World Senior Chess Championship


The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation.


Originally, the age limit was 60 years for the men, and 50 for the women. Since 2014, the Senior Championship is split in two different age categories with consequently two male and two female titles: 50+ and 65+, which require the participants to reach the age of 50 and 65 years by December 31 of the year of the event, respectively (these age restrictions are unified across both genders).


The championship is organized as an eleven-round Swiss system tournament. It is an open tournament, and each FIDE member federation may send as many players as desired. A separate women's tournament is held if there are enough participants (at least 10 women from four different FIDE zones).


The men's winner (both categories) is awarded the title of Grandmaster if he did not already have it; the women's winner (both categories) receives the Woman Grandmaster title if she did not already hold it.


A dispute in the 18th World Senior Chess Championship over the tiebreaker rules in use was resolved by FIDE by declaring two players joint winners of the men's section.


So far one male World Chess Champion – Vasily Smyslov – has gone on to win the World Senior Championship as well (at age of 70 in 1991). He has also been the first Senior World Chess Champion ever. Nona Gaprindashvili is the only female World Chess Champion to obtain the World Senior title as well.


The oldest World Senior Champion, male or female - before the split in two different age categories has been made - is Viktor Korchnoi who won the title at age of 75 and a half (in 2006, his only participation).


Vlastimil Jansa won then the 65+ section at age of 76 in 2018 (his first gold medal), Gaprindashvili won the same year in the women group 65+ at age of 77. Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga of Peru (born in 1967) is the youngest Senior World Chess Champion, section 50+, at age of 50 in 2017.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Winners


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




History


The 8th World Senior Championship was held 9–23 November 1998 in Grieskirchen, Austria.
Vladimir Bagirov (Latvia) won the 200-player men's section on tie-break over Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany), both with 8.5/11.
Ten players tied a half point behind with 8.0/11, including former World Championship Candidates Mark Taimanov and Borislav Ivkov, the first ever World Junior Chess Champion.
WGM Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia) won the 24-player women's section outright with 9.5 points.


The 13th World Senior Championship was held 16–29 November 2003 in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
IM Yuri Shabanov (Russia) won the 272-player men's section 9.0/11 on tie-break over GM Jānis Klovāns (Latvia) and IM Vladimir Bukal (Croatia). Khmiadashvili (Georgia) won the 22-player women's section 7.5/9 on tie-break over WGM Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine).


The 14th World Senior Championship was held 24 October–5 November 2004 in Halle (Saale), Germany.
IM Yuri Shabanov (Russia) defended his championship, winning the 215-player men's section on a tie-break with five players scoring 8.5/11.
GM Elena Fatalibekova (Russia) won the 19-player women's section outright with 8.0/9.


The 16th World Senior Chess Championship was held 11–23 September 2006 in Arvier, Italy.
Former World Chess Championship challenger and top seed GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) won the 126-player men's section 9.0/11.
Competing in his first and sole Seniors' Championship, Korchnoi won his first four games, drew in the fifth round with Jānis Klovāns, and then won the next three again. Entering the ninth round with a full point lead, Korchnoi drew his final three games to take the € 3000 gold medal. WGM Ludmila Saunina (Russia), won the 14-player women's section by a full point, 8.5/11, to earn € 700.



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#YearCityMen's winnerWomen's winner
11991
 Bad Wörishofen (Germany)

 Vasily Smyslov (Russia)

 Eva Ladanyine-Karakas (Hungary)
21992
 Bad Wörishofen (Germany)

 Efim Geller (Russia)

 Eva Ladanyine-Karakas (Hungary)
31993
 Bad Wildbad (Germany)

 Mark Taimanov (Russia)

 Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Russia)
41994
 Biel/Bienne (Switzerland)

 Mark Taimanov (Russia)

 Eva Ladanyine-Karakas (Hungary)
51995
 Bad Liebenzell (Germany)

 Evgeny Vasiukov (Russia)

 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia)
61996
 Bad Liebenzell (Germany)

 Alexey Suetin (Russia)

 Valentina Kozlovskaya (Russia)
71997
 Bad Wildbad (Germany)

 Jānis Klovāns (Latvia)

 Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Russia)
81998
 Grieskirchen (Austria)

 Vladimir Bagirov (Latvia)

 Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia)
91999
 Gladenbach (Germany)

 Jānis Klovāns (Latvia)

 Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia)
102000
 Rowy (Poland)

 Oleg Chernikov (Russia)

 Elena Fatalibekova (Russia)
112001
 Arco (Italy)

 Jānis Klovāns (Latvia)

 Elena Fatalibekova (Russia)
122002
 Naumburg (Germany)

 Jusefs Petkevich (Latvia)

 Marta Litinskaya (Ukraine)
132003
 Bad Zwischenahn (Germany)

 Yuri Shabanov (Russia)

 Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia)
142004
 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)

 Yuri Shabanov (Russia)

 Elena Fatalibekova (Russia)
152005
 Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy)

 Liuben Spassov (Bulgaria)

 Ludmila Saunina (Russia)
162006
 Arvier (Italy)

 Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)

 Ludmila Saunina (Russia)
172007
 Gmunden (Austria)

 Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania)

 Hanna Ereńska-Barlo (Poland)
182008
 Bad Zwischenahn (Germany)

 Larry Kaufman (USA) and  Mihai Suba (Romania)

 Tamara Vilerte (Latvia)
192009
 Condino (Italy)

 Mišo Cebalo (Croatia)

 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia)
202010
 Arco (Italy)

 Anatoly Vaisser (France)

 Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia)
212011
 Opatija (Croatia)

 Vladimir Okhotnik (France)

 Galina Strutinskaya (Russia)
222012
 Kamena Vourla (Greece)

 Jens Kristiansen (Denmark)

 Galina Strutinskaya (Russia)
232013
 Opatija (Croatia)

 Anatoly Vaisser (France)

 Yelena Ankudinova (Kazakhstan)
242014
 Katerini (Greece)

 Anatoly Vaisser (France) (65+)
 Zurab Sturua (Georgia) (50+)
 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) (65+)
 Svetlana Mednikova (Russia) (50+)
252015
 Acqui Terme (Italy)

 Vladimir Okhotnik (France) (65+)
 Predrag Nikolic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (50+)
 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) (65+)
 Galina Strutinskaia (Russia) (50+)
262016
 Marianske Lazne (Czech Republic)

 Anatoly Vaisser (France) (65+)
 Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia) (50+)
 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) (65+)
 Tatiana Bogumil (Russia) (50+)
272017
 Acqui Terme (Italy)

 Evgeny Sveshnikov (Russia) (65+)
 Julio Granda (Peru) (50+)
 Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgia) (65+)
 Elvira Berend (Luxembourg) (50+)
282018
 Bled (Slovenia)

 Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic) (65+)
 Karen Movsziszian (Armenia) (50+)
 Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) (65+)
 Elvira Berend (Luxembourg) (50+)
292019
 Oradea (Romania)


See also


  • European Senior Chess Championship

  • Asian Senior Chess Championship


References







  • FIDE, "D.VIII.01. World Senior (Women) Championship", FIDE Handbook, archived from the original on 2007-06-08.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • Crowther, Mark (23 November 1998), THE WEEK IN CHESS 211: 8th World Senior Championships, London Chess Center


  • FIDE, World Senior Championship 2003


  • FIDE, World Senior Championship 2004


  • 15th World Senior Chess Championship, Chess-Results.com


  • Viktor Korchnoi wins World Senior Championship, Chessbase.com News, 23 September 2006


  • 17th Chess Senior World Championship 2007

  • Mark Weeks: About World Chess Championship

  • Official website of the 18th Senior World Championship (2008)


  • FIDE Presidential Board meeting 1st quarter 2009 - containing the decision to declare Kaufman and Suba co-winners.


  • Gaprindashvili and Cebalo become World Senior Champions Chessdom.com


  • Tamar Khmiadashvili and Anatoly Vaisser are World Senior Champions Chessdom.com








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