26 th FIDE World Senior Championship Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic, November 18 th December 1 st, 2016

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1 IA Andrzej Filipowicz Chief Arbiter tel (home): Mobile tel: To: FIDE Secretariat FIDE Arbiter Commission Chess Federation of Czech Republic Organizers of the FIDE World Senior Championships - AVE Kontakt ARBITER'S REPORT Warsaw, December 3, th FIDE World Senior Championship Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic, November 18 th December 1 st, Events and participants The 2016 FIDE World Senior Championship was a tournament with 470 participants from 54 countries ranked according to the FIDE Rating List, November 15 th, in the following age groups: Open 50+ participants 162 (including two women), Open 65+ participants 265 (including one woman), Women 50+ participants 25 Women 65+ participants Organisers Czech Republic Chess Federation President Mr. Viktor Novotny CZE Zone President 1.4 Mr. Petr Pisk CZE Executive Directorate Ave Kontakt Tournament Director Dr. Jan Mazuch CZE General Manager Mr. Jiri Petruzalek CZE Deputy Director Mr. Petr Lausman CZE FIDE Representative Senior Chess Director Dr. Dirk Jordan GER

2 3. Appeal Committee, Arbiters Appeal Committee - elected at the Technical Meeting Chairman Mr. Petr Pisk CZE Member Ms. Nona Gaprindashvili GEO Member Mr. Steen Juul Mortensen DEN Chief and Deputy Chief Arbiters Chief Arbiter IA Andrzej Filipowicz POL ( ) Deputy Chief Arbiter & pairing arbiter IA Ladislav Palovsky CZE (318744) Deputy Chief Arbiter IA Thomas Strobl GER ( ) Arbiters IA Rastislav Bury SVK ( ) IA Rastislav Diviak SVK ( ) IA Martin Dobrotka SVK ( ) IA Olexandr Prohorov UKR ( ) IA Aleksander Sokolski POL ( ) FA Michail Korecek CZE (347930) FA Bogdan Obrochta POL ( ) FA Peter Palecek SVK ( ) NA Petr Buchnicek CZE (305235) NA Michal Horacek CZE (332526) Should any dispute arise, the decision of an arbiter who was closest to the game where the conflict took place, or Chief Arbiter, shall be final. Only the Appeals Committee could overturn a decision of the Chief Arbiter. 4. Date, venue and schedule The 26 th WSCC was held in famous spa town Marianske Lazne in three hotels: Monty, Cristal and Continental. According to the WSCC Regulations the Championships: Open 50+; Open 65+ and W50+ were played as the Swiss pairings tournaments 11 rounds, but the championship W65+ was played as the Swiss pairings tournaments 9 rounds, because of relatively small number of participants. Schedule of the events for Open 50+; Open 65+ and W50+ Friday 18th November arrival and registration Saturday 19th November 11:00 opening ceremony & Technical meting Saturday 19th November 15:00 1st round

3 Sunday 20th November 15:00 2nd round Monday 21st November 15:00 3rd round Tuesday 22nd November 15:00 4th round Wednesday 23rd November 15:00 5th round Thursday 24th November 15:00 6th round Friday 25th November free day blitz & rapid tournaments Saturday 26th November 15:00 7th round Sunday 27th November 15:00 8th round Monday 28th November 15:00 9th round Tuesday 29th November 15:00 10th round Wednesday 30th November 13:00 11th round Wednesday 30th November 20:00 closing ceremony Thursday 1st December departure Schedule of the events for W65+ (only 9 rounds) Friday Saturday 18th November arrival and registration 19th November 11:00 opening ceremony & Technical meeting, Saturday 19th November 15:00 1st round Sunday 20th November 15:00 2nd round Monday 21st November 15:00 3rd round Tuesday 22nd November free day Wednesday 23rd November 15:00 4th round Thursday 24th November 15:00 5th round Friday 25th November free day blitz & rapid tournaments Saturday 26th November 15:00 6th round Sunday 27th November 15:00 7th round Monday 28th November free day Tuesday 29th November 15:00 8th round Wednesday 30th November 13:00 9th round Wednesday 30th November 20:00 closing ceremony Thursday 1st December departure 5. Rate of play and tie break system The rate of play 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. Default time for all 11 rounds was 30 minutes. Tie-break system for both Championships for medals only) The number of points scored determines the final ranking of players. If two or more players were involved in the tie, then the tie was broken by a) Results of direct encounters between the tied players (it applies to the situation only if all tied players played with each other), b) Buchholz cut-1, the highest number wins;

4 c) Buchholz, the highest number wins; d) The greater number of games played with black e) The greater number of wins. 5. Anty-Cheating guidelines and appeals procedure The FIDE Anti-Cheating guidelines were applied for WSCC. A protest against the decision of an Arbiter had be submitted in writing to the Chief Arbiter, within 30 min after the end of the game. A protest fee was 200 Euro, but the Appeals Committee could decide to refund the fee if it considers the appeal was not frivolous. 6. Prize Fund Prize fund WSCC Open WSCC Open WSCC Women WSCC Women Rank Open 50+ Open 65+ W50+ W Results WSCC Open 50+ Name Fed Rat Score a b c d e 1 GM Bagaturov Giorgi GEO , , IM Reprintsev Alexander UKR , GM Sturua Zurab GEO ,5 0 70,5 75, GM Danielsen Henrik ISL , IM Vlassov Nikolai RUS ,5 78, GM Mohr Georg SLO ,5 76, GM Ivanov Alexander USA , GM Vokac Marek CZE , IM Kalegin Evgenij RUS , GM Matamoros Franco Carlos ECU ,5 0 70,

5 11 IM Petran Peter SVK ,5 0 69, GM Haba Petr CZE , , FM Lacina Adolf CZE , FM Yuferev Oleg RUS ,5 75, GM Akesson Ralf SWE ,5 75, IM Chudinovskikh Alexander RUS , IM Konopka Michal CZE IM Ginsburg Mark USA , IM Berezjuk Sergej CZE ,5 69, GM Meister Jakob GER ,5 68, Grant Jonathan I M SCO , IM Kutynec Vladimir RUS ,5 66, IM Barle Janez SLO FM Buchal Stephan GER ,5 63, FM Agusto Obafunmilayo NGR ,5 62, Semakoff Aleks NOR , FM Bergstrom Rolf SWE , GM Arkell Keith C ENG ,5 0 75, GM Tunik Gennady RUS , IM Bruno Fabio ITA ,5 0 71, IM Kilicaslan Hasan TUR , , Yakimenko Alexander A. RUS ,5 0 65,5 70, FM Chapman Terry P D ENG ,5 0 65, FM Bartsch Berthold GER , Larsen Peter DEN , CM Urban Zdenek CZE ,5 0 62,5 66, IM Pastircak Milan CZE , , IM Baimurzin Aitkazy KAZ , FM Brito Luismar BRA , , IM Schroll Gerhard AUT ,5 0 60, IM Grigoryan Karen TKM ,5 0 60, Levrand Roland SUI ,5 0 60,5 62, IM Rakhimov Zinnour K. RUS , IM Barron Michael CAN , , Kucera Jiri CZE , , IM Syrchikov Alexander RUS ,5 0 56,5 61, Gollain Marc FRA , , FM Vepkhvishvili Varlam GEO ,5 0 55,5 59, Hartung-Nielsen Jens DEN , , AGM Yasin Hur TUR ,5 0 52, Koehler Gerhard Dr. GER ,5 68, IM Chan Peng Kong SGP ,5 66, IM Habibi Ali GER ,5 68, Boulard Eric FRA ,5 67, Tesar Jan CZE , Maslak Alexander RUS CM Schatz Christian GER , Fritsch Rolf GER , FM Babar Michael GER , Juricek Stanislav CZE , Folk Petr CZE ,5 62, Thuesen Mogens DEN ,

6 63 Kabyzhanov Bulat KAZ ,5 60, Mohapl Petr CZE Hrabal Ivan CZE , Arias Castanedo Jacinto ESP Guner Bulent TUR , Galvan Sarmiento Jose Luis ESP FM Kozak Milos CZE , IM Smolin Sergey UKR , , Stentebjerg-Hansen Per DEN ,5 0 64,5 69, FM Bartos Jan CZE ,5 0 64,5 68, Gayson Peter M ENG ,5 0 64,5 67, FM Kolesar Milan SVK , Malinovsky Petr CZE ,5 0 60,5 64, Sielicki Tomasz POL , , Elias Miroslav CZE , FM Madeira Wagner Martins BRA , , FM Hrbolka Ladislav CZE , , Sykora Ondrej CZE ,5 0 54, Paldus Petr CZE , , Christiansen Arne DEN , Bartonicek Zdenek CZE , , IM Dovzhenko Viktor UKR ,5 0 52,5 56, Dobes Ludek CZE ,5 0 51, CM Petras Milan CZE ,5 0 50, Robertson Ian C. SCO ,5 0 49, Shaw Meyrick ENG ,5 0 49,5 52, Gueci Riccardo ITA , Miculka Petr CZE ,5 64, Schneider Alexander GER , CM Daneri Martin ARG , Fox Anthony IRL ,5 62, Tiedt Gunter Dr. GER ,5 62, Hoffmann Michael GER Siebenburger Vlastimil CZE , Randak Pavel CZE ,5 61, AFM Shashidhar B Rai IND ,5 61, Ptacnik Stanislav CZE , Spiess Thomas GER Valet Richard GER , Canonne Antoine FRA ,5 61, Becvar Miroslav CZE , Prueske Wolfgang GER ,5 58, Cafolla Peter IRL ,5 56, Wolff Peter GER ,5 56, Koblasa Josef CZE Danek Pavel CZE Polanyi Peter SUI , Hewson Brian Wr ENG , Vasse Albert NED ,5 56, Liberchuk Ilia ISR Sladek Jaroslav CZE , Krutina Miroslav CZE ,5 55,5 5 2

7 115 Horak Vladimir CZE ,5 54, Panos Jan CZE , Borovicka Bohumil CZE Frost Peter AUS ,5 54, Wilkinson Ian JAM Schneider Waldemar GER , Habada Jindrich CZE GM Malinin Vasily B. RUS , Vieira Alexandre Letizio BRA , , Kainz Josef AUT , , Molnar Ladislav CZE ,5 0 52, Hajsman Ladislav CZE , , Marsalek Lubos CZE , Melkeraen Terje NOR ,5 0 50,5 53, Privoznik Lubos CZE , , Lavrincik Pavel CZE , Svoboda Frantisek CZE ,5 0 45, Muniraju Narayanappa IND , Mazzamuto Nicola ITA , Giulian Rosemary A SCO , Kylar Miroslav CZE Petersons Ojars LAT , Macek Oldrich CZE Vlcek Antonin CZE ,5 51, Svec Jan CZE Ruzicka Tomas CZE Laloucek Miroslav CZE Bastyr Pavel CZE Schmidt Thomas SUI Cesar Geovanny DOM ,5 46, Simon Petr CZE , , Meier Franz SUI ,5 0 51,5 54, Serafim Junior Arnor BRA ,5 0 50,5 52, Koblizek Lubomir CZE , Tkadlecek Petr CZE , Rehurek Jiri CZE , , De Winter Gerard NED , , Dolezal Rudolf CZE , Bauer Matthias GER , , Koci Vladimir CZE ,5 0 40, Spacek Libor CZE 0 3,5 0 39, Sand Rosemarie GER , Jesensky Jaromir CZE Kapolka Stefan CZE , Horackova Isabela CZE , De Meester Johan NED , , Maly Petr CZE , Bruna Jaroslav CZE ,5 39,5 5 0

8 WSCC Open 65+ Name Fed Rat Score a b c d e 1 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA ,5 0 73, GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE , , GM Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS , , IM Zhelnin Vladimir V RUS ,5 0 70,5 76, FM Werner Clemens GER , IM Maryasin Boris ISR IM Pritchett Craig W SCO , IM Renman Nils-Gustaf SWE GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA , GM Komljenovic Davorin CRO , , GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS ,5 0 73,5 78, GM Vasiukov Evgeni RUS , FM Malmdin Nils-Ake SWE , IM Mishuchkov Nikolai M. RUS ,5 0 72, IM Harandi Khosro IRI ,5 0 71,5 76, GM Plachetka Jan SVK , , IM Van Riemsdijk Herman C. BRA ,5 0 70, IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad TKM ,5 0 69,5 74, Kierzek Matthias Dr. GER ,5 0 69, Frick Christoph GER , IM Babula Milan CZE ,5 0 68, FM Kelleher William USA ,5 0 68,5 73, IM Pribyl Josef CZE ,5 0 67, IM Bogdanov Valentin UKR ,5 0 67, IM Sorensen Bent DEN , IM Neckar Lubomir CZE ,5 0 65,5 70, IM Shevelev Arkady ISR , FM Sloth Jorn DEN ,5 0 62,5 67, IM Khanukov Boris GER ,5 74, IM Birnboim Nathan ISR , Kolbak Jens DEN , FM Zilbert Oleg RUS , IM Rooze Jan BEL IM Shvedchikov Anatoli I. RUS Tapper Larry USA , FM Gutkin Boris ISR , FM Jorgensen Jorgen DEN ,5 69, Batakovs Olegs LAT , IM Giffard Nicolas FRA , FM Braun Gottfried Dr. GER ,5 68, FM Furman Boris RUS , Lind Jan-Olov SWE Casden Alan USA Sprotte Norbert GER ,5 62, Anguera Maestro Jaime ESP ,5 60, FM Boehnisch Manfred GER ,5 0 71,5 76, IM Lederman Leon ISR ,5 0 70,5 75, FM Stebbings Anthony J ENG ,

9 49 Janda Zdenek CZE ,5 0 67, Beltz Robert GER , FM Giulian Philip M SCO , , FM Ruckschloss Karol SVK , FM Roeder Gerd Dr. GER , , FM Harestad Thor Geir NOR ,5 0 64, Huelsmann Josef GER ,5 0 64, Gundersen Helge NOR ,5 0 64, FM Singer Hans AUT , FM Karlik Vladimir CZE , CM Kende Gyorgy Dr. HUN ,5 0 62, Wahlbom Magnus SWE ,5 0 62, Golcman Evgeny RUS , , Bratus Petr P RUS , Karmov Mazhmudin RUS , , Kjolberg Lars NOR ,5 0 61,5 65, Toefferl Heimo AUT ,5 0 61,5 64, FM Vikulov Alexander RUS ,5 0 60, Agzamov Valeriy UZB ,5 0 60,5 64, Dahlhaus Friedhelm GER ,5 0 59, Tchetchelnitski Boris GER ,5 0 59, FM Titz Heimo AUT , , Briza Jiri CZE ,5 0 57, FM Friedman Josef USA , , Vrabec Milos CZE ,5 0 55, IM Archangelsky Mikhail RUS ,5 0 55,5 59, Olesen Poul Erik Norgaard DEN ,5 0 55, Zilbershtein Victor ISR , , Gal Moshe ISR Kazantsev Valentin BLR , FM Gruzmann Boris GER ,5 68, FM Gergel Vladimir P UKR Ladisic Alex-Sacha FRA , FM Mojzis Jaroslav CZE , FM Sejkora Vlastimil CZE , FM Pacl Vaclav CZE ,5 67, FM Behling Robert GER , Vitek Vaclav CZE , Muratoglu Salih TUR , CM Wheeler Robert JAM Vladimirsky Mark ISR , Ofstad Per NOR , Andersson Kaj SWE CM Ashby Anthony C ENG , Hutchinson Norman A ENG , Joukl Zdenek CZE , Vechet Stanislav CZE ,5 62, Sevenyuk Alexey BLR ,5 62, IM Raikin Leonid RUS , FM Haubt Georg GER Hoeschele Hans-Ulrich GER , Yideses Yaacov ISR

10 101 IM Gamboa Gonzalez Anibal VEN Nickl Klaus AUT , Hund Gerhard GER ,5 59, FM Zhelesny Stanislav RUS , Hastik Svatopluk CZE , CM Harding Tim D IRL , Gerhard Walter GER ,5 58, Gudashvili Gavazi KAZ ,5 57, Reynolds D Ian W ENG , Sand Rolf Dr. GER , Chmelik Jiri CZE , Scharff Klaus GER , Carlsten Peter SWE , FM Montero Martinez Cristhian CHI ,5 0 65,5 69, Kayaman Metin TUR ,5 0 63, Marsina Stefan SVK ,5 0 62, Barboza Mauro URU , , Ricter Jean-Paul FRA ,5 0 60, Leitner Walter FRA ,5 0 60,5 64, Hocevar Nikola SLO , Gromark Per-Olof SWE , FM Altshul Raffael RUS ,5 0 59, FM Kock Hans-Uwe LIE ,5 0 59,5 62, Vatansever Abdullah TUR , , Just Pavel CZE ,5 0 58, Vavruska Antonin CZE ,5 0 58, Ilyes Peter NOR ,5 0 58,5 60, Myall Ivan J ENG ,5 0 57,5 61, Vrchotka Josef CZE ,5 0 57, Blaushtain Boris ISR ,5 0 57, Slechta Karel CZE , , Cao Jorge URU , , Racek Jiri CZE ,5 0 56, Marcovici Adrian ISR ,5 0 56,5 59, Mueller Lutz GER , Baeta Marcio Netto BRA , , Bauder Herbert GER ,5 0 55,5 59, FM Hohler Peter SUI , , Andreas Guenter GER , , Krstic Slobodan AUS ,5 0 53, Goncharov Viktor RUS ,5 0 53,5 57, CM Choong Liong-On Mark SGP ,5 0 53, Goga Frantisek SVK ,5 0 53, Taksrud Vidar NOR ,5 0 52, Bondar Leonid USA , , Auvinen Esa FIN ,5 0 51,5 54, Schwertel Johann GER ,5 0 50, Schmieder Siegfried GER , Rubinstein Mark ISR , , Lang Ferdinand GER , Horyna Josef CZE , Pitzl Konstantinos AUT ,

11 153 Hjertenes Oystein NOR , Davydov Mihail GER , Jorgensen Arne Bjorn DEN , Kopecek Ivan CZE Degtiarev Viktor RUS Hanisch Friedrich GER , Mlynek Petr CZE , Trojan Lubos CZE , Simkin Alexander RUS , Doubleday William G. CAN Ben-Zeev Moshe ISR , Valtera Jiri CZE , Green Per SWE , Abel Hans-Peter GER , Mckerracher Douglas SCO , Bakalar Jan SVK , Halla Jiri CZE Strand Kjetil NOR , Pokora Lubomir CZE , Prachar Josef CZE , CM Dalling Peter SWE ,5 57, Filzmaier Bruno AUT Bernhoeft Erhard GER , Rucka Alois CZE , Drozdov Vladimir E. RUS Petran Tomas CZE Biza Miroslav CZE ,5 55, Weller Karl GER , Patola Eero FIN ,5 53, Marshall Michael DEN , Malinovsky Jozef SVK , Mittelbach Zdenek CZE , Kummer Heinz AUT , Baumgarten Werner GER Ramusch Arnulf AUT , Feco Jan SVK Belokopyt Boris RUS , Kotva Milan CZE , Kratschmer Heinz AUT , De Haro Martim Afonso Palma BRA ,5 0 56, Svoboda Jaroslav CZE ,5 0 55, Diaz Franco Francisco Jorge ESP , Ingham William ENG ,5 0 54, Horak Miroslav CZE ,5 0 53, Dubinsky Alexander RUS ,5 0 53,5 56,5 6 4 FM Vagner Grigorij RUS ,5 0 53,5 56, Do Prado Hamilton Mesquita BRA ,5 0 52,5 56, Baumann Hanspeter Dr. SUI ,5 0 52,5 54, Svec Ludek CZE , Hemmer Karl-Edmund GER 0 4, Goetze Peter GER , Novak Jaromir CZE , ,5 6 1

12 205 Kolek Josef CZE , Zak Jiri CZE , , Bobbia Mario SUI , , Kaldybayev Orazbek KAZ , El Gheiadi I. LBA ,5 0 49, Kasik Miroslav CZE ,5 0 49,5 51, Flockerzi Armin GER , Usselman Paul CAN , , Bernardo Jimenez Fernando ESP ,5 0 48, Siewert Wolfgang GER ,5 0 48,5 50, Mortensen Steen Juul DEN ,5 0 47, Brhlik Antonin CZE , , Rehak Jiri CZE , Pihlajamaki Antti FIN ,5 0 46, Benson Lachlan AUS , , Londin Milan CZE , Schmitt Karl GER , Prammer Franz AUT , Bohman Leif SWE Birkestrand Odd NOR , FM Mohammadian Mohammad IRI , Lacha Jan CZE , Andersson Finn DEN , Scholtyssek Werner GER , Klus Jan CZE ,5 51, Kosina Vladimir CZE , Doehner Hans-Juergen GER , Dvorsky David ISR , Wibe Per H. NOR , Haupt Joachim GER Benes Karel CZE Weyand Fernand FRA ,5 43, IM Sobolevsky Leonid UKR , , Strehlau Helmut GER 0 3, Peierl Walter AUT ,5 0 50, Rychtecky Pavel CZE , , Korenevski Oleg AUS , Zurel Maxim ISR , Maman Emanuel ISR , Mella Aage NOR , , Glacner Karel CZE ,5 0 46, Freeke Kees NED ,5 0 46, Weyer Norbert GER 0 3, , Nielsen Peter DEN , Gutt Gregory ISR , De Giorgis Georges USA ,5 0 42, Palla Ivan CZE , , Hasberger Walter AUT ,5 0 41, Zelenka Pavel CZE ,5 0 40, FM Borensztajn David BRA Hartlaub Marianne GER ,5 48, Ostrowski Michal POL

13 257 Dvorak Pavel CZE ,5 47, Svoboda Zdenek CZE , Schramek Kurt AUT Zikavsky Rudolf CZE , Tveten Per NOR ,5 0,5 40, Brda Vlastimil CZE ,5 0,5 39, Bondick Karl-Heinz GER Kympergr Vojtech CZE , Webster Jim J SCO ,5 36,5 1 0 WSCC Women 50+ Name Fed Rat Score a b c d e 1 WFM Bogumil Tatiana RUS ,5 67, WGM Berend Elvira LUX , WGM Strutinskaia Galina RUS WIM Sazonova Elena N. RUS , WGM Ankudinova Yelena KAZ , WGM Liu Shilan CHN , WIM Kasoshvili Tsiala GEO , WFM Birkholz Olga GER ,5 0 58, WIM Wagner-Michel Annett GER Ivanova Tatiana RUS WGM Richtrova Eliska CZE , WIM Burchardt Brigitte GER WFM Khropova Larisa RUS WFM Schulz Petra GER ,5 55, WGM Makropoulou Marina GRE , WIM Sirotkina Nina RUS , CM Milligan Helen NZL ,5 0 51, WGM Mednikova Svetlana RUS ,5 63, Baliuniene Margarita DEN ,5 50, Bazantova Marie CZE ,5 47, WIM Mira Helene AUT , WFM Kierzek Mira GER , Ovlyakuliyeva Guldjahan TKM , Korinkova Eva CZE WIM Beltz Martina GER ,5 0 46, WSCC Women 65+ Name Fed Rat Score a b c d e 1 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO ,5 46, WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS , WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO , , WIM Sorokina Tamara RUS , , WFM Kuznetsova Luba RUS , WIM Tsifanskaya Ludmila A ISR , Ristoja Aulikki FIN

14 8 WFM Modrova Hana CZE , Florea Dorina ROU , Pribylova Ruzena CZE Urbanaites Elvira RUS , Kabanova Irina RUS , Podlovny Stella ISR 0 3,5 0, , Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone HUN ,5 0,5 29, O`Neill Julie Anne USA , Hrivnakova Anna SVK ,5 1,5 30, Benova Zita SVK ,5 1, , Petranova Teresa CZE 0 2,5 0 30, Friendly Blitz Tournament G-3 +2 (11 rounds) not rated Played on free day 25 th November 2016 Prizes: Euro 150; 100; 70; 50; 30 no Name fed. rat score a b c d e 1 GM MEISTER Jakob GER ,5 73, IM VLASSOV Nikolai RUS ,5 0 68,5 73, GM ARKELL Keith C ENG , WGM BEREND Elvira w LUX IM KALEGIN Evgenij RUS , FM YUFEREV Oleg RUS GM MOHR Georg SLO ,5 0 69,5 74, IM NECKAR Lubomir CZE ,5 0 69,5 74, FM RUCKSCHLOSS Karol SVK , GM KOMLJENOVIC Davorin CRO ,5 73, FM BERGSTROM Rolf SWE , GM MATAMOROS FRANCO Carlos S ECU IM SHVEDCHIKOV Anatoli I. RUS , IM BIRNBOIM Nathan ISR , FM VRANA Frantisek CZE , IM BARLE Janez SLO ,5 62, FRITSCH Rolf GER ,5 0 63,5 68, IM DOVZHENKO Viktor UKR ,5 0 58,5 62, GAL Moshe ISR ,5 0 58,5 60, IM BAIMURZIN Aitkazy KAZ ,5 0 51, FM BRITO Luismar BRA , IM LEDERMAN Leon ISR , IM KILICASLAN Hasan TUR , GOLCMAN Evgeny RUS ,5 69, IM GAMBOA GONZALEZ Anibal VEN ,5 69, IM REPRINTSEV Alexander UKR ,5 6 5 WIM SIROTKINA Nina w RUS , KOEHLER Gerhard Dr. GER , TESAR Jan CZE IVANOVA Tatiana w RUS

15 31 IM SMOLIN Sergey UKR , WAHLBOM Magnus SWE YIDESES Yaacov ISR , FOLK Petr CZE ,5 0 66,5 69, MELICH Jindrich CZE , IM SOBOLEVSKY Leonid UKR ,5 0 61,5 62, CHALUS Karel CZE ,5 0 60, FM GERGEL Vladimir P UKR , JUST Pavel CZE , GSCHWENDTNER Stanislav CZE DOBES Ludek CZE , BAKALAR Jan SVK GASIK Piotr POL , BELOKOPYT Boris RUS ,5 56, MICULKA Petr CZE MUELLER Lutz GER ,5 54, CANONNE Antoine FRA , KAINZ Josef AUT ,5 53, TKADLECEK Petr CZE CM VYKYDAL Frantisek CZE , BLUMELOVA Zdenka w CZE , BALIUNIENE Margarita w DEN , , KOSINA Vladimir CZE ,5 0 46,5 48, MARCOVICI Adrian ISR ,5 0 42,5 44, GM MALININ Vasily B. RUS , SIMKIN Alexander RUS , KOLEK Josef CZE MAZUCH Jan CZE ,5 52, MACEK Oldrich CZE NOVAK Jaromir CZE MUNIRAJU Narayanappa IND KABANOVA Irina w RUS , SCHMIDT Thomas SUI DANEK Pavel CZE ,5 0 53,5 55, GLACNER Karel CZE FECO Jan SVK OVLYAKULIYEVA Guldjahan w TKM AFM SHASHIDHAR B Rai IND , BEN-ZEEV Moshe ISR ,5 47, MALINOVSKY Jozef SVK ,

16 Friendly Rapid Tournament G (7 rounds) not rated Played on free day 25 th November 2016 Prizes: Euro 150; 100; 70; 50; 30 no Name fed rat. score a b c d e 1 GM VASIUKOV Evgeni RUS GM MEISTER Jakob GER , GM SVESHNIKOV Evgeny RUS ,5 0 29, IM VLASSOV Nikolai RUS , , IM GRIGORYAN Karen TKM , , VLADIMIRSKY Mark ISR , IM PETRAN Peter SVK , FM VRANA Frantisek CZE , IM ZHELNIN Vladimir V RUS IM HABIBI Ali GER GM KOMLJENOVIC Davorin CRO ,5 28, TESAR Jan CZE GM ARKELL Keith C ENG ,5 0 29, WIM SIROTKINA Nina w RUS , KOEHLER Gerhard Dr. GER ,5 0 25, YAKIMENKO Alexander A. RUS , MEIZLIN Yaacov ISR , , IM GAMBOA GONZALEZ Anibal VEN ,5 0 24, TCHETCHELNITSKI Boris GER , GM MALININ Vasily B. RUS ,5 0 20,5 22, OVLYAKULIYEVA Guldjahan w TKM ,5 0 18,5 20, IM KAKAGELDYEV Amanmurad TKM , WIM SOROKINA Tamara w RUS ,5 27, FM KOLESAR Milan SVK , JOUKL Zdenek CZE , IM SMOLIN Sergey UKR ,5 26, BAKALAR Jan SVK , MARCOVICI Adrian ISR , DE HARO Martim Afonso Palma BRA TROJAN Lubos CZE JURICEK Stanislav CZE WOLFF Peter GER BELOKOPYT Boris RUS ,5 21, KALDYBAYEV Orazbek KAZ ,5 0 26, GASIK Piotr POL , , REYNOLDS D Ian W ENG , , CM SCHOONMAKER Nicholas USA , , WFM KUZNETSOVA Luba w RUS ,5 0 23, IM BARLE Janez SLO ,5 0 23, DANEK Pavel CZE ,5 0 23,

17 41 RUBINSTEIN Mark ISR , , BLUMELOVA Zdenka w CZE , , BALIUNIENE Margarita w DEN , AFM SHASHIDHAR B Rai IND ,5 0 19, MALINOVSKY Jozef SVK KOLEK Josef CZE ,5 24, YIDESES Yaacov ISR , BIRKESTRAND Odd NOR , WIMMER Miroslav CZE , KOSINA Vladimir CZE KABANOVA Irina w RUS ,5 22, MAMAN Emanuel ISR , ZUREL Maxim ISR ,5 20, WIBE Per H. NOR ,5 20, ZILBERSHTEIN Victor ISR ,5 19, SCHWERTEL Johann GER , GSCHWENDTNER Stanislav CZE ,5 0 22, KAINZ Josef AUT ,5 0 20,5 21, SCHMIDT Thomas SUI 0 2, , SCHNEIDER Waldemar GER , , SIMKIN Alexander RUS , , SVEC Ludek CZE , SPACEK Libor CZE 0 2,5 0 17,5 18, URBANAITES Elvira w RUS , , GUDASHVILI Gavazi KAZ ,5 27, TKADLECEK Petr CZE , MACEK Oldrich CZE ,5 22, O`NEILL Julie Anne w USA FECO Jan SVK PEIERL Walter AUT , , GLACNER Karel CZE ,5 0 18, KATUSAK-HUZSVAR Rezsone w HUN , MUNIRAJU Narayanappa IND ,5 0 14, DE GIORGIS Georges USA ,5 21, TVETEN Per NOR KUMMER Heinz AUT Opening and closing ceremonies The opening ceremony of all events was held in the Town historical theatre. a few hours before the 1st round of the Championship. More than 300 people attended the very impressive opening ceremony. Mr. Petr Pisk, delegate of Czech Republic at FIDE, welcomed everyone in Marianske Lazne, then singers of Prague National Theatre Opera Irina Rurac from Moldova and Veronika Eichlerova from Czech Republic singed several songs making this ceremony unforgettable for all and were rewarded with seemingly endless ovation.

18 Players were then welcomed also by the mayor of Marianske Lazne Ing. Petr Tresnak, president of Czech Republic Chess Federation Mr. Viktor Novotny and tournament director Dr. Jan Mazuch. Followed the Technical meeting, lead by the Chief Arbiter IA Andrzej Filipowicz, who explained the regulations of the tournament and proposed elect the members of the Appeal Committee. The drawing of colors was made by the famous women World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili. This year is the 110th anniversary of the birth of Vera Mencikova, the first Woman World Champion. Five women will receive an award at this special occassion in Prague next week. One of these ladies is WIM Hana Modrova who received this award at the opening ceremony from Mr. Novotny, Mrs. Ladomerska and Mr. Skoloud of SOCRATES The closing ceremony and distribution of medals and prizes were held in the Chateau Monty Hotel. Most of the participants attended the ceremony that led by Mr. Peter Pisk. Dr. Dirk Jordan and IA Andrzej Filipowicz thanked organizers and participants. GM Giorgi Bagaturov from Georgia won the open category over 50 years after an amazing finish of 6 wins in the last 6 rounds. The silver medal won IM Alexander Reprintsev from Ukraine and in third place finished first ranked GM Zurab Sturua from Georgia. Five players finished with 8.5 points in the O65+ category, so the tie-breaking system decided the championship. Only by a half of a point better tiebreaker than the second had GM Anatoly Vaisser from France, who is celebrating his 4th World Senior Champion title. Silver medal obtained GM Vlastimil Jansa from the Czech Republic and the bronze went to GM Evgeny Sveshnikov from Russia. WFM Tatiana Bogumil from Russia won the category for women over 50 years with an impressive finish 4.5 points in the last 5 rounds. First seeded WGM Elvira Berend from Luxembourg, took the silver medal. Bronze went to WGM Galina Strutinskaia from Russia. First seeded former Women s World Chess Champion GM Nona Gaprindashvili from Georgia won the category for women over 65 years and became the Women s World Senior Chess Champion for the 3rd time in a row (and for the 5th time in total). WGM Elena Fatalibekova from Russia finished in 2nd place and WGM Tamar Khmiadashvili finished in 3rd place.

19 9. Organization Organizers decided to place Championships in famous Spa town Marianske Lazne with its gorgeous architecture. The conditions of stay of participants in very good hotels were excellent. Very experience team of Ave Kontakt led by Dr. Jan Mazuch fulfilled all wishes of the participants and run the event in professional manner. All results of games as well as the text of games were announced immediately during the rounds in the Internet. It was difficult estimate such a big number of participants before the event, so Championships were held in three hotels. However players arrived punctually for all games and their conduct of behaviour was excellent during the games. The organizers prepared also interesting lectures and presentations. The first one was a presentation of Czech Open, one of the largest chess festival in the world, and series of international tournaments Czech Tour lead by the director of these tournaments as well as WSCC 2016 Dr. Jan Mazuch. Next two lectures were on how to train with ChessBase 14 with Mr. Martin Fischer and what diet is ideal for top chess players by WGM Jana Bellin. Dr. Dirk Jordan GER, Senior Chess Director of FIDE had the meeting with many participants to gather remarks and discuss the future regulations and conditions of the World Senior Championships. 10. Thanks I wish to use this opportunity to say simply thank you to Organizers - Dr Jan Mazuch and his very professional team. I wish to extent thanks to Mr. Peter Pisk, Mr. Jiri Petruzalek and Mr. Petr Lausman for their help during the event. All arbiters, my good friends, helped me very much to run the event. They followed games full time and thanks to their work we had no conflicts during four Championships. However, I wish to underline the role of IA Ladislav Palovsky, who was responsible for the pairing and prepared everything excellently and on time! I wish to add he is one of the best arbiters in the world of chess. Chief Arbiter IA Andrzej Filipowicz

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