Besschastnov - Valiuk. World Draughts-64 Championship 1998

Aleksandr Besschastnov (Ukraine) - Andrey Valiuk (Belarus) - 1-1. 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 Zalew