Latest News About World Senior Chess Championship

Updated 2026-05-08 14:04

Here’s the latest I can share based on recent public coverage.

If you want, I can pull the most current updates from official sources (FIDE, national federations) and summarize any new winners, dates, or host cities as of today. I can also lay out how to track live results or provide a quick comparison of the 50+ and 65+ divisions across recent years. Would you like me to do that?

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November 21, 2024 – International Chess Federation - FIDE

Golden Island’s late summer has brought both literal and figurative heat to the 2024 World Senior Championship. After six rounds of intense chess battles in Porto Santo, Portugal, the competition has entered its second half. In the 50+ age group, GMs Alexander Shabalov (USA) and Michal Krasenkow (Poland) share the lead with 5/6 points.

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World Senior Championships: the final results - Chess Mail

The pages with pairings and detailed results are at chess-results. This is where you should go if you want more detailed scores. That link goes to the 65+ Open but other tabs on the page will bring you to the 50+ Open and women's sections. A blitz tournament was held on the first Sunday evening. This was won by Russian IM Oleg Kozlov with 7.5/8. GM Maxim Novik of Lithuania was second with 7 points. … So six players including Ginsburg and Legky finished in a tie for first on eight and a half...

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