 | -15 | +18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | =12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 683 | ||
| 18 | Candida Joaquin | Dominican Republic | 1725 | -2 | -16 | -17 | -12 | -8 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 73 | 665 |
Results by round
Round 1
Viktoriya Motrichko – Munkhjin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Darya Tkachenko – Tsatsral Tsogtgerel 1–1
Natalia Sadowska – Malvine Misane 1–1
Marta Bankowska – Anujin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Olga Baltazhy – Carla Assuncao Calasans 2–0
Olena Korotka – Galina Petukhova 2–0
Alise Misane – Sofia Pandolfo 1–1
Saiya Gangsuhe – Candida Joaquin 2–0
Yulia Makarenkova – Elena Panchoo 2–0
Round 2
Saiya Gangsuhe – Olga Baltazhy 2–0
Olena Korotka – Yulia Makarenkova 1–1
Tsatsral Tsogtgerel – Viktoriya Motrichko 1–1
Darya Tkachenko – Munkhjin Baatarkhuu 2–0
Anujin Baatarkhuu – Natalia Sadowska 1–1
Marta Bankowska – Sofia Pandolfo 1–1
Malvine Misane – Alise Misane 1–1
Carla Assuncao Calasans – Candida Joaquin 2–0
Elena Panchoo – Galina Petukhova 0–2
Round 3
Olena Korotka – Saiya Gangsuhe 0–2
Yulia Makarenkova – Darya Tkachenko 2–0
Viktoriya Motrichko – Marta Bankowska 1–1
Sofia Pandolfo – Natalia Sadowska 0–2
Olga Baltazhy – Malvine Misane 0–2
Alise Misane – Galina Petukhova 2–0
Anujin Baatarkhuu – Tsatsral Tsogtgerel 2–0
Munkhjin Baatarkhuu – Carla Assuncao Calasans 2–0
Candida Joaquin – Elena Panchoo 0–2
Round 4
Saiya Gangsuhe – Yulia Makarenkova 1–1
Natalia Sadowska – Alise Misane 1–1
Malvine Misane – Anujin Baatarkhuu 0–2
Darya Tkachenko – Viktoriya Motrichko 0–2
Marta Bankowska – Olena Korotka 1–1
Munkhjin Baatarkhuu – Olga Baltazhy 0–2
Carla Assuncao Calasans – Elena Panchoo 2–0
Galina Petukhova – Sofia Pandolfo 1–1
Tsatsral Tsogtgerel – Candida Joaquin 2–0
Round 5
Saiya Gangsuhe – Anujin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Yulia Makarenkova – Natalia Sadowska 1–1
Viktoriya Motrichko – Alise Misane 1–1
Carla Assuncao Calasans – Marta Bankowska 0–2
Olga Baltazhy – Olena Korotka 1–1
Malvine Misane – Tsatsral Tsogtgerel 0–2
Galina Petukhova – Darya Tkachenko 0–2
Elena Panchoo – Sofia Pandolfo 0–2
Candida Joaquin – Munkhjin Baatarkhuu 0–2
Round 6
Viktoriya Motrichko – Saiya Gangsuhe 2–0
Anujin Baatarkhuu – Yulia Makarenkova 1–1
Natalia Sadowska – Tsatsral Tsogtgerel 2–0
Alise Misane – Marta Bankowska 1–1
Sofia Pandolfo – Olga Baltazhy 0–2
Olena Korotka – Munkhjin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Darya Tkachenko – Carla Assuncao Calasans 2–0
Elena Panchoo – Malvine Misane 0–2
Candida Joaquin – Galina Petukhova 0–2
Round 7
Yulia Makarenkova – Viktoriya Motrichko 1–1
Saiya Gangsuhe – Natalia Sadowska 1–1
Alise Misane – Anujin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Marta Bankowska – Darya Tkachenko 1–1
Tsatsral Tsogtgerel – Olga Baltazhy 2–0
Munkhjin Baatarkhuu – Malvine Misane 1–1
Olena Korotka – Elena Panchoo 2–0
Galina Petukhova – Carla Assuncao Calasans 2–0
Sofia Pandolfo – Candida Joaquin 2–0
Round 8
Anujin Baatarkhuu – Viktoriya Motrichko 0–2
Natalia Sadowska – Marta Bankowska 1–1
Darya Tkachenko – Saiya Gangsuhe 1–1
Yulia Makarenkova – Alise Misane 1–1
Tsatsral Tsogtgerel – Olena Korotka 0–2
Olga Baltazhy – Galina Petukhova 2–0
Carla Assuncao Calasans – Sofia Pandolfo 2–0
Elena Panchoo – Munkhjin Baatarkhuu 0–2
Malvine Misane – Candida Joaquin 2–0
Round 9
Viktoriya Motrichko – Natalia Sadowska 1–1
Saiya Gangsuhe – Malvine Misane 2–0
Olga Baltazhy – Yulia Makarenkova 1–1
Olena Korotka – Anujin Baatarkhuu 1–1
Sofia Pandolfo – Darya Tkachenko 0–2
Munkhjin Baatarkhuu – Galina Petukhova 2–0
Alise Misane – Carla Assuncao Calasans 2–0
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