The World Checkers/Draughts Championship is the tournament of English draughts (also known as "American checkers" or "straight checkers") which determines the world champion. It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation. The first edition of the men's championship was held in the 1840s, predating the international draughts world championship by several decades. The women's championship has been held since 1986. There are championships held in two versions. One is 3-Move, where players don't begin their game in the starting position but a position three moves in the game (often drawn randomly from all positions, excluding positions already losing a piece). The other is GAYP (Go as you please), where players start from the very beginning.

Men

YearWinnerNationality
1840–1844Andrew AndersonScotland
1844–1847James WyllieScotland
1847–1849Andrew AndersonScotland
1849–1859James WyllieScotland
1859–1864Robert MartinsScotland
1864–1876James WyllieScotland
1876–1878Robert D. YatesUnited States
1878–1894James WyllieScotland
1894–1896James FerrieScotland
1896–1903Richard JordanScotland
1903–1912James FerrieScotland
1912–1917Alfred JordanEngland
1917–1922Newell BanksUnited States
1922–1933Robert StewartScotland
1933–1934Newell BanksUnited States
1934–1948Asa LongUnited States
1948–1955Walter HellmanUnited States
1955–1958Marion TinsleyUnited States
1958–1975Walter HellmanUnited States
1975–1991Marion TinsleyUnited States
1991–1994Derek OldburyEngland
GAYP
YearWinnerNationality
1994–2014Ron KingBarbados
2014–2016Sergio ScarpettaItaly
2016–2018Michele BorghettiItaly
2018–2022Lubabalo KondloSouth Africa
2022–Matteo BerniniItaly
3-Move
YearWinnerNationality
1994–2002Ron KingBarbados
2003–2013Alex MoiseyevUnited States
2013–2017Michele BorghettiItaly
2017–Sergio ScarpettaItaly

Women

GAYP
YearWinnerNationality
2006–2012Amangul DurdyyevaTurkmenistan
2013–2015Nadiya ChyzhevskaUkraine
2015–2017Amangul DurdyyevaTurkmenistan
2017–Nadiya ChyzhevskaUkraine
3-Move
YearWinnerNationality
1986–1993Joan CawsUnited Kingdom
1993–2007Patricia BreenIreland
2007–2012Amangul DurdyyevaTurkmenistan
2012–2016Nadiya ChyzhevskaUkraine
2016–2018Amangul DurdyyevaTurkmenistan
2018—Tetiana ZaitsevaUkraine

See also