Senior World Chess Championship 1998
The 1998 Senior World Chess Championship was an international chess tournament that took place from November 8th to 21st, 1998 in Grieskirchen , Austria .
overview
The Senior World Championship was organized by FIDE and the Austrian Chess Federation.
197 men and women took part in the open world championship won by Vladimir Bagirov . The separate championship for 22 women was won by Tamar Chmiadashvili , who became world champion before the last round.
The organization was in the hands of the Grieskirchen chess club.
Referees were Werner Stubenvoll for the open championship and Gertrude Wagner for the women's tournament.
Harald Grafenhofer from the organizing club conducted interesting interviews with Bagirow, Baumgartner, Braun, Erenska, Chmiadaschwili, Klovans, Kraidman, Lein, Taimanow and Uhlmann.
Final result of the open senior world championship
Rg Attendees Elo country Points 1 Bagirov, Vladimir 2480 Latvia 8.5 2 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2460 Germany 8.5 3 Ivkov, Borislav 2440 Yugoslavia 8.0 4th Chernikov, Oleg 2405 Russia 8.0 5 Kraidman, Yair 2335 Israel 8.0 6th Lein, Anatoli 2460 United States 8.0 7th Klovans, Janis 2465 Latvia 8.0 8th Taimanow, Mark 2455 Russia 8.0 9 Shestoperov, Alexei 2415 Russia 8.0 10 Zoltek, Tadeusz 2285 Poland 8.0 11 Suetin, Alexei 2400 Russia 8.0 12 Dornieden, Manfred 2270 Germany 8.0 13 Golyak, Isay 2290 United States 7.5 14th Dear, Harald 2230 Germany 7.5 15th Gruzmann, Boris 2260 Russia 7.5 16 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2400 Russia 7.5 17th Lainburg, Victor 2230 Germany 7.5 18th Kaminik, Aleksandar 2200 Ukraine 7.5
Final result of the World Championship for Women Seniors
Rg Attendees Elo country Points 1 Kmiadashvili, Tamar 2170 Georgia 9.5 2 Erenska-Radzewska, Hanna 2225 Poland 9.0 3 Fatalibekova, Jelena 2215 Russia 8.5 4th Satulovskaya, Tatiana 2170 Russia 8.5 5 Sorokina, Tamara 2180 Russia 7.0 6th Blagonadejnaja, Ideja Russia 6.5
swell
- 8th World Championship for Seniors , from November 8th to 21st, 1998 in Grieskirchen, TeleSchach .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willy Icklicki: FIDE Golden book from 1924 to 2002. Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 66
- ↑ Interviews by Harald Grafenhofer (Part 1)
- ↑ Interviews by Harald Grafenhofer (Part 2)
Web links
- Wch Seniors - Grieskirchen 1998 273 games of the 8th World Seniors Championship on 365Chess (English)
- Wch Seniors (Women) - Grieskirchen 1998 52 games of the Senior Women World Championship on 365Chess