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Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
We have been reviewing chess leaders of the future, present and past. Today is the last episode of this epic project, and you will find out the answers to questions such as:

- Who is the oldest active FIDE-rated chess player?
- Who is the oldest GM, IM, WGM and WIM in the world
- At what level do people aged 86-100 play?

1923 
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Svetozar Gligoric, 2447, Serbia

Gligoric, Svetozar g  IA SRB 2447

Khasin, Abram m  RUS 2390

Vatnikov, Josif E m  RUS 2316

Foguelman, Alberto m  ARG 2310

Nowotny, Heinz f  AUT 2255

Pinjagin, Dmitry   RUS 2226

Kukharev, Nikolay f  RUS 2214

Cuibus, Janos   HUN 2185

Amil Meilan, Horacio   ARG 2164

Rojas Franco, Miguel   ESP 2134

 

1922
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Yuri Averbakh, 2445, Russia

 

 Averbakh, Yuri L g  IA RUS 2445 oldest GM in the world

Teschner, Rudolf h  GER 2295

Jankov, Todor   BUL 2293

Frech, Karoly   HUN 2260

Narodizki, Efim   RUS 2216

Kramar, Ilia   GER 2107

Hevizi, Laszlo Dr.   HUN 2097

Jasnig, Stelio   ITA 2082

Cantanhede, Hilwan Augusto W.   BRA 2060

Ferriz Carrasquedo, Alfonso f  MEX 2052

 

1921

Levy, Louis f  USA 2275

Shocron, Ruben   USA 2259

Toth G., Geza   HUN 2255

Sutterer, Robert   GER 2205

Bannik, Anatolij   GER 2175

Ousatchi, Mark f  GER 2157

Barczyszyn, Karl   AUT 2128

Veltmander, Iogannes   RUS 2107

Holl, Gregor   GER 2100

  Antollovich, Antonio   ARG 2030

1920

Genkovich, Anatoliy   UKR 2370

Lezcano Montalvo, Pedro   ESP 2250

Carames, Luis   ARG 2040

Donnelly, Ruth A   USA 2030

Kinin, Igor   RUS 2019

Muller, Laszlo   HUN 2008

Nadenau, Oskar   GER 1970

Kramorev, Yuri   RUS 1959

Tochtermann, Georg, Dr.   GER 1939

Kuznetsov, Fiodor   RUS 1931

 

1919

Concha, Aliro   CHI 2118

Konstacky, Matej   CZE 2110

Schmidt, Wolfgang   GER 2095
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Zvorykina, Kira wg wg RUS 2056 oldest WGM in the world

Riman, Vaclav   CZE 2045

Stepanov, Nikolay   RUS 2039

Demoulin, Paul   BEL 1948

Fleischer, Ernst   GER 1867

Masliah, Leon   FRA 1851

  Padsalgikar, Bhausaheb   IND 1847

1918

 Stuart, E Leslie   ENG 2038

Lorincz, Miklos   HUN 1983

Hoeppner, Hans   GER 1943

Fell, Lloyd S   AUS 1931

 

1917

 Stuart, E Leslie   ENG 2038

Lorincz, Miklos   HUN 1983

Hoeppner, Hans   GER 1943

Fell, Lloyd S   AUS 1931

 

1916

 Zhukhovitsky, Samuel m  RUS 2346 oldest IM in the world

Cordioli, Lourencio Joao   BRA 1995

Gracia Martinez, Julian   ESP 1868

Malbran, Rodolfo   ARG 1761

 

1915

Erhart, Helmut   AUT 2062

Berlacki, Pierre   FRA 2010

Loechner, Friedrich   GER 1939

Royo Soler, Agusti   ESP 1839

Baeumcher, Karl   GER 1757

Peer, Eli   ISR 1724

 

1914
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Berna Carrasco Araya, 2165, Chili
 

 Carrasco Araya, Berna wm wm CHI 2165 oldest WIM in the world

Kador, Julius   USA 2060

Freder, Heinrich   GER 2013

Krawczyk, Zbigniew   POL 1713

De Casteja, Emmanuel   FRA 1677

Riveline, Maurice   FRA 1659

 

1913

 Gilman, Arkadiy M.   RUS 2176

Banic, Stanko   SLO 1985

Aburto Renovales, Rafael   ESP 1511

 

1912

Baslavsky, Ilia   RUS 2110

Secula, Victor   GER 2102

Abzhirko, Nikolay   RUS 2057

Trias Fernandes, Ramon   ESP 2020

1911

None

 

1910

 Benko, Francisco   ARG 2036

Vogel, Gerhard   GER 1448 oldest FIDE-rated active (!) player in the world


Compiled by Pogonina.com using official FIDE ratings

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Comments (3)
1. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 12:23 22 2010 .
 
 
Scacchi Internazionali
Stuart Wagman died in 2007
 
2. Written by Peter on 16:05 22 2010 .
 
 
Scacchi Internazionali
Thank you for the comment, Franco! 
 
The lists are based on FIDE's rankings, and they often forget to delist the deceased...
 
3. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 01:02 02 2011 .
 
 
update oldest players list
Natalia Pogonina: 
 
Both Francisco Benko (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=16238) and Gerhard Vogel (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=104588) died in 2010. 
 
Rafael Aburto Renovales (b. 1913) now appears to be the oldest active player in the world. 
 
Berna Carrasco Araya is not only the oldest WIM in the world, she is the oldest living player with a title: http://ratings.fide.com/advaction.phtml?idcode=&name=&title=&other_title=&country=%25&sex=&srating=0&erating=3000&birthday=1914&radio=rating&line=desc 
 
Regards 
 
James
 

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