Alexander Georgiev

This article is about the draughts player. For the association football player, see Aleksandar Georgiev. For the hockey player, see Alexandar Georgiev.

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Georgiev.

Alexander Sergeyevich Georgiev (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Георгиев; born 17 July 1975) is a Russian draughts player. He won the world championship in international draughts in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013 (two time), 2015 (two time), 2019.^[1] In 2018 he was second at the world championship in Frisian draughts.^[2] Russian national champion (13 times).

Alexander Georgiev

Georgiev at the Draughts World Championship 2015
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Sergeyevich Georgiev
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 50) Pyatilipy, Novgorod Oblast, USSR
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	International draughts
Rank	Grandmaster
Club	Bashneft (Russia); Mo&Z Volendam (Netherlands)
Achievements and titles
World finals	Gold: 15
Regional finals	Gold: 3
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (July 2003)
Personal best	2472 (July 2003, rating)

Participation in World and European Championships

Year	Competition	Location	tournament/ match	Result	Place
1995	EC	Lubliniec	tournament	+12 =7 −0	1
1996	WC	Abidjan	tournament	+3 =7 −1	4
1999	EC	Hoogezand	tournament	+4 =7 −4	8
2001	WC	Moscow	tournament	+4 =10 −2	7
2002	EC	Domburg	tournament (play-off)		2
2003	WC	Yakutsk	match with Alexei Chizhov	+4 −1	1
2003	WC	Zwartsluis	tournament	+6 =13 −0	1 *
2004	WC	Ufa / Izhevsk	match with Alexei Chizhov	+4 −1	1
2005	WC	Amsterdam	tournament	+1 =9 −1 **	9
2006	WC	Yakutsk	match with Alexei Chizhov		1
2006	EC	Bovec	tournament (Swiss system)	+4 =6 −0	1
2007	WC	Hardenberg	tournament	+5 =14 −0	3
2008	EC	Tallinn	tournament (Swiss system)	+3 =6 −0	2
2009	WC		match with Alexander Schwarzman		2 ***
2010	EC	Zakopane	tournament (Swiss system)	+4 =5 −0	1
2011	WC	Emmeloord / Urk	tournament	+7 =12 −0	1
2012	EC	Emmen	tournament (Swiss system)	+2 =7 −0	8
2013	WC	Tallinn	match with Alexander Schwarzman		1
2013	WC	Ufa	tournament	+4 =7 −0 **	1
2014	EC	Tallinn	tournament (Swiss system)	+2 =7 −0	11
2015	WC	İzmir	match with Jean Marc Ndjofang		1 ****
2015	WC	Emmen	tournament	+6 =13 −0	1
2017	WC	Tallinn	tournament	+1 =9 −1 **	7
2019	WC	Yamoussoukro	tournament	+9 =10 −0	1

* Tied for 1st-3rd places, won blitz tournament.

** In final.

*** The main part of the match ended in a draw. The winner was determined in additional matches.

**** Equality in the classical format, the advantage in the Rapid format.