European Seniors 2011 (Games and Results)
European Seniors Chess Championship 2011
Mark Crowther - Thursday 14th April 2011

Organiser Agostino Scalfi and Mayor of Courmayeur, Fabrizia Derriard make opening move with Gennady Timoscenko. | scacchivda.com/?p=196
The European Seniors Chess Championship took place 6th-15th April 2011. Men and women played in the same section but there were two titles. Nona Gaprindashvili took the women's title on tie-break from Galina Strutinskaya after coming 18th on 5.5 points. Going into the final round Mihai Suba led by half a point from his opponent Gennady Timoscenko. Timoscenko agreed a draw after only 9 moves which at first sight seems a bizarre decision unless he didn't care about winning the title or already didn't like his position as black. This seemed to open the way for Viktor D Kupreichik to win on tie-break if he beat Malkiel Peretz with black. He pressed a long time and then if the game-score is to be believed hallucinated in sight of the win and dropped a piece. So after all Mihai Suba took the title on 7.5/9 ahead of Vladimir Okhotnik and Timoscenko on 7. All in all a bit of an odd finale.
European Seniors 2011 (Courmayeur ITA)
Mon 4th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011 -
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| 11th European Senior Courmayeur ITA Mon 4th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Suba Mihai | GM | ROU | 2465 | 7.5 | 40.5 | 51.5 | 6 |
| 2 | Okhotnik Vladimir | IM | FRA | 2458 | 7.0 | 42.0 | 54.0 | 6 |
| 3 | Timoscenko Gennadij | GM | SVK | 2502 | 7.0 | 39.0 | 51.0 | 6 |
| 4 | Peretz Malkiel | FM | ISR | 2255 | 7.0 | 36.5 | 48.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Butnorius Algimantas | GM | LTU | 2388 | 6.5 | 42.5 | 53.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kupreichik Viktor D | GM | BLR | 2431 | 6.5 | 42.0 | 53.5 | 5 |
| 7 | Tseitlin Mark D | GM | ISR | 2420 | 6.5 | 37.5 | 48.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Rosino Antonio | FM | ITA | 2233 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 45.5 | 5 |
| 9 | Plachetka Jan | GM | SVK | 2355 | 6.0 | 42.0 | 51.5 | 4 |
| 10 | Cebalo Miso | GM | CRO | 2486 | 6.0 | 39.5 | 51.5 | 4 |
| 11 | Vikulov Alexander | FM | RUS | 2316 | 6.0 | 38.0 | 49.5 | 6 |
| 12 | Werner Clemens | FM | GER | 2353 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 49.0 | 5 |
| Rooze Jan | FM | BEL | 2315 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 49.0 | 5 | |
| 14 | Chernikov Oleg L | GM | RUS | 2438 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 4 |
| 15 | Lederman Leon | IM | ISR | 2266 | 6.0 | 37.0 | 48.0 | 6 |
| 16 | Mishuchkov Nikolai M | FM | RUS | 2408 | 6.0 | 37.0 | 47.5 | 4 |
| 17 | Kierzek Matthias Dr | GER | 2135 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 45.5 | 4 | |
| 18 | Gaprindashvili Nona | GM | GEO | 2362 | 5.5 | 41.0 | 53.0 | 4 |
| 19 | Strutinskaya Galina N | WIM | RUS | 2269 | 5.5 | 41.0 | 51.5 | 4 |
| 20 | Gruzmann Boris | FM | RUS | 2281 | 5.5 | 38.0 | 49.5 | 3 |
| 21 | Norman Kenneth I | CM | ENG | 2172 | 5.5 | 37.5 | 49.0 | 3 |
| 22 | Khmiadashvili Tamar | WGM | GEO | 2194 | 5.5 | 37.0 | 48.5 | 5 |
| 23 | Hohler Peter | FM | SUI | 2144 | 5.5 | 37.0 | 46.5 | 4 |
| 24 | Kratschmer Heinz | AUT | 2161 | 5.5 | 36.5 | 46.5 | 4 | |
| 25 | Valenti Giuseppe | FM | ITA | 2143 | 5.5 | 36.5 | 46.0 | 4 |
| 26 | Fatalibekova Elena | WGM | RUS | 2282 | 5.5 | 35.0 | 44.5 | 4 |
| 27 | Nickl Klaus | AUT | 2140 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 45.0 | 4 | |
| 28 | Sinelnikov Igor | RUS | 2190 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 43.5 | 5 | |
| 29 | Iudicello Giovanni | ITA | 2180 | 5.5 | 33.0 | 43.0 | 3 | |
| 30 | Ossipov Viktor | RUS | 2179 | 5.5 | 32.5 | 43.5 | 4 | |
| 31 | Barlocco Carlo | FM | ITA | 2162 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 40.5 | 5 |
| 32 | Zhelesny Stanislav | FM | RUS | 2172 | 5.5 | 30.0 | 38.5 | 2 |
| 33 | Estrada Martinez Cesar | ESP | 2193 | 5.0 | 37.0 | 48.0 | 4 | |
| 34 | Miednikova Swietlana | WFM | RUS | 2169 | 5.0 | 36.5 | 46.5 | 3 |
| 35 | Laco Giuseppe | ITA | 2128 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 44.5 | 5 | |
| 36 | Jackson Oliver A | ENG | 2186 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 43.5 | 5 | |
| 37 | Van Oosten Arend | NED | 2170 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 44.0 | 4 | |
| 38 | Bisignano Giuseppe | ITA | 1938 | 5.0 | 33.0 | 42.0 | 4 | |
| 39 | Weisenburger Horst | GER | 2179 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 42.5 | 4 | |
| 40 | Gousseinov Aguif | FRA | 1979 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 41.5 | 5 | |
| 41 | Capece Adolivio | ITA | 2049 | 5.0 | 30.5 | 39.0 | 4 | |
| 42 | Catalfamo Santo | ITA | 1918 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 37.0 | 5 | |
| 43 | Serra Olives Tomas | FM | ESP | 2208 | 4.5 | 36.5 | 46.5 | 4 |
| 44 | Thieme Hans | GER | 2101 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 44.5 | 3 | |
| 45 | Bayer Wolfgang Dr | GER | 2073 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 44.0 | 4 | |
| 46 | Kierzek Mira | WFM | MKD | 2044 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 40.0 | 3 |
| 47 | Colombo Paolo | ITA | 2130 | 4.5 | 33.5 | 43.5 | 4 | |
| 48 | Theting Helge E | NOR | 2016 | 4.5 | 33.0 | 42.5 | 3 | |
| 49 | Bondick Karl-Heinz | GER | 2155 | 4.5 | 32.5 | 41.5 | 3 | |
| Vrhovnik Damir | CRO | 2063 | 4.5 | 32.5 | 41.5 | 3 | ||
| 51 | Levinsky Gregory | ISR | 2026 | 4.5 | 32.0 | 41.0 | 4 | |
| Kayaman Metin | TUR | 1973 | 4.5 | 32.0 | 41.0 | 4 | ||
| 53 | Muratoglu Salih | TUR | 2076 | 4.5 | 31.5 | 39.5 | 3 | |
| 54 | Gardi Giuseppe | ITA | 2061 | 4.5 | 31.0 | 38.5 | 4 | |
| 55 | Frank Albert | BEL | 1909 | 4.5 | 30.5 | 40.0 | 3 | |
| 56 | Quagliarella Sabino Remo | ITA | 1889 | 4.5 | 30.0 | 39.5 | 4 | |
| 57 | Norman Dinah M | WCM | ENG | 1924 | 4.5 | 30.0 | 38.5 | 2 |
| 58 | Guillaumat Jean-Pierre | FRA | 1890 | 4.5 | 29.0 | 37.5 | 3 | |
| 59 | Papa Angelo | ITA | 1866 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 35.5 | 4 | |
| 60 | Elfert Aleksandr V | IM | RUS | 2039 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 37.5 | 4 |
| 61 | Belokopyt Boris | RUS | 2066 | 4.5 | 26.0 | 34.5 | 3 | |
| 62 | Renzini Lorenzo | ITA | 1747 | 4.5 | 26.0 | 34.0 | 4 | |
| 63 | Antonelli Fabrizio | ITA | 2100 | 4.0 | 33.5 | 42.0 | 4 | |
| 64 | Beltrami Nerio | ITA | 1956 | 4.0 | 31.5 | 41.0 | 3 | |
| 65 | Pipitone Antonio | ITA | 2012 | 4.0 | 29.5 | 39.5 | 3 | |
| 66 | Sevenyuk Alexey | BLR | 1932 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 37.5 | 2 | |
| 67 | D Aulisa Francesco | ITA | 1768 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 36.5 | 4 | |
| 68 | Diaz Begonte Manuel | ESP | 1778 | 4.0 | 27.5 | 36.0 | 4 | |
| 69 | Ortega Morales Pedro | ESP | 1848 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 32.0 | 3 | |
| 70 | Carboni Giancarlo | ITA | 1827 | 4.0 | 25.5 | 33.5 | 2 | |
| 71 | Acunzo Domenico | ITA | 1769 | 4.0 | 24.5 | 31.5 | 3 | |
| 72 | Chireykina Natalia | RUS | 1831 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 43.0 | 3 | |
| 73 | Cavatorta Fosco | ITA | 1914 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 40.0 | 3 | |
| Squarci Franco | ITA | 1777 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 40.0 | 3 | ||
| 75 | Giani Franco | ITA | 1960 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 40.0 | 3 | |
| 76 | Topaloglu Hayati | TUR | 1881 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 39.0 | 2 | |
| 77 | Smits Oswald | GER | 1870 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 34.5 | 3 | |
| 78 | Gonzalo Gonzalez Francisco | ESP | 1740 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 35.5 | 3 | |
| 79 | Deiana Giacomo | ITA | 1689 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 34.5 | 1 | |
| 80 | Weyand Fernand | FRA | 1845 | 3.5 | 26.0 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| 81 | Schiappacasse Marcello | ITA | 1896 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 33.5 | 3 | |
| 82 | De Polzer Manfredi | ITA | 1697 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 32.5 | 3 | |
| 83 | Castiglioni Nando | ITA | 1651 | 3.5 | 23.0 | 30.5 | 3 | |
| 84 | Breidenbach Heinz | ITA | 1548 | 3.5 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 2 | |
| 85 | Gulinelli Euro | ITA | 1658 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 36.5 | 2 | |
| 86 | Pintauro Tonino | ITA | 1616 | 3.0 | 27.5 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| 87 | Benito Alba Eladio | ESP | 1775 | 3.0 | 27.0 | 35.0 | 2 | |
| 88 | Bardin Christian | FRA | 1765 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 32.5 | 3 | |
| 89 | Hlinschi Mihai | ROU | 1702 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 33.0 | 2 | |
| 90 | Jeanrenaud Antonia | ITA | 0 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 33.0 | 1 | |
| 91 | Bonino Silvano | ITA | 1465 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 32.5 | 2 | |
| 92 | Schwertel Johann | GER | 2026 | 2.5 | 31.5 | 39.5 | 2 | |
| 93 | Centofante Maria Rosa | ITA | 1619 | 2.5 | 25.0 | 32.5 | 2 | |
| 94 | Maestri Roberto | ITA | 1766 | 2.5 | 24.5 | 31.0 | 2 | |
| 95 | Luebbers Doris Dr | GER | 1602 | 2.5 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 1 | |
| 96 | Ivanov Michail | RUS | 1935 | 2.5 | 23.5 | 30.0 | 1 | |
| 97 | Bogatto Mario | ITA | 1446 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| 98 | Cesati Cassin Giorgio | ITA | 1595 | 2.5 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 1 | |
| 99 | Lisandri Luigi | ITA | 1448 | 2.0 | 23.5 | 28.5 | 1 | |
| 100 | Brugnolo Paolo | ITA | 1498 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 27.5 | 1 | |
| 101 | Maspero Alfio | ITA | 1417 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| 101 players | ||||||||
ch-EUR Senior Rapid (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 25m+10spm)
| ch-EUR Senior Rapid Courmayeur ITA Mon 4th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Kupreichik Viktor D | GM | BLR | 2431 | 6.5 | 41.0 | 52.0 | 5 |
| 2 | Mishuchkov Nikolai M | FM | RUS | 2408 | 6.5 | 40.0 | 51.0 | 5 |
| 3 | Cebalo Miso | GM | CRO | 2486 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 50.0 | 5 |
| 4 | Okhotnik Vladimir | IM | FRA | 2458 | 6.5 | 36.5 | 46.5 | 6 |
| 5 | Timoscenko Gennadij | GM | SVK | 2502 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 44.0 | 6 |
| 6 | Butnorius Algimantas | GM | LTU | 2388 | 6.0 | 39.5 | 50.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Strutinskaya Galina N | WIM | RUS | 2269 | 5.5 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 4 |
| 8 | Gaprindashvili Nona | GM | GEO | 2362 | 5.5 | 36.0 | 45.5 | 3 |
| 9 | Lederman Leon | IM | ISR | 2266 | 5.5 | 35.5 | 45.0 | 5 |
| 10 | Tseitlin Mark D | GM | ISR | 2420 | 5.5 | 34.0 | 44.5 | 4 |
| 11 | Schultheis Heinz | GER | 2058 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 43.0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Fatalibekova Elena | WGM | RUS | 2282 | 5.0 | 37.5 | 47.0 | 4 |
| 13 | Chernikov Oleg L | GM | RUS | 2438 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 45.0 | 4 |
| 14 | Gruzmann Boris | FM | RUS | 2281 | 5.0 | 33.0 | 42.5 | 4 |
| 15 | Vrhovnik Damir | CRO | 2063 | 5.0 | 29.0 | 37.5 | 5 | |
| 16 | Baum Kurt Dr | GER | 2056 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 37.0 | 4 | |
| 17 | Sinelnikov Igor | RUS | 2190 | 4.5 | 35.0 | 44.5 | 4 | |
| 18 | Zhelesny Stanislav | FM | RUS | 2172 | 4.5 | 35.0 | 44.0 | 3 |
| 19 | Khmiadashvili Tamar | WGM | GEO | 2194 | 4.5 | 33.5 | 43.0 | 4 |
| 20 | Miednikova Swietlana | WFM | RUS | 2169 | 4.0 | 34.5 | 43.0 | 3 |
| 21 | Belokopyt Boris | RUS | 2066 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 39.5 | 4 | |
| 22 | Bondick Karl-Heinz | GER | 2155 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 39.5 | 3 | |
| 23 | Bayer Wolfgang Dr | GER | 2073 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 39.0 | 4 | |
| 24 | Sevenyuk Alexey | BLR | 1932 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 38.0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Capece Adolivio | ITA | 2049 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 36.5 | 3 | |
| 26 | Schwertel Johann | GER | 2026 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 36.0 | 4 | |
| 27 | Chireykina Natalia | RUS | 1831 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Barlocco Carlo | FM | ITA | 2162 | 3.5 | 27.0 | 35.5 | 2 |
| 29 | Breidenbach Heinz | ITA | 1548 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 32.5 | 1 | |
| 30 | Ivanov Michail | RUS | 1935 | 3.5 | 24.0 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Hlinschi Mihai | ROU | 1702 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 31.0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Maspero Alfio | ITA | 1417 | 3.0 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| 33 | Gulinelli Evro | ITA | 1658 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| 34 | Jeanrenaud Antonia | ITA | 0 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 30.0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Brugnolo Paolo | ITA | 1498 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| 35 players | ||||||||
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