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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]
Miso Cebalo8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Anatoly Vaisser8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Dusan Rajkovic8/11(+7 -2 =2)[games]
Craig Pritchett8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Yuri Balashov8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Vlastimil Jansa7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Mario Leskovar7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Mihai Suba7.5/11(+7 -3 =1)[games]
Vladimir V Zhelnin7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Oleg Chernikov7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Vladimir Kovacevic7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Nikolai M Mishuchkov7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Bo Jacobsen7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Klaus Klundt7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Filipenko7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Georg Danner7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Boris Katalymov7/11(+7 -4 =0)[games]
Vladimir Karasev7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Sergey Trofimov7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Boris Fradkin7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Evgen Chernov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Nikolai Pushkov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Anatoli I Shvedchikov7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Herman van Riemsdijk7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Bojan Kurajica7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Leon S Lederman6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[games]
Bent Sorensen6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Jorn Sloth6.5/11(+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 17 of 17; games 401-424 of 424  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
401. T Harestad vs S Dragasevic  ½-½51201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
402. C Micheli vs Y Emeljashin  ½-½40201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB07 Pirc
403. I Grinberg vs P M Giulian  0-132201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
404. N Malmdin vs M Sawadkuhi  1-058201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
405. Y Frumson vs B Jacobsen  0-150201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
406. A van den Berg vs J Sloth  ½-½8201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
407. B Sorensen vs H Gundersen  ½-½14201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
408. M Trescher vs B Katalymov 0-118201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
409. N Pushkov vs A Rosino  1-018201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
410. S Trofimov vs H Singer  1-032201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
411. B Hammar vs A Kuindzhy  ½-½38201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
412. K Klundt vs G Valenti  ½-½23201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
413. A V Filipenko vs B Brinck-Claussen  ½-½42201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
414. H van Riemsdijk vs E Golcman  ½-½28201121st World Seniors ChampionshipC60 Ruy Lopez
415. W Kelleher vs Jansa  0-155201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
416. N M Mishuchkov vs C Pritchett  ½-½19201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
417. V Zhelnin vs L Lederman  ½-½28201121st World Seniors ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
418. V Karasev vs Balashov  0-153201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
419. D Rajkovic vs N Rashkovsky  1-09201121st World Seniors ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
420. Suba vs O Chernikov  ½-½93201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA13 English
421. D Komljenovic vs V Kovacevic  1-035201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA81 Dutch
422. G Timoscenko vs M Leskovar  1-026201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA60 Benoni Defense
423. M Cebalo vs A Vaisser  ½-½48201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
424. B Kurajica vs V Okhotnik  0-156201121st World Seniors ChampionshipD73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3
 page 17 of 17; games 401-424 of 424  PGN Download
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Nov-13-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: First! But then, I am pretty spry...
Nov-13-11  waustad: I didn't see any games link when finding the official site: http://www.rijekachess.com/index.ph...

Perhaps that will change when it starts.

Nov-14-11  AnalyzeThis: I guess you do need to play the games first.
Nov-14-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: ...not if you visit the Akobian v. World page. They fight their battles with computers, like during that one episode of <Star Trek>.
Nov-14-11  waustad: Often there would be a stub. I'd put one there that gave a "later" message if I were designing the site.
Nov-14-11  whiteshark: <Each days a gift and not a given right> Fight as if it would be your last fight.
Nov-14-11  Everett: Suba is coming in as the European Seniors champion, I think.
Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Is Korchnoi playing? I wish players like Spassky and Karpov would give this a shot. I'm not sure what kind of health Spassky is in, these days, maybe a tournament is no longer possible. I wish he had played a little more serious chess, as a middle aged man.

His autobiography, with some annotated games, would be excellant. I'm surprised this hasn't happened yet. He has played everyone, and been everywhere. He must have some interesting observations. I guess some players are uncomfortable talking about themselves.

Nov-15-11  whiteshark: " The 21st World senior chess championship for men and women is open to all players representing the FIDE Chess Federations, regardless of their title or rating, providing that the men are older than 60 and women 50 years of age.

For example, each participant in the 2011 Championship must be born in 1951 or earlier (women - 1961) to be allowed to participate. There is also no limit of participants per federation. "

In a decade or two I'll take part - promised! :D

Nov-15-11  SimonWebbsTiger: @<HeMateMe>

Korchnoi participated for the Swiss at the Euro Team Championship just recently concluded; so the short answer is: "No".

Nov-15-11  SimonWebbsTiger: btw, I fully agree that a lengthy book on Spassky by Spassky would make a thumping good read.

Boris has always struck me as the most laid back of the world champions, even more so than Tal, so such a book would bound to be full of insightful chess and humouress observations of his colleagues and life as a GM.

The last I heard on his health, Spassky was on the mend after receiving medical care in both France and Russia.

Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  monopole2313: Hope Bojan Kurajica can add a World Senior title to his World Junior title.
Nov-15-11  brankat: <whiteshark> <,In a decade or two I'll take part - promised! :D>

I thought You were eligible already :-)

Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: <SimonWebbsTiger: btw, I fully agree that a lengthy book on Spassky by Spassky would make a thumping good read.>

I agree too, but Spassky would need someone to do all of the analytical work for him because he will be the first to admit, he is chronically lazy. He certainly does not seem to need the money either. Spasskys' "color commentary" for his games and insights about opponents would be a delight!

For now I content myself with "Spassky's 300 Wins" from Chessstars. 1998. The games are entertaining with a wide variety of annotations, but very little personality to the book.

Nov-15-11  diagonal: <each participant in the 2011 Championship must be born in 1951 or earlier (women - 1961) to be allowed to participate>

well, 1951 was the year of birth of (among others):

Anatoli Karpow (ELO 2617, at least semi-retired and de-facto with "frozen" rating points, last tournament two years ago in 2009 with a ELO-perfomance below 2500, since then just one rated game), Jan Timman (ELO 2564, FIDE list november 2011), Ulf Andersson (2582), Rafael Vaganian (2577), Zoltan Ribli (2588), Gyula Sax (2486), Werner Hug (2469, World Junior Champion 1971, never made the GM),

...quite a bunch of notable players but maybe they feel still too young to compete in the Seniors ;-)

Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: Positively ecstatic that Jude Acers is in the tournament again, a pure chess native who consistently lives a lifestyle true to the game. An American original if there ever was one.

Go Jude! Finish first and I will buy you a life time supply of seafood Gumbo mon ami!

Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Does he still run that ad in Chess life "Jude Acers takes on all comers daily at ______(name of restaurant)?
Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: Jude has taken on all comers outside of the Gazebo Cafe on Decatur St.

http://www.gazebocafenola.com/

He can be found there or in the nearby vicinity, a true French quarter fixture with many fans.

He doesn't just play against you, he entertains, tells stories about chess, and can let you know where all the historic chess locales are in the big sleazy.

Don't ever skip visiting him if you are in New Orleans, he is a true bank of chess information and entertainment plus he also knows where the best food and music are there!

Nov-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Ah....the Gazebo. That was the word I was trying to remember.
Nov-15-11  belgradegambit: 1st round games are up on the site http://www.rijekachess.com/index.ph... The well known names like Balashov, Cebalo , Suba, Jansa all won.
Nov-15-11  belgradegambit: Jude won his 1st round game and plays Jansa in round 2.
Nov-16-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bishoprick: The Mihai Suba game is worth taking a look at. Two knight and two pawns vs. two bishops and two pawns. Mighty instructive, and lots of fun!
Nov-16-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bishoprick: Jude Acers love of chess is what chess used to be about. I knew him many years ago, in Greenwich Village, John Fischer's and wherever else chess was being played in NY (yes, even the Marshall and the Manhattan clubs). I'm happy to see him competing seriously again, and wish him well. I know he's having fun.
Nov-16-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: What was he doing in NYC, if he was running that New Orleans Gazebo ad in every issue of Chess Life for the past 30 years?
Nov-16-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bishoprick: That was a long time before that, when he was still a kid and just posting pieces at the demonstration boards at the US Championships. New Orleans was later, although I believe I ran into him in San Francisco at one time. All that was long ago. . .
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