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21st World Seniors Championship Tournament

Vladimir Okhotnik9/11(+8 -1 =2)[games]
Gennadij Timoscenko8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Davorin Komljenovic8.5/11(+7 -1 =3)[games]
Yuri Balashov8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Dusan Rajkovic8/11(+7 -2 =2)[games]
Craig Pritchett8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Anatoly Vaisser8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Miso Cebalo8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Vladimir V Zhelnin7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Mario Leskovar7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Nikolai M Mishuchkov7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Mihai Suba7.5/11(+7 -3 =1)[games]
Vlastimil Jansa7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Oleg Chernikov7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Vladimir Kovacevic7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Sergey Trofimov7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Boris Fradkin7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Anatoli I Shvedchikov7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Nikolai Pushkov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Boris Katalymov7/11(+7 -4 =0)[games]
Evgen Chernov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Herman van Riemsdijk7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Georg Danner7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Bojan Kurajica7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Alexander Filipenko7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Bo Jacobsen7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Klaus Klundt7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Vladimir Karasev7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Jorn Sloth6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Leon S Lederman6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[games]
Josip Rukavina6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
(156 players total; 124 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
21st World Seniors Championship (2011)

The 21st World Seniors championship was held at Opatija, Croatia from 14th-27th November, 2011.

After 11 rounds, Vladimir Okhotnik finished in first place, thereby earning the GM title.

References: (1) http://www.crochess.com/ (Croatian chess federation), (2) http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-... (news article), (3) http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_....

 page 2 of 17; games 26-50 of 424  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. V Karasev vs W G Doubleday  1-032201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
27. Y Yakovlev vs B Katalymov  0-136201121st World Seniors ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
28. A V Filipenko vs N Hocevar  1-042201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
29. Franz Sattler vs J Sloth  0-148201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
30. C Pritchett vs A Waisberg  1-044201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
31. M H Ozbilen vs A Yasseen  1-041201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
32. J Rooze vs A Elfert  1-035201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
33. O Strand vs B Sorensen  0-127201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
34. A Vikulov vs R Blaeser  1-038201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
35. M Guaglianone vs B Jacobsen  0-150201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
36. M Leskovar vs L Benson  1-034201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
37. A Gousseinov vs E Chernov  0-130201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
38. H Neumann vs S Dragasevic  0-137201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
39. B Hammar vs B Filzmaier  1-022201121st World Seniors ChampionshipC10 French
40. A Vaisser vs E Simon Padros  1-031201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA40 Queen's Pawn Game
41. N Rashkovsky vs B Hammar 1-030201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
42. S Dragasevic vs G Timoscenko  0-160201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
43. V Kovacevic vs H Singer  ½-½28201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
44. E Golcman vs K Hulak  0-137201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
45. Jansa vs J Acers 1-043201121st World Seniors ChampionshipC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
46. E M Fucak vs Suba  0-138201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
47. D Komljenovic vs A Jadrijevic  1-073201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
48. A Rosino vs M Cebalo  0-140201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
49. B Fradkin vs R Altshul  ½-½38201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
50. C Frick vs Balashov  1-033201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 2 of 17; games 26-50 of 424  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Nov-16-11  belgradegambit: Jansa beat Acers who tried a Schlielman. Heoverlooked a 2 move combo that won some pawns.
Nov-17-11  waustad: I just looked at Katalymov vs Rashkovsky 1-0. It must have been on time, since white looks dead lost.
Nov-17-11  waustad: OK, looking at chess-results.com, they have it as 0-1.
Nov-17-11  waustad: Jude Acers first opponent was Hans Sax. Uberall wahn!
Nov-18-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: <Rashkovsky > beat the pawnbroker.
Nov-20-11  Antiochus: Nice combinative win Jansa vs L Ptacnikova, 2011
Nov-21-11  dangerhump: There are lots of older players it would be fun to see play in an event like this. I guess you hit a certain age and it's too painful to see the decline in your abilities for some people.

ROMAN DZINDZICHASHVILI - 2500+
WALTER BROWNE - 2450
LAJOS PORTISCH - 2500+
ANDREW SOLTIS - 2400+
FLORIN GHEORGHIU -2380
LEV ALBURT - 2500+
BORIS GULKO - 2500+

These are just a few names off the top of my head that I would enjoy seeing games from again, I'm sure there are others.

Nov-22-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Only two draws on this page, out of 25 games. Who sez middle aged guys like a quiet game?
Nov-22-11  paavoh: @dangerhump: <There are lots of older players it would be fun to see play in an event like this> Jorn Sloth did well in the CC World championships, IIRC.
Nov-23-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: I guess Viktor Korchnoi didn't want to participate.
Nov-25-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Just 4 rounds?
Nov-25-11  Antiochus: by round 10
William Kelleher won a sensational win against the russian Kuyindzhi(2435). Tomorrow is a rest day,
but on November 27 he will have white pieces against Vlastimil Jansa. Live Games http://www.rijekachess.com/index.ph... The time is 11:00 am (New York).
Nov-25-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: < Antiochus >

Thanks for the link! :)

Nov-25-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I recognize a few names here--Balishov, Timoshenko, a couple of others. Is it Plus 50 to be eligible for this? A shame some of our best players from the 70s and 80s aren't interested in this.

Anyone for Seirwan v. Karpov, reduex?

Nov-26-11  Xeroxx: Is Korchnoi too old to parcicipate in this?
Nov-26-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: No, too greedy, and too mean.
Nov-26-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I suppose there's no money in something like this, but surely the players get their travel and hotel paid for? With that in mind, I would think some of the older heavyweights like Huebner, Robert Byrne, Yaz, Lev Alburt, et. al., would be happy to play some new games against their old opponents. Sort of like Fischer/Spassky, 1992. It's not as though they are trying to go up against Aronian or Carlsen.
Nov-27-11  GlennOliver: I'd like to see some of the qualifying English GMs, like Jon Speelman and Keith Arkell, for instance, taking part in future tournaments.
Nov-27-11  Prugno: It appears that the older generations have learned to use their mobile phones, but are not so good when it comes to turning them off. Look at what happened to GM Hulak: http://www.rijekachess.com/index.ph...
Nov-27-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Is the cell phone ringing an automatic game forfeit?
Nov-28-11  dx9293: IM Vladimir Okhotnik wins, and becomes a Grandmaster. Congratulations!
Nov-28-11  Antiochus: Well, the tournament finished yesterday.
IM Vladimir Okhotnik, the greatest surprise on the event, was the champion http://www.chess-results.com/tnr518... IM's Vladimir V Zhelnin and Mario Leopoldo Leskovar were surprises too. IM's Alexander Kuyindzhi and the former correspondence champion Jorn Sloth , obtained sensational wins, but then disappointed.
PGN games here
http://www.rijekachess.com/index.ph...
Nov-30-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Maybe the tournament IS only 4 games long (per player).
Dec-07-11  Everett: <chessgames.com>

Are there any more games from this tournament?

Mar-21-12  waustad: The minimum age is 60 for men and 50 for women if I recall corectly.
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