Zitat von Conrad Schormann am 8. November 2023, 14:48 Uhr

 

Hard-fought title wins at World Senior Championship 2023

 

 

The 31st Edition of the World Senior Chess Championship ended on Sunday, 5th November after exciting eleven rounds of play. 

WGM Calzetta Ruiz Monica (Spain; pictured below) clinched the title Women 50+ section after making a short eight-move draw in her last-round game against WIM Burchardt Brigitte (Germany) and scoring 8½ points total. 

WGM Galina Strutinskaia (FIDE; pictured below) also drew in the final round with WGM Tatiana Bogumil (FIDE) and netted 8 points to finish second and secure gold in the Women 65+ section.

The Women 50+ and 65+ categories were merged into a single 11-round Swiss tournament as proposed by the organizing committee. Prizes were awarded separately to the best players in both sections according to the final standings.

Final standings Women’s Section: 

1	WGM Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2239	8½
2	WGM Strutinskaia, Galina	FID	2114	8
3	IM Klinova, Masha	ISR	2249	7
4	WGM Makropoulou, Marina	GRE	2081	7
5	WIM Tereladze, Sopio	GEO	2215	7
6	WIM Krasenkowa, Elena	POL	2089	7
7	WFM Folkova, Martina	CZE	2022	6½
8	WIM Burchardt, Brigitte	GER	2124	6½
9	WGM Bogumil, Tatiana	FID	2080	6½
10	WIM Lauterbach, Ingrid	ENG	2026	6½

The  Open 65+ competition was a very close race, with John Nunn (England) and Daniel Campora (Argentina) leading most of the tournament. In the decisive final round, Nunn pulled off a crucial victory against Martins Wagner Madeira, while Campora, who was a half point ahead, fell to Lubomir Ftacnik.

As a result, Nunn and Ftacnik tied for the first place, with the former claiming gold thanks to a slightly better Buchholz. As many as five players tied for third place, but tiebreaks favoured Nikolay Legky, who took bronze. 

Final standings Open 65+ Section:

1	GM Nunn, John	ENG	2560	8½
2	GM Ftacnik, Lubomir	SVK	2451	8½
3	GM Legky, Nikolay	FRA	2348	8
4	GM Knaak, Rainer	GER	2451	8
5	GM Campora, Daniel	ARG	2343	8
6	GM Vaganian, Rafael	ARM	2493	8
7	IM Reprintsev, Alexander	UKR	2227	8
8	FM Madeira Wagner, Martins	BRA	2012	7½
9	IM Renman, Nils-Gustaf	SWE	2324	7½
10	IM Rooze, Jan	BEL	2245	7½

In the Open 50+ category, GM Adams Michael (England)  emerged victorious in a tough contest with GMs Suat Atalik (Serbia), Ivan Morovic Fernandez (Chile) and Maxim Novik (Lithuania). Coming into the final round a half point behind the leader Atalik, Adams beat Martin Mrva (Slovakia) with the black pieces.

Meanwhile, Suat made a quick draw with Michele Godena (Italy) on the white side of the QGD and shared first place with Adams but had to settle for silver due to slightly inferior tiebreaks. There was a tie for third place as well, but the bronze goes to Maxim Novik, again by dint of a better Buchholz over Michele Godena.

Final standings Open 50+ Section: 

1	GM Adams, Michael	ENG	2670	8½
2	GM Atalik, Suat	SRB	2427	8½
3	GM Novik, Maxim	LTU	2375	8
4	GM Godena, Michele	ITA	2441	8
5	GM Morovic Fernandez, Ivan	CHI	2488	7½
6	GM Stefansson, Hannes	ISL	2529	7½
7	GM Dlugy, Maxim	USA	2520	7½
8	IM Cummings, David	CAN	2325	7½
9	FM Nikolaidis, Konstantinos	GRE	2096	7½
10	GM Holzke, Frank	GER	2473	7½

Complete results and final standings

Photos: Patricia Claros Aguilar.

Official website: worldseniorchess2023.com