IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are World Senior Chess Champions 2012

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IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are 2012 FIDE World Senior Chess Champions, after they won the most prestigious senior title in the world at the WSCC in the 5 star Galini Hotel in Kamena Vourla, Greece. WGM Strutinskaya from Russia was the defending champion. 

 

IM Kristiansen finished with 9,0/11, half a point ahead of his closest competitors – silver medalist GM Anntoly Vassier and the bronze medalist GM Evgeny Sveshnikov. IM Kristiansen started as 9th seeded in the competition and was held to a draw right from the start in round 1. He quickly recovered and gained speed to achieve 7 wins in the next 9 games, drawing only with the two rating favorites GM Evgeny Sveshnikov in round 5 and GM Anatoly Vaisser in round 9. This left him at the leader’s position for the last 4 rounds, and a draw in the final game against GM Miso Cebalo was enough to confirm the dominance of the Danish player.

 

WGM Galina Strutinskaya got a dramatic title from the World Senior Chess Championship for ladies. She finished with 7,5/11, the same points as the silver medalist WGM Tamar Khmiadashvili and the bronze medalist WGM Elena Fatalibekova, but a better tiebreak brought her the gold medal. WGM Galina Strutinskaya had a rough start after a draw and loss in the 2nd and 3rd round. She quickly recovered with three consecutive, in round 6 she defeated the rating favorite GM Nona Gaprindashvili, however right after that she lost with white her round 7 game against WIM Titorenko. A final sprint of 3,0/4, WGM Galina Strutinskaya caught the leaders and surpassed them on tiebreak. Find the complete standings in the extended post. More details on the official website.

Final Ranking (Women's section) after 11 Rounds
1 WGM Strutinskaya Galina N RUS 2325 7.5
2 WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO 2115 7.5
3 WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS 2266 7.5
4 WIM Titorenko Natalia I RUS 2137 7.0
5 WFM Lopatin Olga GER 2091 7.0
6 WFM Ankudinova Yelena KAZ 2147 7.0
7 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2350 6.5
8 WIM Melashvili Nino GEO 2128 6.5
9 WIM Miednikova Swietlana RUS 2193 6.5
10 WFM Beliaeva Natalia RUS 2006 6.5
11 WFM Khropova Larisa RUS 2014 6.5
12 WIM Beltz Martina GER 2097 6.0
13 WFM Kierzek Mira MKD 2010 6.0
14 WGM Saunina Ludmila RUS 2272 6.0
15 WFM Bogumil Tatiana RUS 2101 5.5
16 Kabanova Irina RUS 1976 5.5
17 Tsygankova Enni UZB 1843 4.0
18 Afanasieva Elena RUS 1605 3.5
19 Hoose Hannelore GER 1750 3.5
20 Korneeva Tamara RUS 1808 3.0
21 Arginbayeva Maryana KAZ 0 1.0
22 Savostina Larisa RUS 1620 1.0

Final Ranking (Open section) after 11 Rounds
1 IM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2429 9.0
2 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2540 8.5
3 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny LAT 2507 8.5
4 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2475 7.5
5 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2404 7.5
6 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2418 7.5
7 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad TKM 2375 7.5
8 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2298 7.5
9 GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2451 7.5
10 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2403 7.5
11 IM Filipenko Alexander V RUS 2321 7.5
12 GM Rantanen Yrjo A. FIN 2348 7.0
13 IM Pritchett Craig W SCO 2348 7.0
14 IM Sharif Mehrshad FRA 2462 7.0
15 IM Stepovoj Vladimir RUS 2346 7.0
16 IM Karasev Vladimir I RUS 2376 7.0
17 Gutkin Boris ISR 2289 7.0 0.0
18 IM Skalkotas Nikolaos GRE 2177 7.0
19 IM Zhelnin Vladimir V RUS 2459 6.5
20 GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2433 6.5
21 GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2490 6.5
22 FM Sorensen Bent DEN 2294 6.5
23 FM Malmdin Nils-Ake SWE 2296 6.5
24 Nukin Tolegen KAZ 2203 6.5
25 Kolbak Jens DEN 2273 6.5 0.0
26 IM Van Riemsdijk Herman C. BRA 2388 6.5
27 Schouten Nico NED 2227 6.5
28 Gamboa Anibal VEN 2174 6.5
29 FM Giulian Philip M SCO 2269 6.5
30 Kierzek Matthias Dr. GER 2172 6.5
31 Beltz Robert GER 2105 6.5
32 FM Hohler Peter SUI 2218 6.5
33 FM Zhelesny Stanislav RUS 2127 6.5
34 Frick Christoph GER 2264 6.5
35 Bata Marcio Netto BRA 2066 6.5
36 IM Zakharchenko Arnold UKR 2194 6.5
37 Acrs Jude USA 2214 6.0
38 FM Kunz Konstantin GER 2247 6.0
39 Baakovs Olegs LAT 2109 6.0
40 Dekan Hans GER 2169 6.0
41 IM Archangelsky Mikhail RUS 2197 6.0
42 Yuksel Mustafa TUR 2052 6.0
43 White Alastair F SCO 2096 5.5
44 Staub Gerhard GER 2074 5.5
45 FM Gruzmann Boris RUS 2323 5.5
46 Meizlin Yaacov ISR 2122 5.5
47 Tsalicoglou Jacque RSA 0 5.5 

48 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk KAZ 2133 5.5
49 Sokolov Yury RUS 1947 5.5
50 FM Sasu-Ducsoara Adrian-Florian ROU 2170 5.5
51 Nielsen Poul Erik DEN 2093 5.5
52 FM Markovic Lazar BIH 2197 5.5
53 Sinelnikov Igor RUS 2090 5.5
54 Kaloskambis Mihail GRE 2032 5.5
55 Davydov Mihail GER 2034 5.5
56 De Andres Gonalons Fernando ESP 2072 5.5
57 Zybura Andre CAN 1977 5.5
58 Benson Lachlan AUS 2021 5.5
59 Dogantug Ahmet Ismail TUR 2138 5.5
60 Krstic Slobodan AUS 2004 5.5
61 Bornand Herbert SUI 0 5.5
62 Schwertel Johann GER 2038 5.5
63 Doubleday William G. CAN 2039 5.5
64 Morriss Pete IRL 1982 5.0
65 Vrhovnik Damir CRO 2114 5.0
66 Bondar Leonid USA 2023 5.0
67 Schneider Alexander GER 2031 5.0
68 Blaushtain Boris ISR 2092 5.0
69 Andreas Guenter GER 1995 5.0
70 Voon Richard AUS 1949 5.0
71 Borwell Alan P SCO 2039 5.0
72 Neumann Horst GER 1912 5.0
73 Prammer Franz AUT 1859 5.0
74 Urbanc Vinko SLO 1916 5.0
75 Zharokov Biket KAZ 1934 5.0
76 FM Valenti Giuseppe ITA 2169 4.5
77 Guaglianone Mario ITA 2017 4.5
78 Belokopyt Boris RUS 1962 4.5
79 Finlay Ian CAN 1902 4.5
80 Lujic Simo SRB 1927 4.5
81 Maman Emanuel ISR 1941 4.5
82 El Gheiadi I. LBA 2208 4.5
83 Filzmaier Bruno AUT 1903 4.5
84 Choong Mark SIN 1948 4.5
85 Alavi Mir Mahmood IRI 1918 4.5
86 Patola Eero FIN 1949 4.5
87 Barboza Mauro URU 2063 4.5
88 Baumgarten Werner GER 1981 4.0
89 Bianco Diaz Rogelio Jose VEN 0 4.0
90 Haupt Joachim GER 1864 4.0
91 Rubinstein Mark ISR 1986 4.0
92 Pihlajamaki Antti FIN 1925 4.0
93 Rave Avraham ISR 1838 4.0
94 Cooper Nigel NZL 1753 4.0
95 Fereday Andrew RSA 1915 3.5
96 Keze Arnis RUS 1718 3.5
97 Nielsen Peter DEN 1733 3.5
98 Strohbusch Frank Dr. GER 1864 3.5
99 Rahmani Behrouz IRI 1727 3.5
100 Sevenyuk Alexey BLR 1921 3.5
101 Ferreira Alexander BRA 1708 3.5
102 Lachat Martin SUI 1675 3.5
103 Maheux Pierre CAN 0 3.0
104 Hmooda Elhabib LBA 0 3.0
105 Scholtyssek Werner GER 1835 1.5
106 Altykenov Toleugali KAZ 1589 1.0

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