Okhotnik wins World Seniors
The 21st World Senior Chess Championships, held in Opatija, Croatia from November 14th to November 27th, was won by IM Vladimir Okhotnik. The French IM finished on 9/11, half a point more than GMs Komljenovic and Timoscenko.
Final standings (top 30)
| Rk. | Title | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | K | rtg+/- |
| 1 | IM | Okhotnik Vladimir | FRA | 2427 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 2612 | 10 | 24.6 |
| 2 | GM | Komljenovic Davorin | CRO | 2451 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 2615 | 10 | 23.9 |
| 3 | GM | Timoscenko Gennadij | SVK | 2483 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 2564 | 10 | 12.0 |
| 4 | GM | Vaisser Anatoly | FRA | 2555 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 2578 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 5 | GM | Kurajica Bojan | BIH | 2532 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 2521 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 6 | GM | Cebalo Miso | CRO | 2446 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 2489 | 10 | 6.6 |
| 7 | GM | Rajkovic Dusan | SRB | 2416 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 2453 | 10 | 5.8 |
| 8 | GM | Balashov Yuri S | RUS | 2443 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 2429 | 10 | -1.0 |
| 9 | GM | Hulak Krunoslav | CRO | 2480 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 2494 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 10 | GM | Kovacevic Vlatko | CRO | 2482 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 2472 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 11 | IM | Zhelnin Vladimir V | RUS | 2430 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2477 | 10 | 8.4 |
| 12 | GM | Chernikov Oleg L | RUS | 2402 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2474 | 10 | 12.5 |
| 13 | GM | Jansa Vlastimil | CZE | 2478 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 2480 | 10 | 2.1 |
| 14 | GM | Suba Mihai | ROU | 2458 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 2438 | 10 | -1.3 |
| 15 | IM | Leskovar Mario | ARG | 2316 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 2406 | 10 | 14.2 |
| 16 | FM | Mishuchkov Nikolai M | RUS | 2418 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 2411 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 17 | IM | Lederman Leon | ISR | 2267 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 2456 | 10 | 28.7 |
| 18 | IM | Pritchett Craig W | SCO | 2343 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 2369 | 10 | 5.3 |
| 19 | IM | Wittmann Walter | AUT | 2269 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 2363 | 10 | 17.3 |
| 20 | GM | Rashkovsky Nukhim N | RUS | 2517 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 2496 | 10 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Chernov Evgen | UKR | 2311 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 2466 | 30 | 70.5 | |
| 22 | FM | Kelleher William | USA | 2300 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 2415 | 10 | 17.6 |
| 23 | GM | Pushkov Nikolai | RUS | 2395 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 2382 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 24 | IM | Danner Georg | AUT | 2406 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 2370 | 10 | -4.2 |
| 25 | IM | Van Riemsdijk Herman C | BRA | 2404 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 2375 | 10 | -3.1 |
| 26 | IM | Klundt Klaus | GER | 2383 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 2384 | 10 | 1.1 |
| 27 | FM | Turikov Viktor | RUS | 2270 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 2327 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 28 | IM | Karasev Vladimir I | RUS | 2377 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 2376 | 10 | 0.9 |
| 29 | IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I | RUS | 2423 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 2353 | 10 | -9.3 |
| 30 | IM | Filipenko Alexander V | RUS | 2353 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 2390 | 10 | 6.2 |
