World Championship Rapid 2026 Open

Lishui, China. Chinese Draughts Association · 12 Nov 2026 · Rapid · T15 + 5'' move

Final
Part of World Championship Rapid 2026 · World Championship Rapid 2026 Women
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Round 8: why these pairings

Pairings and results

Players on the same points meet; a player left over in a group floats down to meet a lower score. The scores are those going into the round, as counted for the pairing (FMJD Annex 5). 6 floats this round.

  1. 1
    Alexander Shvartsman 10 pts · BWBWWBW
    Matheo Boxum 10 pts · BWBWBWW

    10 points

    Black alternates; White keeps White (both played the same colour last round)

  2. 2
    Simon Harmsma 10 pts · WBBWWBB ▼
    Jan Groenendijk 10 pts · BWBWBWB

    10 points

    White alternates; Black keeps Black (both played the same colour last round)

  3. 3
    Chenfan Wang 10 pts · BWWBWBB
    Martijn Van Ijzendoorn 10 pts · WBWBBBW ▼

    10 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White

  4. 4
    Alex Ovsyanko 10 pts · WBWBWWB ▼
    Cesar Mouanda 10 pts · WBWBWBW

    10 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White

  5. 5
    Iurii Anikeev 10 pts · WBBWBWB
    Tardorel Itoua 9 pts · BWBWBWB

    10 / 9 points: Iurii Anikeev floats down from 10 to meet 9

    White alternates; Black keeps Black (both played the same colour last round)

  6. 6
    Jitse Slump 9 pts · BWBWBWB
    Maxime Johnson 9 pts · WBWBWBW

    9 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  7. 7
    Shaomake Chen 8 pts · WWBBWBW
    Alexander Baliakin 8 pts · WBWBWBW

    8 points

    Black alternates; White keeps White (both played the same colour last round)

  8. 8
    Youssouf Yarou 8 pts · WWBBBWB
    Guntis Valneris 8 pts · WBWWBWB

    8 points

    White alternates; Black keeps Black (both played the same colour last round) · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  9. 9
    Wenhan Tian 8 pts · WBBWBWB
    Wouter Sipma 8 pts · WBWBWBW

    8 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  10. 10
    Ce Zheng 8 pts · BWBBWBW
    Lei Zhang 8 pts · WBWBWBW

    8 points

    Black alternates; White keeps White (both played the same colour last round) · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  11. 11
    Sanchir Gerelt-od 7 pts · BWBWBWB
    Vaidas Stasytis 7 pts · BWBWBWW

    7 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  12. 12
    Khangai Nyambayar 7 pts · BWBBWBB ▼
    Manlai Ravjir 7 pts · BWWBBWW

    7 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 2–5 and 4–3

  13. 13
    Dashchirev Ankhbayar 7 pts · BBWWBBW
    Farhad Arslanov 7 pts · WBWBWWB

    7 points

    Neither alternates · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  14. 14
    Choisuren Burmaa 7 pts · BWBWBWB
    Chengcheng Tian 7 pts · WBWBWWB

    7 points

    White alternates; Black keeps Black (both played the same colour last round) · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  15. 15
    Enkhsuld Togtokh 7 pts · BWBWBBW
    Altankhuu Budkhand 7 pts · WBWBWWW

    7 points

    Black alternates; White keeps White (both played the same colour last round) · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 5–2

  16. 16
    Fleur Kruysmulder 6 pts · WBWBWBB
    Roep Bhawanibhiek 7 pts · WWBWBBW

    7 / 6 points: Roep Bhawanibhiek floats down from 7 to meet 6

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  17. 17
    Yikun Qu 6 pts · BBWWBWB ▼
    Erdembileg Tserenbyamba 6 pts · BWWBWBW

    6 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  18. 18
    Sainjargal Battur 6 pts · WBWWBBW
    Khuslen Amarjargal 6 pts · WBBWBWW

    6 points

    Black alternates; White keeps White (both played the same colour last round)

  19. 19
    Yusup Ahmedov 6 pts · WBWBWWB
    Yuanjing Zheng 6 pts · WBWBBWW

    6 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White

  20. 20
    Sanjaadamba Tumurshukh 6 pts · BWBWBWB
    Arvin-Erdene Erdenetsogt 5 pts · BWBWBBW

    6 / 5 points: Sanjaadamba Tumurshukh floats down from 6 to meet 5

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White

  21. 21
    Bolor-Erdene Sandagdorj 5 pts · BBWBWBB
    Choijilsuren Batmunkh 5 pts · WBBWWBB

    5 points

    White alternates; Black keeps Black (both played the same colour last round) · White–Black so far: 2–5 and 3–4

    Black gets Black for the third time in a row The colour balance came first.

  22. 22
    Askhar Tulbakhan 5 pts · BWWBWWB
    Shaotian Cai 4 pts · BWWBWBW ▼

    5 / 4 points: Askhar Tulbakhan floats down from 5 to meet 4

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White

  23. 23
    Chintugs Zorigoo 4 pts · BWWBWBB
    Xinyi Chen 4 pts · BWBWBWW

    4 points

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

  24. 24
    Kris Kalidien 4 pts · WBWWBWB
    Yan-Ting Wu 3 pts · BWBBBWW

    4 / 3 points: Kris Kalidien floats down from 4 to meet 3

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 4–3 and 3–4

  25. 25
    Tuguldur Munkhjargal 2 pts · BWBWWBB
    Munkhbaatar Zayajargal 3 pts · WBBWWBW

    3 / 2 points: Munkhbaatar Zayajargal floats down from 3 to meet 2

    Both alternate: White had Black last round, Black had White · White–Black so far: 3–4 and 4–3

Colours so far: W white, B black, · no game. ▼ floated down in one of the last two rounds, so FMJD §3.8 keeps the player from floating again where it can.

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