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The 2019 World Draughts Championship at the international draughts was held from September 15 to October 3, 2019, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast under the auspices International Draughts Federation FMJD. Twenty players competed in the tournament, which play as a round-robin.[1] The winning prize for the tournament was 20,000 euros.
World Champion 2016 and 2018 Roel Boomstra did not play in the World Championship.[2]
With his title Alexander Georgiev became World Draughts Champion for the tenth time, equaling Alexei Chizhov.