Follow the 23rd Senior World Championship

The fifth round of the Senior World Championship is taking place in Opatija, Croatia, from November 11 to November 24. As we approach the end of the first half of this 11-rounds Swiss tournament, three players are still leading with a perfect score: GM Kupreichik and IM Mochalov from Bulgaria as well as Serbian IM Rogulj. The level of the tournament is pretty high as 10 GMs are participating. 

Five players are representing Canada : IM Leon Piasetski (3/4, two draws against FMs), Brian McLaren (2,5/4), William G. Doubleday (1/4), Kiss Istvan (1/4) and Andre Zybura (1/4).

Complete standings and round 5 pairings

 

You can follow the games live (games start at 11 PM EST for all of next week) on the tournament website  http://www.worldsenior2013.rijekachess.com/en/live-games

PGN of the games are also available, usually on the day after they were played. Pictures