Senior World Chess Championship 1991

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Reinhold Hoffmann, organizer

The 1991 Senior World Chess Championship was an international chess tournament that was held from November 10th to 24th, 1991 in the Kurhaus in Bad Wörishofen .

overview

Irene Winter, best German

The senior world championship in chess was organized by FIDE and organized by Reinhold Hoffmann (picture above), as were other senior tournaments. These were in particular the world championships in 1993 in Bad Wildbad , as well as in 1995 and 1996 in Bad Liebenzell .

Vasily Smyslow won the open world championship . 111 men and women took part, although no separate tournament was held for the women, but the best woman received the title of world champion. This was Éva Karakas from Hungary (33rd place), tied with Irene Winter (center) from Germany (46th place) 6 points each from 11 games. Wolfgang Unzicker (picture below) was the best German.

Final result of the open senior world championship

Wolfgang Unzicker, best German
Rg Attendees TWZ country Points
1 Smyslow, Vasily 2530 Russia 1991Russia Russia 8.5
2 Geller, Efim 2525 Russia 1991Russia Russia 8.5
3 Dückstein, Andreas 2375 AustriaAustria Austria 8.0
4th Usachyi, Mark 2225 UkraineUkraine Ukraine 8.0
5 Krogius, Nikolai 2515 Russia 1991Russia Russia 8.0
6th Unzicker, Wolfgang 2455 GermanyGermany Germany 8.0
7th Pachman, Ludek 2370 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 7.5
8th Honfi, Karoly 2350 HungaryHungary Hungary 7.5
9 Durao, Joaquim 2205 PortugalPortugal Portugal 7.5
10 Da Silva, Luiz Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil 7.5
11 Sarapu, Ortvin 2350 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 7.0
12 Weigel, Herbert 2152 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0
13 Suetin, Alexei 2405 Russia 1991Russia Russia 7.0
14th Stoliar Efim 2395 Russia 1991Russia Russia 7.0
15th Winiwarter, Felix 2230 AustriaAustria Austria 7.0
16 Year, Ulrich 2245 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0
17th Jaszczuk Julius 2050 PolandPoland Poland 7.0
18th Ojanen, Kaarle 2350 FinlandFinland Finland 7.0
19th Mertins, Klaus 2225 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0
20th Tessmer, Herbert 1806 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0
21st Patzl, Karl 2210 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0
22nd Schuler, Georg 1928 GermanyGermany Germany 7.0

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  • Program for the 1st Senior World Chess Championship . ChessOrg, Bad Wörishofen 1991.
  • Bulletins for the 1st World Seniors Championship in Chess . ChessOrg, Bad Wörishofen 1991.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willy Icklicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 66

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