17th World Senior Chess Championship

17-28 September

A total of 314 players from 44 countries compete in Gmunden (Austria) for the 17th World Senior Chess Championship title. There are 78 titled players (18 GMS, 17 IMs, 21 FMs, 4 WGMs, etc).

After round 5 the men's section is led by IM Shestoperov with full 5.0 points, followed by GM Uhlmann, GM Farago, GM Vasiukov, and GM Chernikov with 4,5/5. WGM Saunina and WGM Khmiadashvili are leading the women section with 4,5/5.

Men senior participants

1 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2515
2 GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly RUS 2513
3 GM Farago Ivan HUN 2501
4 GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2494
5 GM Vasiukov Evgeni RUS 2486
6 GM Klovans Janis LAT 2446
7 GM Shabanov Yuri RUS 2431
8 IM Danner Georg AUT 2426
9 GM Murey Jacob ISR 2417
10 GM Uhlmann Wolfgang GER 2417
11 GM Plachetka Jan SVK 2414
12 GM Chernikov Oleg RUS 2405
13 IM Shestoperov Aleksej RUS 2397
14 IM Butnorius Algimantas LTU 2394
15 GM Hecht Hans-Joachim GER 2390
16 IM Karasev Vladimir RUS 2388
17 GM Westerinen Heikki FIN 2385
18 GM Spassov Liuben BUL 2383
19 IM Busu Corneliu ROU 2381
20 IM Jakobsen Ole DEN 2381
21 IM Klundt Klaus GER 2375
22 IM Arkhangelsky Boris RUS 2355
23 IM Onat Ilhan TUR 2355
24 IM Loktiev Ivan RUS 2350
25 FM Altshul Raffael RUS 2330
26 Malisov Boris ISR 2324
27 GM Lein Anatoly USA 2323

Total 233 players

Women senior participants

1 WGM Saunina Ludmila RUS 2300
2 WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS 2273
3 WGM Erenska-Barlo Hanna POL 2238
4 WIM Fomina Tatyana EST 2232
5 WIM Voronova Tatiana LAT 2227
6 WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO 2223
7 Vilerte Tamara LAT 2217
8 WIM Epstein Esther USA 2186
9 WIM Mira Helene AUT 2184
10 WFM Shestoperova Aleksandra S RUS 2178
11 WFM Khropova Larisa RUS 2162
12 WFM Miednikova Swietlana RUS 2161
13 Ljubarskaja Ludmilla GER 2161
14 Mkrychian Alla UZB 2155
15 WIM Dragasevic Antonina SRB 2153
16 WIM Dekic Biljana N AUS 2138
17 WIM Bilunova Rimma I RUS 2128