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World records

One player against many boards at once: with or without sight of the boards, with or without a clock.

Newest record: J.Slump, clock simultaneous, 13 June 2026.

Recognized world records

Officially recognized by the FMJD.

Blindfold simultaneous

32 boards T.Sijbrands

Hilversum, Netherlands, 19–21 December 2014

46 points (71.9%), 48 h 38 m of play

Show all 15 records since 1950
Date Player Place Boards Points Score Time played
19–21 Dec 2014 T.Sijbrands Hilversum, Netherlands
32
 46 71.9% 48 h 38 m
7 Jul 2012 E.Prosman Delft, Netherlands
30
 42 70% 28 h 35 m
26 Sep 2009 T.Sijbrands Amsterdam, Netherlands
28
 43 77% 41 h 38 m
4 Jul 2008 E.Prosman Delft, Netherlands
27
 38 70.4% 22 h 07 m
4 Oct 2007 T.Sijbrands Tilburg, Netherlands
25
 46 92% 28 h 23 m
17 Dec 2004 T.Sijbrands Lutten, Netherlands
24
 44 91.7% 24 h 41 m
21 Dec 2002 T.Sijbrands Lutten, Netherlands
22
 39 88.6% 19 h 32 m
6 Nov 1999 T.Sijbrands Gouda, Netherlands
20
 37 92.5% 15 h 00 m
21 Aug 1993 T.Sijbrands Venlo, Netherlands
18
 32 88.9% 13 h 30 m
13 Apr 1991 T.Sijbrands Middelburg, Netherlands
15
 28 93.3% 11 h 00 m
17 Aug 1987 T.Sijbrands IJmuiden, Netherlands
14
 25 89.3% 11 h 05 m
9 Feb 1986 T.Sijbrands Cannes, France
12
 23 95.8% 7 h 31 m
18 Dec 1982 T.Sijbrands Den Haag, Netherlands
10
 19 95% 6 h 20 m
11 Jun 1955 W.Huisman Den Haag, Netherlands
8
 11 68.8%
8 Jun 1950 P.Roozenburg Leiden, Netherlands
5
 7 70%

Simultaneous games

251 boards J.Stokkel

Hengelo, Netherlands, 6 November 2010

410 points (81.7%), 17 h 46 m of play, 174 won, 62 drawn, 15 lost

Show all 8 records since 1962
Date Player Place Boards Points Score Time played
6 Nov 2010 J.Stokkel Hengelo, Netherlands
251
 410 81.7% 17 h 46 m
2 Sep 2006 A.van Berkel Tilburg, Netherlands
249
 405 81.3% 19 h 27 m
16 Jun 1984 J.van der Wal Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
225
 428 95.1% 18 h 17 m
30 Apr 1983 H.Wiersma Valkenburg, Netherlands
210
 371 88.3% 13 h 20 m
31 May 1980 H.Wiersma Slagharen, Netherlands
200
 366 91.5% 12 h 01 m
23 Jul 1975 H.Wiersma Hierden, Netherlands
187
 341 91.2% 10 h 37 m
10 Jun 1967 T.Sijbrands Amersfoort, Netherlands
169
 273 80.8% 12 h 00 m
27 Jan 1962 Baba Sy Den Haag, Netherlands
150
 257 85.7% 7 h 50 m

Clock simultaneous

54 boards J.Slump

Westerhaar, Netherlands, 13 June 2026

Show all 13 records since 2007
Date Player Place Boards Points Score Time played
13 Jun 2026 J.Slump Westerhaar, Netherlands
54
12 Oct 2025 W.Sipma Hijken, Netherlands
52
 73 70.2% 6 h 00 m
16 Sep 2023 M.van IJzendoorn Gouda, Netherlands
50
 88 88% 4 h 24 m
30 Dec 2015 A.Georgiev Almere, Netherlands
45
 68 75.6% 4 h 35 m
17 May 2014 M.Barkel Vriezenveen, Netherlands
43
 64 74.4% 4 h 30 m
17 Nov 2012 A.Georgiev Emmeloord, Netherlands
42
 68 81% 4 h 39 m
27 Aug 2011 M.Barkel Vriezenveen, Netherlands
40
 57 71.3%
4 Aug 2011 J.van den Akker Brunssum, Netherlands
37
 56 75.7%
3 Apr 2010 B. Provoost Hengelo, Netherlands
34
 49 72.1%
28 Dec 2008 J.M.Ndjofang Emmeloord, Netherlands
33
 58 87.9%
10 Oct 2008 A. van Berkel Tilburg, Netherlands
32
 45 70.3%
13 Jul 2008 J.van den Akker Den Haag, Netherlands
30
 45 75%
21 Sep 2007 A.Shvarzman Emmeloord, Netherlands
25
 43 86%

Recognized achievements

Performances acknowledged by the FMJD outside the official record categories.

Blindfold simultaneous, Italian draughts

23 boards Michele Borghetti

Varazze, Italy, 18 August 2003

40 points (87%), 17 won, 6 drawn, 0 lost

Simultaneous games, draughts-64 women

102 boards T.Tansykkuzhina

Ufa, Russia, 4 October 2009

86 points (84%), 4 h 30 m of play

Duration record

59 hours H.Stoop

Culemborg, Netherlands, 25–27 August 2011

Show all 2 records since 1985
Date Player Place Duration
25–27 Aug 2011 H.Stoop Culemborg, Netherlands
59 h 00 m
16–18 Aug 1985 F.Elzinga, L.v.d.Mey, T.Zoon, N.Leemberg Netherlands
58 h 00 m

Other records

Historical performances listed for reference.

Duration record, simultaneous games

28 hours H.Wiersma

Amsterdam, 15–16 April 1983

428 boards, 796 points (93%)

Show all 2 records since 1976
Date Player Place Duration Boards Points Score
15–16 Apr 1983 H.Wiersma Amsterdam
28 h 00 m
 428 796 93%
5–6 Nov 1976 H.Wiersma Den Haag, Netherlands
26 h 00 m
 470 898 95%

Draughts and chess simultaneous

85 boards J. van der Wal

Stadskanaal, Netherlands, 23 June 1996

157 points (92.4%), 8 h 00 m of play, 76 won, 5 drawn, 4 lost

Blindfold simultaneous, checkers

28 boards W.Gardner

Sheffield, England, September 1905

32 points (57.1%), 10 won, 12 drawn, 6 lost