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2018 World Draughts Championship match
Draughts match between Alexander Schwartzman and Roel Boomstra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 World Draughts Championship match in international draughts was held from 28 December, 2018, to 13 January, 2019, in the Netherlands. It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation (FMJD) and played between the 2017 world champion, Alexander Schwartzman, and the 2016 world champion, Roel Boomstra.[1] Roel Boomstra won the match and became World Draughts Champion.[2]
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Rules and regulations
The match consisted of 12 games, played with a time control of 80 minutes plus a 1-minute increment per move. The player with the highest score won the world title if he won at least three games. If not, tie-break games were played until one player achieved a third overall win.
The first tie-break was 3 rapid games, 20 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move. The second tie-break was 3 blitz games, 10 minutes plus a 5-second increment per move. The third tie-break was Superblitz (limited time for an unlimited number of games until the first victory), 10 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move.
Preliminary tie-breaking games were to be played if the first six games ended in a draw. These tie-break games were played until the first victory.[3]
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Schedule
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Results
Regular games
Tie-break games
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