WORLD SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

The championship was organized for the first time in 1991 at the request of the German Chess Federation. The participants are to be over 60 for the men and over 50 for the women. Since 2014, the championship played in 11 rounds of Swiss system, is divided in two sections: +50 and +65. This annual tournament have seen former World Championship Candidates Smyslov, Korchnoi and Taimanov crowned World Champions.

1991 (Bad Worishofen, GER) 1. V. Smyslov (USSR) – women E. Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN)

1992 (Bad Worishofen, GER) 1. E. Geller (RUS) – women 1. E. Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN)

1993 (Bad Wilbad, GER) 1. M. Taimanov (RUS) – women 1. T. Zutulovskaya (RUS)

1994 (Biel, SUI) 1. M. Taimanov (RUS) – women 1. E. Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN)

1995 (Bad Lebenzell, GER ) 1. E. Vasiukov (RUS) – women 1. N. Gaprindashvili (GEO)

1996 (Bad Lebenzell, GER) 1. A. Suetin (RUS) – women Eve Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN)

1997 (Bad Wilbad, GER) 1. J. Klovans (LAT) – women 1. T. Zutulovskaya (RUS)

1998 (Grieskirchen, GER) 1. V. Bagirov (LAT) – women 1. T. Khmiadashvili (GEO)

1999 (Gladenbach, AUT) 1. J. Klovans (LAT) – women 1. T. Khmiadashvili (GEO)

2000 (Rowy, POL) 1. O. Chernikov, (RUS) – women 1. J. Fatalibekova (RUS)

2001 (Arco, ITA) 1. J . Klovans (LAT) – women 1. J. Fatalibekova (RUS)

2002 (Naunburg, GER) 1. J. Petkevich (LET) – women 1. M. Litinskaya (UKR)

2003 (Bad Zwischenahn, GER) 1. Y. Shabanov (RUS) – women 1. T. Khiadashvili (GEO)

2004 (Halle, GER) 1. Y. Shabanov (RUS) – women 1. T. Khmiadashvili (Georgia)

2005 (Liniano, ITA) 1. L. Spassov (BUL) – women 1. L. Saunina (RUS)

2006 (Valle d’Aosta, ITA) 1. V. Korchnoi (SUI) – women 1. L. Saunina (RUS)

2007 (Gmunden, AUT) 1. A. Butnorius (LTU) – women 1. Erenska-Barlo (POL)

2008 (Bad Zwischenahn, GER) 1. Larry Kaufman (USA) and Mihail Suba (ROM) – women 1. Tamara Vilerte (LAT)

2009 (Condino, ITA) 1. Misa Cebalo (CRO) – women 1. Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO)

2010 (Arco, ITA) 1. Anatoly Vaisser (FRA) – women 1. A.  T. Khiadashvili (GEO)

2011 (Opatija, CRO) 1. Vladimir Okhotnik (FRA) – women 1. Galina Strutinskaya (RUS)

2012  (Kamena Vourla, GRE), 1. Jens Kristiansen (DEN) – women  1. Galina Strutinskaya (RUS)

2013 (Opatija, CRO) 1. Anatoly Vaisser (FRA) – women 1. Yelena Ankudinova (KAZ)

2014 (Katerini (GRE) 1. Anatoly Vaisser (65-FRA), Zurab Sturua (50-GEO) – women 1. Svetlana Mednikova (50-RUS), 1. Nona Gaprindashvili (65-GEO)

2015  (Acqui Terme, ITA) 1. Vladimir Okhotnik (65-FRA), Predrag Nikolic (50-BH) – women 1. Nona Gaprindashvili (65, GEO), Galina Strutinskaia (50, RUS)

2016 (Marianske Lazne, CZE), 1. Anatoly Vaisser (65-FRA), Giorgi Bagaturov (50-GEO) – women 1. Tatiana Bogumil (50, RUS), Nona Gaprindashvili (65, GEO)

2017 (Acqui Terme, ITA) 1. Evgeny Sveshnikov (65-RUS), Julio Granda (50-PER) -women 1.  Alvira Berend (50, LUX), Tamar Khmiadashvili (65, GEO)

2018 (Bled) 1. Vlastimil Jansa (65-CZE), Karen Movsziszian (50-ARM)-women 1.  Alvira Berend (50-LUX), Nona Gaprindashvili (65-GEO)

2019 (Bucharest) 1. Rafael Vaganian (65-ARM), Vadim Shishkin (50-UKR) -women 1. Nona Gaprindashvili (65-GEO), Elvira Berend (50-LUX)