Latest News About World Senior Chess Championship

Updated 2026-05-08 16:05

Here’s the latest I can confirm about the World Senior Chess Championship:

The 2024 World Senior Championships in Porto Santo, Portugal, crowned four winners: Alexander Shabalov (Open 50+), Rainer Knaak (Open 65+), Masha Klinova (Women 50+), and Brigitte Burchardt (Women 65+) [source: Chess.com article on the 2024 event].[1]
FIDE’s updates from November 2024 indicate the event was well into its second half in Porto Santo, with leaders in the 50+ division continuing to contest top spots.[2]
Separate coverage notes that the World Senior Team Championships were won by the USA in the 50+ section, with England taking the 65+ title, and the individual championships typically follow in November in Porto Santo.[5]
For ongoing or 2025–2026 developments, FIDE maintains a dedicated tag page for World Senior Championships and related news, though event dates and winners are announced separately by organizers and chess news outlets.[9]

If you’d like, I can pull the very latest official result pages or provide a compact timeline of winners by year. Would you prefer a quick snapshot of current standings or a sourced timeline of past winners?

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FIDE World Senior Individual Chess Championships 2025

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www.worldseniorchampionship2025.com

Shabalov, Knaak, Klinova, Burchardt Winners At World Senior ...

Alexander Shabalov, Rainer Knaak, Masha Klinova, and Brigitte Burchardt were the winners at the 2024 FIDE World Senior Championships.

www.chess.com

World Senior Championships: the final results - Chess Mail

The pages with pairings and detailed results are at chess-results. This is where you should go if you want more detailed scores. That link goes to the 65+ Open but other tabs on the page will bring you to the 50+ Open and women's sections. A blitz tournament was held on the first Sunday evening. This was won by Russian IM Oleg Kozlov with 7.5/8. GM Maxim Novik of Lithuania was second with 7 points. … So six players including Ginsburg and Legky finished in a tie for first on eight and a half...

www.chessmail.com

November 21, 2024 – International Chess Federation - FIDE

Golden Island’s late summer has brought both literal and figurative heat to the 2024 World Senior Championship. After six rounds of intense chess battles in Porto Santo, Portugal, the competition has entered its second half. In the 50+ age group, GMs Alexander Shabalov (USA) and Michal Krasenkow (Poland) share the lead with 5/6 points.

www.fide.com

FIDE World Senior Team Championships Begin Monday in Prague

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new.uschess.org

U.S. Wins World Senior Team Championship 50+, England ...

The FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships concluded on July 11 in Krakow, Poland, with the U.S. finishing at the top of the 50+ section and England claiming the 65+ tournament.