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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
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]
Anatoly Vaisser8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Craig Pritchett8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Miso Cebalo8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Dusan Rajkovic8/11(+7 -2 =2)[games]
Yuri Balashov8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Vladimir V Zhelnin7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Vlastimil Jansa7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Mario Leskovar7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Vladimir Kovacevic7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Nikolai M Mishuchkov7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Mihai Suba7.5/11(+7 -3 =1)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Oleg Chernikov7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Klaus Klundt7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Vladimir Karasev7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Anatoli I Shvedchikov7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Herman van Riemsdijk7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Bojan Kurajica7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Bo Jacobsen7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Georg Danner7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Boris Katalymov7/11(+7 -4 =0)[games]
Sergey Trofimov7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Boris Fradkin7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Evgen Chernov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Alexander Filipenko7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Nikolai Pushkov7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Bent Sorensen6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Jorn Sloth6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[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 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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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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