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The World Senior Chess Championships have concluded in the Serbian city of Vrnjacka Banja. The competition, which began on November 3, consisted of 11 rounds.
Winners decided
According to FIDE’s official tournament standings, Kazakh grandmaster Murtas Kazhgaleyev won the men’s over-50 competition with 8.5 points from 11 rounds. Bulgaria’s Kiril Georgiev and Kazakhstan’s Pyotr Kostenko placed second and third, respectively, with eight points each.
In the men’s over-65 category, Georgia’s Zurab Sturua took first place with 8.5 points. England’s Keith Arkell scored the same number of points but finished behind on tiebreaks. In the women’s 50+ category, Sweden’s Pia Cramling won with nine points. Galina Strutinskaya, competing under the FIDE flag, scored 10 points in the 65+ age group.
Results of Azerbaijani players
In the 50+ category, Emin Novruzov drew with England’s Philip Crocker in the final round. He scored six points in 11 games to finish 41st.
In the 65+ category, Ilgar Khalafov defeated Wales’ Gary Thomas in the final round and finished the tournament in 122nd place with five points. Imran Hajiqayibov, who competed in the same age group, drew with Clifford Shaw, representing the Cayman Islands, in the final round. He finished with three points.
