Saturday 13 October 2007

2007 World Seniors Championship

The 2007 World Seniors Championship has just been completed in Gmunden, Austria. The event was won by IM Algimantas Butnorius (LIT) with 9/11. The tournament attracted a field of 233 players, with 15 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters.
Australia had two representatives with IM Mirko Rujevic from Melbourne doing particularly well, scoring 7.5/11 and finishing in a tie for 13th. "Fabulous" Phil Viner also showed he can still wield the wood, with a final score of 7/11, placing equal 26th. A full set of results can be found at chess-results.com

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