World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 1 World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 ■■ INTRODUCTION It is with great pride and much pleasure that the organizers of the First Official Frisian Draughts World Championships welcome all participants, volunteers, the general public and other guests to the city of Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, European Capital of Culture 2018. We hope that the tournament will become an event that will set the standard for the future, with participants from all over the world, awesome games, new friendships and, of course, new players of the age-old mind sport of Frisian Draughts, the original variant of 100-square draughts that has been played in the province of Fryslân for more than 400 years. City Hall You will be able to follow the games both on Toernooibase (www. toernooibase.kndb.nl) and by live stream on www.frisiandraughts. com. But of course, visitors are very welcome to come to the historic City Hall in Ljouwert (Hofplein 38, 8911 HJ). The Orange Room, decorated with paintings of the sovereigns of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, all descended from the Frisian princely House of Nassau-Dietz, will be used as the playing room. A limited number of visitors will be allowed in on condition that they keep quiet. Orange Room In the New Room there will be ample opportunity to discuss the various games shown on screen, and to follow the analyses which will be streamed as well. The players will also come to the New Room after finishing their games. The international players are being housed in Duhoux, a hotel- restaurant in the village of Wurdum/Wirdum (Greate Buorren 4-8, 9088 AE) just south of Ljouwert. This hotel used to be the meeting place of the Frisian Draughts Club in Wurdum, and traditionally New Room the first two rounds of the Frisian Championships were played here. Without doubt, there will be opportunities to meet the players and other mind sport players there in the evenings. Before and during the World Championships, this booklet will be available in digital form only. After the tournament, the results will be added to it and printed copies will be available on demand. During the tournament, leaflets containing the current results and standings will be available. Duhoux 2 World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 ■■ Stifting WFD / WFD Foundation The WFD Foundation considers Frisian Draughts, loosely quoting Anatoli Gantvarg, as ‘the Queen of all draughts games’. The Foundation’s aim is to introduce all serious players of mind sports to Frisian Draughts by 2025. The WFD Foundations aims to turn Frisian Draughts into a sport that is played internationally – by professional players, by amateurs at regional and national levels in various countries, and by anyone in the world who loves challenging strategic board games. Accordingly, we aim to develop the Frisian Draughts World Championships into a regular event. In the run-up to each World Championship, every country in which one or more versions of draughts are popular will hopefully also organise national tournaments where draughts can be played following the traditional Frisian rules (‘full board’), or following the rules of the new version FRYSK! (‘five pieces’). Another aim is the inclusion of Frisian Draughts as a permanent part of the cultural subjects package in all schools, both primary and secondary, in the province of Fryslân. A network should be developed in which schools can play against each other in annual Frisian Draughts leagues. We also aim to develop a number of tools, such as: • a comprehensive manual of the openings, midgames and endgames in several languages • a series of written courses at levels of increasing difficulty, from beginners to experienced national and international players • an interactive teaching app for computer, tablet or smartphone (or similar media yet to be developed) • applications and information on the website www.frisiandraughts.com, including: {■ an up-to-date list of all players {■ an app individuals can use to learn, practise and play {■ an up-to-date list of individual and tournament results {■ announcements and management of matches {■ a ranking list of players and teams • an application enabling a game on a traditional board to be saved and archived • a website or other medium making available all the historical and contemporary details on the relationship between Frisian Draughts and other versions of draughts. Any questions or suggestions concerning these topics are very welcome at all times. During the World Championships, we will endeavour to be available for informal interviews as much as possible. Just to introduce ourselves to those whom we have not met before, here is some information about us. 3 World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Marten Walinga holds the chair of the WFD Foundation. He has been the driving force thus far behind all WFD tournaments and other activities. For many International Draughts players, their first experience of Frisian Draughts was a meeting with Marten Walinga. His availability for press and other contacts will be limited because this time he is one of the participants. Marten Walinga Liuwe Westra is secretary of the WFD Foundation. He has been connected with the WFD tournaments and activities since the beginning. In addition, he holds the chair of the Frisian Draughts Federation. Liuwe Westra Herbert Tulleken recently joined the board of the WFD Foundation in the capacity of treasurer. He began his mind sport career with International Draughts but soon switched to chess. Nowadays, he combines playing chess with Frisian Draughts. Finally, the organisation would be very grateful if you would like to make a donation to help us to work towards our aims. The following bank data can be used: IBAN: NL18RABO 0300 021216 BIC: RABONL2U Name: Stifting WFD. Herbert Tulleken 4 World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 ■■ Programme All sixteen candidates will play eight Swiss rounds on ratings. The four players with the most points (out of eight) will be the finalists. Whoever wins the subsequent Round Robin phase will be the first Frisian Draughts World Champion! Playing time: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move (Fischer) ■■ Schedule for the first eight (qualifying) rounds: Friday, 3 August – Sunday 5 August: rounds 1 – 6 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1.30 – 5.30 p.m.) Monday 6 August: round 7 (1 – 5 p.m.) Tuesday 7 August: round 8 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.), followed by barrages if necessary. ■■ First round: 1. Jelle Wiersma (Wommels) – Tsjerk Wijbenga (Arum) 2. Kees Tijssen (Reduzum) – Taeke Kooistra (Hartwert) 3. Foeke Tiemensma (Franeker) – Fedde Wiersma (Easterein) 4. Vasyl Ivanchuk (Lviv) – Marten Walinga (Waaksens) 5. Hans Jansen (Amsterdam) – Jean Marc Ndjofang (Yaoundé) 6. Renaud Braye (Liege) – Alexander Georgiev (Saint Petersburg) 7. Folkert Groenveld (Jutryp) – Václav Křišta (Prague) 8. Davide Zhou (Aosta) – Hein de Vries (Ljouwert) ■■ Playing schedule for the four finalists: Wednesday 8 August (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1.30 – 5.30 p.m.) Players 1–3 and 3–1, 2–4 and 4–2 Thursday 9 August (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1.30 – 5.30 p.m.) Players 3–2 and 2–3, 4–1 and 1–4 Friday 10 August (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1.30 – 5.30 p.m.) Players 1–2 and 2–1, 3–4 and 4–3 Simultaneously with the finals, there will be open tournaments. These tournaments will be open to 1) participants of the World Championships who did not reach the finals; 2) teams from countries, draughts clubs, companies, friends, etc. (there will be at least one team from the Czech Republic and one team from Italy); 3) individual members of the public. On Wednesday 8 August, there will be a Czech Draughts tournament, on Thursday 9 August an Italian Draughts tournament and on Friday 10 August a FRYSK! tournament (Frisian Draughts with only five pieces for each player). Teams as well as individual players are free to enter one, two or all three of the tournaments. Each day, there will be prizes for both the best individual player and for the best team. Each tournament will consist of nine Swiss rounds, beginning at 9.30 a.m., with ample breaks to follow the finals of the World Championships between rounds. Playing time: 10 minutes plus 10 seconds per move (Fischer). For each tournament, there is a maximum prize money of € 500. 5 World championship First Official Frisian Draughts World championship First Official Frisian Draughts Frisian Frisian Draughts World Championships Draughts World Championships Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, 3-10 August 2018 ■■ Czech Draughts Czech Draughts, or Česká Dáma, is one of several variations of draughts played on a 64-square board. It is similar to Spanish Draughts with one significant difference, viz. the obligation of capture by a king if both a king and a piece can make a capture. The game was brought to the Czech territories probably by the Habsburgs in the seventeenth century.