6-14th April 2011, in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley – Italy
The 11th European Senior Chess Championship started today in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy. 101 players are participating, men and women all together, because the great part of women preferred to play in one single tournament.
The opening ceremony was held by the organizer Mr Agostino Scalfi, in the presence of the Lord Mayor of the town of Courmayeur, Mrs Fabrizia Derriard, and of the President of the Italian Chess Federation, Mr Gianpietro Pagnoncelli. Both played the symbolic first move for Nona Gaprindashvili and Gennadij Timoscenko.
There are players from 20 nations. The oldest is Mr Alfio Maspero, Italy, 90 years old. Then Oswald Smits, Germany (88), Antonio Pipitone, Italy (85), Francisco Gonzales Gonzalo, Spain (84).
Chief Arbiter is IA Cristina Rigo. Gordana Martinovic, Jean Coqueraut, Stefan Helweger are Deputy Arbiters. News by Adolivio Capece. More information on the official website.
GM Viktor Kupreichik yesterday won the 11th European Senior Chess Rapid Championship.
Hotel Pavillon, chosen by the great part of Italian players
The Courmayeur landscape
Entry to the playing hall
Participants:
1 GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2502
2 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2486
3 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2465
4 IM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2458
5 GM Chernikov Oleg L RUS 2438
6 GM Kupreichik Viktor D BLR 2431
7 GM Tseitlin Mark D ISR 2420
8 FM Mishuchkov Nikolai M RUS 2408
9 GM Butnorius Algimantas LTU 2388
10 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2362
11 GM Plachetka Jan SVK 2355
12 FM Werner Clemens GER 2353
13 FM Vikulov Alexander RUS 2316
14 FM Rooze Jan BEL 2315
15 WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS 2282
16 FM Gruzmann Boris RUS 2281
17 WIM Strutinskaya Galina N RUS 2269
18 IM Lederman Leon ISR 2266
19 FM Peretz Malkiel ISR 2255
20 FM Rosino Antonio ITA 2233
21 FM Serra Olives Tomas ESP 2208
22 WGM Khmiadashvili Tamar GEO 2194
23 Estrada Martinez Cesar ESP 2193
24 Sinelnikov Igor RUS 2190
25 Jackson Oliver A ENG 2186
26 Iudicello Giovanni ITA 2180
27 Ossipov Viktor RUS 2179
28 Weisenburger Horst GER 2179
29 FM Zhelesny Stanislav RUS 2172
30 CM Norman Kenneth I ENG 2172
31 Van Oosten Arend NED 2170
32 WFM Miednikova Swietlana RUS 2169
33 FM Barlocco Carlo ITA 2162
34 Kratschmer Heinz AUT 2161
35 Bondick Karl-Heinz GER 2155
36 FM Hohler Peter SUI 2144
37 FM Valenti Giuseppe ITA 2143
38 Nickl Klaus AUT 2140
39 Kierzek Matthias Dr GER 2135
40 Colombo Paolo ITA 2130
41 Laco Giuseppe ITA 2128
42 Thieme Hans GER 2101
43 Antonelli Fabrizio ITA 2100
44 Muratoglu Salih TUR 2076
45 Bayer Wolfgang Dr GER 2073
46 Belokopyt Boris RUS 2066
47 Vrhovnik Damir CRO 2063
48 Gardi Giuseppe ITA 2061
49 Capece Adolivio ITA 2049
50 WFM Kierzek Mira MKD 2044
51 IM Elfert Aleksandr V RUS 2039
52 Levinsky Gregory ISR 2026
53 Schwertel Johann GER 2026
54 Theting Helge E NOR 2016
55 Pipitone Antonio ITA 2012
56 Gousseinov Aguif FRA 1979
57 Kayaman Metin TUR 1973
58 Giani Franco ITA 1960
59 Beltrami Nerio ITA 1956
60 Bisignano Giuseppe ITA 1938
61 Ivanov Michail RUS 1935
62 Sevenyuk Alexey BLR 1932
63 WCM Norman Dinah M ENG 1924
64 Catalfamo Santo ITA 1918
65 Cavatorta Fosco ITA 1914
66 Frank Albert BEL 1909
67 Schiappacasse Marcello ITA 1896
68 Guillaumat Jean-Pierre FRA 1890
69 Quagliarella Sabino Remo ITA 1889
70 Topaloglu Hayati TUR 1881
71 Smits Oswald GER 1870
72 Papa Angelo ITA 1866
73 Ortega Morales Pedro ESP 1848
74 Weyand Fernand FRA 1845
75 Chireykina Natalia RUS 1831
76 Carboni Giancarlo ITA 1827
77 Diaz Begonte Manuel ESP 1778
78 Squarci Franco ITA 1777
79 Benito Alba Eladio ESP 1775
80 Acunzo Domenico ITA 1769
81 D Aulisa Francesco ITA 1768
82 Maestri Roberto ITA 1766
83 Bardin Christian FRA 1765
84 Renzini Lorenzo ITA 1747
85 Gonzalo Gonzalez Francisco ESP 1740
86 Hlinschi Mihai ROU 1702
87 De Polzer Manfredi ITA 1697
88 Deiana Giacomo ITA 1689
89 Gulinelli Euro ITA 1658
90 Castiglioni Nando ITA 1651
91 Centofante Maria Rosa ITA 1619
92 Pintauro Tonino ITA 1616
93 Luebbers Doris Dr GER 1602
94 Cesati Cassin Giorgio ITA 1595
95 Breidenbach Heinz ITA 1548
96 Brugnolo Paolo ITA 1498
97 Bonino Silvano ITA 1465
98 Lisandri Luigi ITA 1448
99 Bogatto Mario ITA 1446
100 Maspero Alfio ITA 1417
101 Jeanrenaud Antonia ITA 0
