Bonadykov - Kolesov. World Draughts-64 Championship 1998

Sergey Bonadykov (Russia) - Gavril Kolesov (Russia) - 2-0. FMJD Men’s World Draughts-64 Championship 1998. Final stage. Odessa (Ukraine). December 23-27, 1998. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Draughts-64 World Championship among men according to FMJD in 1998 in Odessa (Ukraine) was held in two rounds: the first 8 rounds according to Swiss system, and then final – the strongest 8 players with scoring of 1st stage were defining champion and other prize-winners according to circular system. As in the two previous championships, the drawing of initial moves and positions was applied. Participants of the championship: Nikolay Abatsiev (Russia), Alexander Besschastnov (Ukraine), Sergey Boiko (Ukraine), Sergey Bonadykov (Russia), Boris Bronstein (Russia), Andrey Butin (Ukraine), Andrey Valyuk (Belarus), Parviz Hasanov (Azerbaijan), Valery Grebenkin (Ukraine), Ion Doska (Moldova), Stanislav Zhivolup (Moldova), Gennady Zalewski (Russia), Gavril Kolesov (Russia), Igor Makarenkov (Ukraine), Monia Norel (Moldova), Sergey Sadovsky (Belarus), Ivan Tokusarov (Russia), Mikhail Fedorov (Russia), Anatoly Shugaev (Lithuania), Peter Yumshanov (Russia). Let’s try to assess the results of the championship. The victory of Valery Grebenkin (Ukraine) was unexpected but convincing. He was in the lead from the 1st round up to the last one, being the all time leader from the 2nd round. He became champion at the age of 37, twice as old as his predecessor Gavril Kolesov. His main occupation is draughts. Although he graduated from university and is a qualified programmer. As his coach Georgy Podstavkin told us, he was seriously preparing for this championship. Valery Grebenkin has been well known since 1979, when he won the USSR Junior Championship and successfully debuted in the USSR Men’s Championship. He played in the World Championships for the first time only in 1997 in Rivne (Brazilian draughts), but he achieved an excellent result - sharing 2nd-7th places and the title of Grandmaster. After that, he had the idea of becoming world champion, he even considered options to challenge the world champion Andrei Valyuk for a match, and now his dream has come true. Andrejs Valiuk’s second place fully fits his performance in this Championship. For the first place he simply lacked a bit of luck in the first round. In the final he got the most points, but it was not enough. He is still the only man to win a full set of World Draughts Championships medals - bronze in 1993 in Pinsk, gold in 1997 in Rivne and silver in 1998 in Odessa. Sergei Bonadykov, a world championship debutant, played very well. Throughout the tournament he was in the leading position. As a result he got the third place, a bronze medal and the title of International Grandmaster. The fourth place went to Iona Doski - it is the result of his play to win all his matches, the result of victories and defeats, and the result of terrible time pressure, which is certainly preventing him from achieving more. And what he has achieved more is the world title. I think he will continue to fight for it. Alexander Besschastny’s fifth place is undoubtedly a big success, he entered the Championship with the dream of becoming an International Master, and became an International Grandmaster. The sixth place of the former Russian Grandmaster Ivan Tokusarov of course did not satisfy him, but I hope that the title of International Grandmaster will make up for it somewhat. Without a doubt, M. Norel and G. Kolesov wanted more, but sporting luck did not always accompany them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 Support the channel - become a sponsor: 💲 Advertising prices are on our channel: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ★Our site - ★We on telegram - ★We on facebook - ★We on twitter - ★We on tik tok - @aboutchessnet ★We on vk - ★We on instagram -