2017 World Draughts Championship

2017 World Draughts Championship
2017 World Draughts Champion Alexander Schwarzman
Tournament information
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Dates1 October–16 October
AdministratorFMJD
Tournament
format
Round-robin tournament
Venue(s)Hotel Euroopa, Paul Keres Chess House
Final positions
ChampionAlexander Schwarzman
Runner-upAlexei Chizhov

The 2017 World Draughts Championship in international draughts was held from 1 to 16 October, 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia. 79 players, who qualified through the championships of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America, competed in the tournament. Among them was women's grandmaster Matrena Nogovitsyna from Russia. The total prize money for the tournament was 20,000 euros. The tournament was supervised by main referee Andriy Shcherbatyuk (Ukraine).

Four rounds were played in the Hotel Euroopa, while the rest were played in the Paul Keres Chess House. The 2017 Women's World Draughts Championship took place simultaneously at the same locations.

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