List of draughts players
List of draughts players is concerned with the leading or champion figures in the history of various forms of draughts. The list should be limited to those who are notable in the game or its history.
Champions or masters in variants of draughts
- Abel Verse[1]
- Alatenghua
- Alex Moiseyev
- Alexander Baljakin
- Alexander Dybman
- Alexander Georgiev
- Alexander Getmanski (also spelled as "Aleksandr Getmanski")[2]
- Aleksander Kandaurov
- Alexander Schwarzman
- Alexei Chizhov
- Alfred Dussaut
- Alfred Jordan
[3][4] – A World Checkers/Draughts Champion - Alfred Molimard
- Amangul Durdyyeva
- Anatoli Gantvarg
- Andrej Kalmakov[5]
- Andrew Anderson
- Andris Andreiko
- Arnaud Cordier[6]
- Asa Long
- Baba Sy
- Ben Springer
- Bryan Wollaert[7]
- Carl "Buster" Smith – Champion in Pool checkers.
- Charles Walker
- Cornelius "Con" McCarrick
- Darya Tkachenko
- Dennis Pawlek[8]
- Derek Oldbury
- Don Lafferty
- Dul Erdenebileg[9]
- Edvardas Bužinskis
- Edwin Hunt
- Elbert Lowder[10]
- Elena Altsjoel – A Women's International Draughts Champion
- Elena Mikhailovskaya – First Women's International Draughts Champion
- Eugène Leclercq – A Men's International Draughts Champion
- Gérard Jansen[11]
- Guntis Valneris
- Hanqing Zhao
- Harm Wiersma
- Herman Hoogland
- Hugo Verpoest[12]
- Ion Dosca
- Iser Kuperman
- Isidore Weiss
- Jack de Haas
- Jake Kacher[13][14]
- James Ferrie – A World Checkers/Draughts Champion[10]
- James Wyllie
- Jan Groenendijk
- Jan Mortimer
- Jannes van der Wal
- Jean Marc Ndjofang[15]
- John Sadiek[16]
- Karen van Lith[17]
- Leopold Sekongo[18]
- Li Tchoan King[19]
- Lindus Edwards
- Lourival Mendes França
- Lubabalo Kondlo
[20][21] - Lukas Valenta[10]
- Marcel Deslauriers
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- Future Is Near[22]
- Marion Tinsley – He is considered the greatest American-checkers player ever.[23]
- Marius Fabre
- Maurice Raichenbach
- Michael Kats[24]
- Michele Borghetti[25]
- Nadiya Chyzhevska[26][10]
- Natalia Sadowska
- N'Diaga Samb[27]
- Newell W. Banks
- Nina Hoekman
- Olga Kamyshleeva – A Women's International Draughts Champion
- Olga Levina
- Oscar Verpoest[28]
- Patricia Breen
- Pierre Ghestem
- Piet Roozenburg
- Raivo Rist[29]
- Rashid Nezhmetdinov
- Reinier Cornelis Keller[30]
- Richard Fortman
- Rob Clerc
- Robert Martins – A World Checkers/Draughts Champion[10]
- Robert Stewart – A World Checkers/Draughts Champion[10]
- Robert D. Yates
- Roel Boomstra
- Ron King
- Ryan Pronk
- Sam Gonotsky
- Stanislas Bizot
- Tamara Tansykkuzhina
- Tanja Chub[31]
- Ton Sijbrands
- Vadim Virny
- Viktoriya Motrichko
- Vladimir Kaplan
- Vyacheslav Shchyogolev
- Walter Hellman
- William F. Ryan[32]
- Wim de Jong[33]
- Yulia Makarenkova
- Zoja Golubeva
Non-human players
This section is for computer programs who are noted in the history of the game.
- Chinook (draughts player), a program developed at the University of Alberta (noteworthy match against Marion Tinsley)
- KingsRow, a strong program by Ed Gilbert
- Nemesis (draughts player), world computer champion in 2002
References
- ^ Lyons Draughts site (in French)
- ^ FMJD
- ^ The Canadian checker player, Volume 2
- ^ "Old Time Players" at "Checkerworld" Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today
- ^ FMJD
- ^ Article in La Dépêche du Midi
- ^ Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
- ^ https://www.wcdf.net/games/WQT_2005_Prague_Jim_Loy.pdf
- ^ KNDB
- ^ a b c d e f "Historical Champions". wcdf.net. World Checkers Draughts Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ KNDB
- ^ KNDB
- ^ "Mr. Jake Kacher". americanpoolcheckers.us. The American Pool Checker Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ FMJD
- ^ "Embassy of Cameroon in the Netherlands". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ FMJD
- ^ KNDB
- ^ "KNDB". Toernooibase.kndb.nl. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ Lyons Draughts site (in French)
- ^ Seely, Natalee. "Belpre man featured in checkers movie". newsandsentinel.com. Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "The Cleveland International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Dama gratuiti - Gioca a Dama online".
- ^ Sports Illustrated
- ^ FMJD
- ^ WCDF ratings page
- ^ Chess Arbiter Pro Draughts
- ^ FMJD
- ^ KNDB
- ^ FMJD
- ^ KNDB
- ^ KNDB
- ^ USA Checkers
- ^ KNDB