Category Archives: World Seniors Ch 2012
World Seniors Ch 2012
IM Kristiansen Jens(DEN) won the World Seniors Ch with 9/11. IM Piasetski Leon was the top Canadian with 7.5. He won in the last round against IM Zhelnin Vladimir V(2459 RUS).
Bio Chessgames
Jens Kristiansen was born in Copenhagen. Awarded the IM title in 1979, he was Danish champion in 1979, 1982 (after a play-off) and 1995.
Danish Chess federation DSU
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds Chessdom
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 IM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2429 9
2 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2540 8.5
3 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny LAT 2507 8.5
4 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2475 7.5
5 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2404 7.5
6 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2418 7.5
7 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad TKM 2375 7.5
8 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2298 7.5
9 GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2451 7.5
10 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2403 7.5
11 IM Filipenko Alexander V RUS 2321 7.5
57 Zybura Andre CAN 1977 5.5
63 Doubleday William G. CAN 2039 5.5
79 Finlay Ian CAN 1902 4.5
103 Maheux Pierre CAN 0 3
Player details for CAN
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
IM Piasetski Leon 2298 CAN Rp:2419 Pts. 7.5
1 74 Belokopyt Boris 1962 RUS 4.5 s ½
2 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 GER 4 w 1
3 38 Gamboa Anibal 2174 VEN 6.5 s ½
4 44 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk 2133 KAZ 5.5 w 1
5 16 GM Rantanen Yrjo A. 2348 FIN 7 s ½
6 13 IM Van Riemsdijk Herman C. 2388 BRA 6.5 s 1
7 15 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad 2375 TKM 7.5 w ½
8 12 GM Cebalo Miso 2403 CRO 7.5 w ½
9 10 GM Suba Mihai 2418 ROU 7.5 s 1
10 2 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny 2507 LAT 8.5 w 0
11 6 IM Zhelnin Vladimir V 2459 RUS 6.5 s 1
Doubleday William G. 2039 CAN Rp:1995 Pts. 5.5
1 7 GM Jansa Vlastimil 2451 CZE 7.5 w 0
2 93 Rave Avraham 1838 ISR 4 s 1
3 22 FM Malmdin Nils-Ake 2296 SWE 6.5 s 0
4 80 Zharokov Biket 1934 KAZ 5 w 1
5 78 Sokolov Yury 1947 RUS 5.5 s 0
6 79 Maman Emanuel 1941 ISR 4.5 w 0
7 84 Alavi Mir Mahmood 1918 IRI 4.5 s ½
8 96 Nielsen Peter 1733 DEN 3.5 w 1
9 68 Krstic Slobodan 2004 AUS 5.5 s 0
10 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 GER 4 w 1
11 88 Filzmaier Bruno 1903 AUT 4.5 s 1
Zybura Andre 1977 CAN Rp:1967 Pts. 5.5
1 20 IM Filipenko Alexander V 2321 RUS 7.5 s 0
2 101 Altykenov Toleugali 1589 KAZ 1 w 1
3 44 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk 2133 KAZ 5.5 s 0
4 103 Bornand Herbert 0 SUI 5.5 w 1
5 54 Staub Gerhard 2074 GER 5.5 s 0
6 88 Filzmaier Bruno 1903 AUT 4.5 w 1
7 58 Yuksel Mustafa 2052 TUR 6 s 0
8 89 Finlay Ian 1902 CAN 4.5 w 1
9 35 FM Markovic Lazar 2197 BIH 5.5 s ½
10 51 Nielsen Poul Erik 2093 DEN 5.5 w 1
11 39 Kierzek Matthias Dr. 2172 GER 6.5 w 0
Finlay Ian 1902 CAN Rp:1979 Pts. 4.5
1 36 IM Zakharchenko Arnold 2194 UKR 6.5 s ½
2 34 IM Archangelsky Mikhail 2197 RUS 6 w 0
3 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 GER 4 s ½
4 68 Krstic Slobodan 2004 AUS 5.5 w 0
5 59 Borwell Alan P 2039 SCO 5 w 1
6 76 Voon Richard 1949 AUS 5 s 1
7 42 Dekan Hans 2169 GER 6 w 0
8 73 Zybura Andre 1977 CAN 5.5 s 0
9 70 Rubinstein Mark 1986 ISR 4 w 1
10 61 Schwertel Johann 2038 GER 5.5 s 0
11 75 Patola Eero 1949 FIN 4.5 w ½
Maheux Pierre 0 CAN Rp:1738 Pts. 3.0
1 52 Blaushtain Boris 2092 ISR 5 s 0
2 78 Sokolov Yury 1947 RUS 5.5 w 0
3 94 Scholtyssek Werner 1835 GER 1.5 s 1
4 74 Belokopyt Boris 1962 RUS 4.5 w 0
5 86 Fereday Andrew 1915 RSA 3.5 s ½
6 84 Alavi Mir Mahmood 1918 IRI 4.5 w ½
7 87 Neumann Horst 1912 GER 5 s 0
8 92 Prammer Franz 1859 AUT 5 w 0
9 101 Altykenov Toleugali 1589 KAZ 1 w 1
10 93 Rave Avraham 1838 ISR 4 s 0
11 – not paired – – – 0
Here is a game from Rd1
Filipenko,A (2321) – Zybura,Andre (1977)
Petroff Defence[C42]
22nd World Seniors Open Kamena Vourla GRE (1.20), 13.11.2012
Black tried a sideline with a dubious reputation and obtained an even ending. However, some imprecise play lead to an inferior position and now black has a clearly inferior position.
Critical Position
White has the better pawn structure and better minor piece but what to do with these advantages. How should white continue. There are no tactics now. This is the time to show an understanding of general endgame methods and procedures. What do you propose?
- Create a second front on the queenside awith a4
- Trade off all rooks with Rd1 and win the good N vs bad bishop ending
- Trade off one pair of rooks to reduce black’s counterplay potential
- Use the knight to press the kingside with Ng3-h5 or f5
- Secure the knight with f3
- Something else perhaps?
White to Play
World Senior Chess Championship 2012(After 10Rds)
22nd World Senior Chess Championship 2012 OPEN SECTION Worldseniors2012 Chessdom
Kristiansen Jens leads with 8.5/10. Piasetski Leon has 6.5pts.
Rank after Round 10
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 IM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2429 8.5
2 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny LAT 2507 8
3 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2540 7.5
4 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2475 7
5 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2404 7
6 IM Pritchett Craig W SCO 2348 7
7 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2403 7
8 IM Filipenko Alexander V RUS 2321 7
9 IM Zhelnin Vladimir V RUS 2459 6.5
10 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2418 6.5
11 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad TKM 2375 6.5
12 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2298 6.5
44 Zybura Andre CAN 1977 5.5
72 Doubleday William G. CAN 2039 4.5
79 Finlay Ian CAN 1902 4
99 Maheux Pierre CAN 0 3
World Senior Ch 2012-11 Rd9
Piasetski is now tied for fourth with 6.5/9 and faces Sveshnikov in round ten.-Steven Wright Chesstalk World Seniors Ch 2012
He beat Suba,M in round 9 with a Leningrad Dutch.
Suba Mihai (01.06.1947) Chessnc Suba
Romanian Grandmaster (1978) living in Spain. A mathematician and computer analyst by profession and coach. World Senior Champion in 2008 and European Senior Champion in 2011. In 1972 and 1973 he won the Youth Championship of Romania and in 1980, 1981 and 1986 he became the national Champion.
A participant in the Candidates matches and in the Zonals of Beil-Erkulan in 1982 where he was equal second; in Prague 1985 he shared the first-third places with Jansa and Pinter and in Warsaw 1987 where he finshed fifth. In the Interzonals, he was third in Las Palmas 1982 behind Zoltan Ribli and Vasily Smyslov and shared tenth-twelfth in Tunis in 1985. Suba won or shared first in Bankja 1977, Pernik 1978, Almeria 1979, Sokolal 1980, Valtoran 1981 and 1984, Narbonne 1981, Dortmund 1983, Berlin and Bela Crkva 1985, Beer Sheba 1986, Timisoara 1987. Suba participated in Olympiads between 1978 and 1986.
In 1988 Suba moved to England because of the political events in Romania and even played in the 1989 European Team Championship as a member of the English team. After this event, he limited his participation in chess events to retain his professional skills at the university. In the mid-1990s, he finally settled in Spain where he still playing and coaching.
His best chess achievement came at the age of 61 when he won the World Senior Championship title with Larry Kaufman. Șuba is the author of Dynamic Chess Strategy (1991) and The Hedgehog (2000) Best ELO: 2542 in 1983.
World Seniors Ch 2012-11(In Progress)
Here is an interesting game featuring the battle between knights and bishops played by Doubleday,W(CAN) and veteran Czech GM Jansa,Vl.
‘Czech Grandmaster (1974) who was Czech Champion 1974 and equal first in 1964 and 1984. Jansa was a silver medallist at the 2005 and 2010 World Senior championships. Also he is the national coach of Luxembourg since the middle of 1990’s. He participated in 10 Olympiads between 1964 and 1986 and won a team silver medal in 1982.
Jansa won the international tournaments of Madonna di Campiglio 1973 Amsterdam 1974, Trnava 1982, was equal first at Kraguevac 1984, equal first at Prague Zonal 1985 (X) and equal first with Carsten Hansen at Borgarnes 1985, first at Gausdal, August 1987 and 1988, Luxemburg and Bandeweller 1990, Munster, Hamburg 1992, Cattolica 1993 and Lazne in 1997.
Best ELO: 2525 in 1995. Author of Tactical Chess Ending (1998) and Dynamics of Chess Strategy (2003)’
Bio and Pic from Chessn Biography
Doubleday,W (2039) – Jansa,Vl (2451)
Wade Variation [A41]
22nd World Seniors Open Kamena Vourla GRE (1.7), 13.11.2012
Critical Position 1
White is under pressure and is facing the loss of the c4 pawn.
White to Play
Position 2
Black has won a pawn and is playing to convert the advantage with the least amount of counterplay. How should black continue?
Black to Play
World Seniors 2012-11 Rd6 Standings
IM Piasetski Leon(CAN 2298) 4.5/6 is the top Canadian so far.
Rank after Round 6
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2475 5.0 0.0 19.0 0.0
2 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2540 5.0 0.0 18.5 0.0
3 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny LAT 2507 5.0 0.0 17.5 0.0
4GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2433 5.0 0.0 17.5 0.0
5 IM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2429 5.0 0.0 17.0 0.0
6 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2418 4.5 0.0 18.0 0.0
7 GM Rantanen Yrjo A. FIN 2348 4.5 0.0 16.0 0.0
8 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad TKM 2375 4.5 0.0 16.0 0.0
9 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2298 4.5 0.0 15.0 0.0
10 IM Karasev Vladimir I RUS 2376 4.5 0.0 15.0 0.0
11 Acers Jude USA 2214 4.5 0.0 14.5 0.0
12 IM Zhelnin Vladimir V RUS 2459 4.0 0.0 18.0 0.0
13 IM Sharif Mehrshad FRA 2462 4.0 0.0 16.0 0.0
14 GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2490 4.0 0.0 16.0 0.0
IM Stepovoj Vladimir RUS 2346 4.0 0.0 16.0 0.0
16 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2404 4.0 0.0 15.5 0.0
17 GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2451 4.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
18 Gutkin Boris ISR 2289 4.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
19 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2403 4.0 0.0 14.5 0.0
20 IM Filipenko Alexander V RUS 2321 4.0 0.0 14.0 0.0
21 FM Malmdin Nils-Ake SWE 2296 4.0 0.0 13.5 0.0
22 FM Gruzmann Boris RUS 2323 4.0 0.0 12.5 0.0
23 Staub Gerhard GER 2074 4.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
24 IM Pritchett Craig W SCO 2348 3.5 0.0 16.0 0.0
25 FM Sorensen Bent DEN 2294 3.5 0.0 14.5 0.0
26 Batakovs Olegs LAT 2109 3.5 0.0 14.0 0.0
27 FM Kunz Konstantin GER 2247 3.5 0.0 14.0 0.0
28 Schouten Nico NED 2227 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
29 Meizlin Yaacov ISR 2122 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
30 Nukin Tolegen KAZ 2203 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
31 White Alastair F SCO 2096 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
32 FM Sasu-Ducsoara Adrian-Florian ROU 2170 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
33 Beltz Robert GER 2105 3.5 0.0 13.5 0.0
34 Vrhovnik Damir CRO 2114 3.5 0.0 13.0 0.0
35 FM Hohler Peter SUI 2218 3.5 0.0 13.0 0.0
36 Kierzek Matthias Dr. GER 2172 3.5 0.0 13.0 0.0
37 Gamboa Anibal VEN 2174 3.5 0.0 13.0 0.0
38 IM Van Riemsdijk Herman C. BRA 2388 3.5 0.0 12.5 0.0
39 FM Giulian Philip M SCO 2269 3.5 0.0 12.5 0.0
40 FM Zhelesny Stanislav RUS 2127 3.5 0.0 12.5 0.0
41 Tsalicoglou Jacque RSA 0 3.5 0.0 12.5 0.0
42 FM Markovic Lazar BIH 2197 3.5 0.0 12.0 0.0
43 Morriss Pete IRL 1982 3.5 0.0 11.5 0.0
44 Kaloskambis Mihail GRE 2032 3.5 0.0 11.0 0.0
45 Frick Christoph GER 2264 3.5 0.0 11.0 0.0
46 IM Zakharchenko Arnold UKR 2194 3.5 0.0 11.0 0.0
47 Nielsen Poul Erik DEN 2093 3.5 0.0 11.0 0.0
48 Baeta Marcio Netto BRA 2066 3.5 0.0 10.5 0.0
49 Sokolov Yury RUS 1947 3.5 0.0 10.5 0.0
50 Davydov Mihail GER 2034 3.5 0.0 10.0 0.0
51 Sinelnikov Igor RUS 2090 3.5 0.0 9.5 0.0
52 Kolbak Jens DEN 2273 3.0 0.0 13.0 0.0
53 Dekan Hans GER 2169 3.0 0.0 13.0 0.0
54 FM Valenti Giuseppe ITA 2169 3.0 0.0 12.5 0.0
55 IM Archangelsky Mikhail RUS 2197 3.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
56 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk KAZ 2133 3.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
57 IM Skalkotas Nikolaos GRE 2177 3.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
58 Yuksel Mustafa TUR 2052 3.0 0.0 9.5 0.0
59 Schneider Alexander GER 2031 3.0 0.0 9.5 0.0
60 Bondar Leonid USA 2023 3.0 0.0 9.0 0.0
61 Zybura Andre CAN 1977 3.0 0.0 9.0 0.0
62 Maman Emanuel ISR 1941 3.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
63 Finlay Ian CAN 1902 3.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
64 Bornand Herbert SUI 0 3.0 0.0 7.0 0.0
65 Blaushtain Boris ISR 2092 2.5 0.0 11.5 0.0
66 Dogantug Ahmet Ismail TUR 2138 2.5 0.0 11.5 0.0
67 Benson Lachlan AUS 2021 2.5 0.0 10.0 0.0
68 Krstic Slobodan AUS 2004 2.5 0.0 9.0 0.0
69 Choong Mark SIN 1948 2.5 0.0 9.0 0.0
70 De Andres Gonalons Fernando ESP 2072 2.5 0.0 9.0 0.0
71 Baumgarten Werner GER 1981 2.5 0.0 9.0 0.0
72 Schwertel Johann GER 2038 2.5 0.0 8.5 0.0
73 Guaglianone Mario ITA 2017 2.5 0.0 8.5 0.0
74 Andreas Guenter GER 1995 2.5 0.0 8.5 0.0
75 Bianco Diaz Rogelio Jose VEN 0 2.5 0.0 8.0 0.0
76 Fereday Andrew RSA 1915 2.5 0.0 6.0 0.0
77 Lujic Simo SRB 1927 2.5 0.0 5.5 0.0
78 Doubleday William G. CAN 2039 2.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
79 Voon Richard AUS 1949 2.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
80 Pihlajamaki Antti FIN 1925 2.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
81 Rubinstein Mark ISR 1986 2.0 0.0 7.5 0.0
82 Neumann Horst GER 1912 2.0 0.0 7.5 0.0
83 El Gheiadi I. LBA 2208 2.0 0.0 7.0 0.0
84 Belokopyt Boris RUS 1962 2.0 0.0 6.5 0.0
85 Keze Arnis RUS 1718 2.0 0.0 6.5 0.0
86 Rave Avraham ISR 1838 2.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
87 Haupt Joachim GER 1864 2.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
88 Borwell Alan P SCO 2039 2.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
89 Patola Eero FIN 1949 2.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
90 Strohbusch Frank Dr. GER 1864 2.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
91 Maheux Pierre CAN 0 2.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
92 Filzmaier Bruno AUT 1903 2.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
93 Alavi Mir Mahmood IRI 1918 2.0 0.0 4.5 0.0
94 Nielsen Peter DEN 1733 2.0 0.0 4.5 0.0
95 Zharokov Biket KAZ 1934 1.5 0.0 6.5 0.0
96 Prammer Franz AUT 1859 1.5 0.0 6.0 0.0
97 Sevenyuk Alexey BLR 1921 1.5 0.0 5.0 0.0
98 Urbanc Vinko SLO 1916 1.5 0.0 4.5 0.0
99 Hmooda Elhabib LBA 0 1.5 0.0 4.0 0.0
100 Cooper Nigel NZL 1753 1.5 0.0 3.5 0.0
101 Rahmani Behrouz IRI 1727 1.5 0.0 3.0 0.0
102 Barboza Mauro URU 2063 1.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
103 Ferreira Alexander BRA 1708 1.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
104 Scholtyssek Werner GER 1835 1.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
105 Lachat Martin SUI 1675 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
106 Altykenov Toleugali KAZ 1589 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
World Seniors Ch(CAN players) 2012
5 Canadian players playing. Top scorer is IM Piasetski, Leon(2298) with 1.5/2.
Player overview for CAN
SNo Name Rtg FED 1 2 Pts. Rk. Group
21 IM Piasetski Leon 2298 CAN ½ 1 1.5 30 Open Section
60 Doubleday William G. 2039 CAN 0 1 1.0 64 Open Section
73 Zybura Andre 1977 CAN 0 1 1.0 70 Open Section
89 Finlay Ian 1902 CAN ½ 0 0.5 80 Open Section
105 Maheux Pierre 0 CAN 0 0 0.0 106 Open Section
Pairings of the next round for CAN
Rd. Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
3 15 38 Gamboa Anibal 2174 1½ 1½ IM Piasetski Leon 2298 21
3 22 22 FM Malmdin Nils-Ake 2296 1 1 Doubleday William G. 2039 60
3 30 44 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk 2133 1 1 Zybura Andre 1977 73
3 44 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 ½ ½ Finlay Ian 1902 89
3 53 94 Scholtyssek Werner 1835 0 0 Maheux Pierre 0 105
Results of the last round for CAN
Rd. Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
2 26 21 IM Piasetski Leon 2298 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Baumgarten Werner 1981 72
2 29 89 Finlay Ian 1902 ½ 0 – 1 ½ IM Archangelsky Mikhail 2197 34
2 40 93 Rave Avraham 1838 0 0 – 1 0 Doubleday William G. 2039 60
2 49 73 Zybura Andre 1977 0 1 – 0 0 Altykenov Toleugali 1589 101
2 53 105 Maheux Pierre 0 0 0 – 1 0 Sokolov Yury 1947 78
Player details for CAN
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
IM Piasetski Leon 2298 CAN Pts. 1.5
1 74 Belokopyt Boris 1962 RUS 0.5 s ½
2 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 GER 0.5 w 1
3 38 Gamboa Anibal 2174 VEN 1.5 s
Doubleday William G. 2039 CAN Pts. 1.0
1 7 GM Jansa Vlastimil 2451 CZE 1.0 w 0
2 93 Rave Avraham 1838 ISR 0.0 s 1
3 22 FM Malmdin Nils-Ake 2296 SWE 1.0 s
Zybura Andre 1977 CAN Pts. 1.0
1 20 IM Filipenko Alexander V 2321 RUS 1.0 s 0
2 101 Altykenov Toleugali 1589 KAZ 0.0 w 1
3 44 Rakhimberdiyev Atalyk 2133 KAZ 1.0 s
Finlay Ian 1902 CAN Pts. 0.5
1 36 IM Zakharchenko Arnold 2194 UKR 1.5 s ½
2 34 IM Archangelsky Mikhail 2197 RUS 1.5 w 0
3 72 Baumgarten Werner 1981 GER 0.5 s
Maheux Pierre 0 CAN Pts. 0.0
1 52 Blaushtain Boris 2092 ISR 1.5 s 0
2 78 Sokolov Yury 1947 RUS 1.0 w 0
3 94 Scholtyssek Werner 1835 GER 0.0 s
BudapestChessNews 