The Top 10 female draughts players in the World

No. 1 gmif NATALIA SADOWSKA

Rating: 2273

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A Polish draughts player, born in 1991. At the 2018 Polish championships, Sadowska became the first woman ever to win the National Open championship! She defended the Polish championship title a year later.

• 2-time Women’s World Champion (2016, 2018)
• Women’s European Champion (2022)
• Women’s World Champion Rapid (2021)
• 10-time winner of the World Cup tournaments

No. 2 gmif OLGA FEDOROVICH

Rating: 2239

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A draughts player, born in 1992. A multiple women's national champion. The peak of her career was in 2017 when she came very close to winning the women's world championship but ultimately had to settle for silver.

• European Champion U27 (2018)
• Women's World vice-champion (2017)
• Winner of the 2nd World Mind Sports Games (2012)

No. 3 gmif OLGA KAMYCHLEEVA

Rating: 2239

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A Dutch draughts player, born in 1973. Olga returned to draughts after a long break in 2015, immediately winning bronze at the Women's World Championship. A year later, she played a world title match against Sadowska, which she lost.

• Women's World Champion (2003)
• 3-time Women's World Championship medalist (1993, 1997, 2015)
• World Team Champion (2022)

No. 4 gmif VIKTORIYA MOTRICHKO

Rating: 2230

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A Ukrainian draughts player, born in 1989. Viktoria is the most successful player from Ukraine. At the beginning of her path, she played mainly Brazilian draughts. The capstone of her career was winning the Women's World Championship in 2008.

• 2-time bronze medalist of the Women's World Championship (2011, 2021)
• bronze medalist of Women’s European Championship (2022)
• 3-time Women's European Champion Rapid (2014, 2019, 2021)
• Women's World Champion Blitz (2022)

No. 5 gmif MATRENA NOGOVITSYNA

Rating: 2224

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A draughts player, born in 1991. Matrena was 13 when she took 3rd place at the European Women's Championship, a great feat to achieve at such a young age.

• Women's World Champion (2021)
• Women's European Champion (2018)
• 3-time Women's World Champion Rapid

No. 6 cmff VIKTORIYA NIKALAYEVA

Rating: 2213

A Candidate for FMJD Master Women (cmff)

A draughts player, born in 2005. From an early age, she has won plenty of international youth tournaments in her age category.

• European Team Champion (2021)
• 2nd place in the World Youth Championship G16 (2019)
• 1st place in the World Youth Championship G13 (2018)
• 2nd place in the Women's National Championship (2021)

No. 7 mff TUNAARA FEDOROVA

Rating: 2208

Master of Federation Female (mff)

A draughts player, born in 2005. Many important achievements, such as:

• World Cup winner (2021)
• 3-time Youth World Champion (2021, 2019, 2015)
• Youth European Champion (2018)
• 3rd place in the Women's Russian Championship (2021)

No. 8 ANNELI VESKI

Rating: 2198

An Estonian draughts player, born in 1973. In 2021 she returned to active play after nearly 20 years, and her former high ranking immediately placed her in the TOP-10. Previously, she was ranked #7 on the rating list in 2001.

• 13. place in the Women's World Championship (1995)
• 2-time Estonian Women's Champion (1992,1993)

No. 9 gmif DARYA TKACHENKO

Rating: 2190

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A draughts player, born in 1983. She became the Women's World Champion for the first time in 2005. Darya is quite successful when it comes to rapid and blitz games.

• 4-time World Champion Women (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011)
• European Champion Women (2006)
• 2-time silver medalist of World Championship Women (2007, 2013)

No. 10 gmif DARYA FEDOROVICH

Rating: 2189

International Grandmaster Female (gmif)

A draughts player, born in 1992. She has become a Women's National Champion several times. Darja is a Women's International grandmaster in draughts-64 and in international draughts.

• 3rd place in Women's World Championship (2019)
• 2-time medalist of the Women's World Championship in Russian draughts (2017, 2019)
• 3-time medalist of the Women's European Championship in Russian draughts (2008, 2014, 2016)