The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts, since 1973 organised among women by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). Since 1981 the championship occurs every two years. In the even year following the tournament must take place the World Title match.
The first began in 1973 in the Netherlands and has had winners from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia. The current women's champion is Zoja Golubeva, she previously won the championship 15 times.
| Year | Location | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1975 | Netherlands Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Soviet Union |
| 1976 | Netherlands Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Soviet Union |
| 1977 | Netherlands Amsterdam | Elena Mikhailovskaya | Soviet Union |
| 1979 | Netherlands Sneek
Soviet Union Minsk (barrage) |
Ludmilla Meijler-Sochnenko | Soviet Union |
| 1980 | Netherlands De Lier (Nederland) | Elena Altsjoel | Soviet Union |
| 1981 | Soviet Union Riga (Latvia) | Olga Levina | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1982 (match) | Soviet Union Moscow | Elena Altsjoel | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1983 | Poland Sandomierz | Elena Altsjoel | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1984 (match) | Soviet Union Tallinn | Elena Altsjoel | Soviet Union USSR |
| 1985 | France Cannes | Elena Altsjoel | Soviet Union |
| 1986 (match) | Soviet Union Minsk | Zoja Golubeva | Soviet Union |
| 1987 | Soviet Union Minsk | Olga Levina | Soviet Union |
| 1988 (match) | Soviet Union Yalta | Zoja Golubeva | Soviet Union |
| 1989 | Netherlands Rosmalen | Olga Levina | Soviet Union |
| 1990 (match) | Soviet Union Pitsunda | Zoja Golubeva | Soviet Union |
| 1991 | Belarus Minsk | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1992 (match) | Ukraine Kiev | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1993 | Netherlands Brunssum | Olga Levina | Ukraine |
| 1994 (match) | Not held | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1995 | Mali Bamako | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1996 (match) | Netherlands Vught | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1997 | Poland Mińsk Mazowiecki | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 1999 | Russia Yakutsk | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2000 (match) | Netherlands Zutphen (Netherlands) | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2001 | Netherlands Velp | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Russia |
| 2002 (match) | Latvia and Russia | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Russia |
| 2003 | Netherlands Zoutelande | Olga Kamyshleeva | Netherlands |
| 2004 (match) | Russia Ufa | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Russia |
| 2005 | Italy Latronico | Darya Tkachenko | Ukraine |
| 2006 (match) | Russia and Ukraine | Darya Tkachenko | Ukraine |
| 2007 | Russia Yakutsk | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Russia |
| 2008 (match) | Ukraine and Russia | Darya Tkachenko | Ukraine |
| 2010 | Russia Ufa | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2011 (match) | Ukraine Rivne | Tamara Tansykkuzhina | Russia |
| 2013 | Mongolia Ulan Bator | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2015 (match) | Kazakhstan Astana | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2015 | China Wuhan | Zoja Golubeva | Latvia |
| 2016 (match) | Poland/Latvia | Zoja Golubeva v Natalia Sadowska |