The 23rd FIDE Individual World Senior Championships 2013 will take place on 11-24th November, 2013, at the conference centre Tamaris in Grand Hotel 4.Opatijska Cvijeta in Opatija, Croatia.
The Championships are organized by the Chess Club “Rijeka” in agreement with Croatian Chess Federation under the auspices of the Mountain-littoral County, the City of Rijeka and the City of Opatija.
The 23rd World Senior Chess Championships for men and women are open to all players representing the FIDE Chess Federations, regardless of their title or rating, providing that the men are older than 60 (born in 1953 or earlier) and women are older than 50 years of age (born in 1963 or earlier).
The playing format will be Swiss system, 11 rounds, in accordance with the FIDE Tournament Rules and FIDE Rules of Chess.
World Senior ch – Women Section:
1. GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2312
2. WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO 2192
3. WIM Melashvili Nino GEO 2139
4. WIM Beltz Martina GER 2100
5. WFM Kierzek Mira MKD 2046
6. WFM Komysheva Margarita RUS 2017
7. Andreas Marlies GER 0
8. Catania Hannelore J USA 0
9. Levchenko Irina UKR 0
10. Pelias Marilyn USA 0
World Senior ch – Open Section:
1. GM Kupreichik Viktor D BLR 2443
2. GM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2403
3. IM Mishuchkov Nikolai M. RUS 2379
4. FM Herzog Adolf AUT 2378
5. IM Pritchett Craig W SCO 2359
6. Wahlbom Magnus SWE 2304
7. IM Shevelev Arkady ISR 2302
8. Stebbings Anthony J ENG 2295
9. FM Tratatovici Moshe ISR 2293
10. FM Thormann Wolfgang GER 2261
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