Here are the latest publicly available highlights on the World Senior Chess Championship.
The 2024 FIDE World Senior Championships were won in Porto Santo, Portugal, with four overall champions: Alexander Shabalov (Open 50+), Rainer Knaak (Open 65+), Masha Klinova (Women 50+), and Brigitte Burchardt (Women 65+) [source: Chess.com article on the 2024 event]. This event typically runs annually in late fall, with 50+ and 65+ age groups for open and women’s sections [FIDE pages and coverage around the 2024 edition].[1][2]
Mid-2024 coverage noted the event progressing through its halfway mark, with leaders in the 50+ category (Shabalov and Krasenkow) highlighted as atop the standings during the Porto Santo Championship [FIDE update on Nov 21, 2024; ]. Final results were reported subsequently, confirming the four senior champions at the end of the tournament [Chess.com recap; ].
Related team events (World Senior Team Championship) occurred earlier in 2024 in Krakow, where the United States won the 50+ team event and England won the 65+ team event, illustrating the broader senior chess competitive landscape around these championships [Chess.com team event recap; ].
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The FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships concluded on July 11 in Krakow, Poland, with the U.S. finishing at the top of the 50+ section and England claiming the 65+ tournament.
www.chess.comAlexander Shabalov, Rainer Knaak, Masha Klinova, and Brigitte Burchardt were the winners at the 2024 FIDE World Senior Championships.
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new.uschess.orgGolden 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.
www.fide.comThe 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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