Above is IM Larry Kaufman receiving his US Senior Open Champion prize at Boca Raton earlier this year

By winning the 2008 World Senior Championship on tie-breaks, IM Larry Kaufman has earned himself a World Championship crown and a GM title!

Congratulations to Larry!

Here are the top finishers of the event:

Nr.

Teilnehmer

Titel

Pkt.

1.

Kaufman,Larry C

IM

9.0

2.

Suba,Mihai

GM

9.0

3.

Cebalo,Miso

GM

8.5

4.

Khanukov,Boris

FM

8.5

5.

Zakharov,Alexander

IM

8.5

6.

Klovans,Janis

GM

8.5

7.

Onoprienko,Vladimir

IM

8.0

8.

Uhlmann,Wolfgang

GM

8.0

9.

Jansa,Vlastimil

GM

8.0

10.

Rotstein,Efim

FM

8.0

11.

Bogdanov,Valentin

IM

8.0

12.

Podgayets,M ykhaylo

IM

8.0

13.

Brinck-Claussen,Bjørn

IM

8.0

14.

Piankov,Evgenij

IM

8.0

15.

Chernikov,Oleg L

GM

8.0

16.

Kivipelto,Kaj



8.0

17.

Holm,Sejer



8.0

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