GM Vaisser Anatoly, WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar crowned World Senior Chess Champions

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World Senior Champion GM Vaisser Anatoly of France.

World Senior Champion WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar of Georgia.

Hello Everyone,

The Senior World Championships has been an exciting event concluding with the crowning of the World Senior Champions GM Vaisser Anatoly of France and WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar of Georgia.

GM Anatoly Vaisser shared first with Evgeny Sveshnikov at Sochi 1983, tied for 2nd–3rd with Viswanathan Anand, behind István Csom, at New Delhi 1987, and took second, behind Vladimir Malaniuk, at Budapest 1989.

Since 1991, Vaisser has represented France. He won the French championship at Narbonne 1997, and was twice Sub-Champion (1996 and 2001). Vaisser played twice for France in Chess Olympiads: In 1998, at fourth board in 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+2 −1 =4); In 2002, at second reserve board in 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+2 −3 =1).[2]

Vaisser was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1982 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1985.

The final standings are as follows:

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1. GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2507 8,5 8,5 0,0 55,0

2. GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2499 8,5 8,5 0,0 54,0

3. GM Dydyshko Viacheslav BLR 2547 8,5 8,5 0,0 54,0

4. GM Kaufman Larry C USA 2413 8,5 8,5 0,0 49,5

5. IM Shvedchikov Anatoli I RUS 2421 8,0 8,0 0,0 51,5

6. GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2499 8,0 8,0 0,0 51,5

7. IM Rukavina Josip CRO 2423 8,0 8,0 0,0 51,0

8. IM Filipenko Alexander V RUS 2327 8,0 8,0 0,0 50,5

9. GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2466 8,0 8,0 0,0 50,0

10. IM Van Riemsdijk Herman C BRA 2390 8,0 8,0 0,0 49,0

11 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2493 8,0 8,0 0,0 47,0

Women's section

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1. WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO 2162 7,0 7,0 1,0 37,5

2. GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2363 7,0 7,0 1,0 34,0

3. WIM Fomina Tatyana EST 2256 7,0 7,0 1,0 34,0

4. WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS 2270 6,5 6,5 0,0 31,0

5. WFM Miednikova Swietlana RUS 2146 5,0 5,0 0,0 27,0

6. WFM Khropova Larisa RUS 2037 5,0 5,0 0,0 27,0

7. WIM Borisova Borislava SWE 2096 5,0 5,0 0,0 27,0

8. WFM Komysheva Margarita RUS 2084 5,0 5,0 0,0 24,0

9. Tsygankova Enni UZB 0 5,0 5,0 0,0 23,0

10. Chireykina Natalia RUS 1799 5,0 5,0 0,0 21,5

You can find the complete results here and check more details at the official homepage here. You can also find some very nice games from the championship here. You can find a lot of details about the history of the World Senior Chess Championships here.

The Championship was played over 11 rounds (9 rounds in Women ch) of the Swiss System. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one (FIDE rules 2006).

Former World Champion and defending Senior World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili started the last round with a half-point advantage but had to settle for a draw with Black against WFM Margarita Komysheva.

You can find a very nice report at the www.chessdom.com website also.

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