Offene-Senioren-Weltmeisterschaft, 16-29 November.
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Offene-Senioren-Weltmeisterschaft took place 16-29 November in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
Participants: Janis Klovans LAT 2480, Oleg Chernikov RUS 2455, Wolfgang Uhlmann GER 2451, Vladimir Karasev RUS 2421, Yuri Shabanov RUS 2413, Genrikh Chepukaitis RUS 2410, Vladimir Bukal CRO 2408, Mark Taimanow RUS 2407, Hans-Joachim Hecht GER 2404 and others.
Final standings of the leaders:
1 Shabanov 2413 RUS 9.0
2 Klovans 2480 LAT 9.0
3 Bukal 2420 CRO 9.0
4 Donchenko 2410 GER 8.5
5 Chernikov 2453 RUS 8.5
6 Hecht 2404 GER 8.5
7 Arkhangelsky 2366 RUS 8.5
8 Karasev 2421 RUS 8.5
      9 Asmundsson 2321 ISL 8.0
10 Rahls 2341 GER 8.0
11 Litvinov 2352 BLR 8.0
12 Karl 2265 SUI 8.0
13 Ivanets 2305 RUS 8.0
14 Bierwisch 2181 GER 8.0
15 Villing 2177 GER 8.0
16 Winiwarter 2161 AUT 8.0
IM Vladimir Karasev 2421 RUS became the winner of the Blitz event.
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