The International Senior Tournament 2013, put forth by the Scandinavian Chess Tournaments organization, is being played on 9th-12th May at the Täby Park Hotel in Kemistvägen 30, Täby, Sweden.
120 participants signed up to participate in this strong and very well organized event. Fifteen countries are represented in the line-up, which includes 9 GMs and 4 IMs. Ukrainian GM Vladimir Tukmakov and Swedish GM Pia Cramling are the first seeds.
The organizers declares that “they want to guard seniors (our chess pioneers) who have developed, renewed and given so much knowledge to the next generations”.
The event is a 8-rounds Swiss open. On rounds 1-4, a rapid time control will be used – 20 minutes + 5 seconds per move. On rounds 5-8, the classical time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move will be put in place.
The first prizes will be distributed as follows: 1st – 1000 €; 2nd – 800 €; 3rd – 600 €, etc.
Pia Cramling
Participants:
| 1 | GM | Tukmakov Vladimir B | UKR | 2547 |
| 2 | GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2525 |
| 3 | GM | Kupreichik Viktor | BLR | 2443 |
| 4 | IM | Mochalov Evgeny V | BLR | 2413 |
| 5 | GM | Bellon Juan | ESP | 2368 |
| 6 | GM | Okhotnik Vladimir | FRA | 2391 |
| 7 | GM | Petkevich Jusefs | LAT | 2376 |
| 8 | IM | Mishuchkov Nikolai | RUS | 2365 |
| 9 | IM | Karasev Vladimir I | RUS | 2358 |
| 10 | GM | Hecht Hans-Joachim | GER | 2346 |
| 11 | GM | Westerinen Heikki | FIN | 2335 |
| 12 | FM | Jansson Börje | SWE | 2330 |
| 13 | Svanqvist Ulf | SWE | 2320 | |
| 14 | GM | Vul Arkadi | RUS | 2314 |
| 15 | FM | Malmdin Nils Åke | SWE | 2239 |
| 16 | FM | Hammar Bengt | SWE | 2284 |
| 17 | Lind Jan-Olov | SWE | 2200 | |
| 18 | FM | Turikov Viktor | RUS | 2266 |
| 19 | FM | Gruzmann Boris | RUS | 2256 |
| 20 | Svensson Leif | SWE | 2114 | |
| 21 | FM | Berkell Peder | SWE | 2212 |
| 22 | WIM | Fomina Tatyana | EST | 2218 |
| 23 | IM | Marusenko Petr | UKR | 2213 |
| 24 | Kivipelto Kaj | FIN | 2177 | |
| 25 | WGM | Khmiadashvili Tamar | GEO | 2168 |
| 26 | Hedin Gunnar | SWE | 2125 | |
| 27 | WIM | Melashvili Nino | GEO | 2134 |
| 28 | Nilsson Weine | SWE | 1987 | |
| 29 | Halleröd Ralph | SWE | 2124 | |
| 30 | Oblamski Vladimir | BLR | 2114 | |
| 31 | Ålgars Olle | SWE | 2105 | |
| 32 | Gromark Per-Olof | SWE | 2099 | |
| 33 | Samuelsson Sven Gunnar | SWE | 2082 | |
| 34 | Söderborg Berndt | SWE | 2080 | |
| 35 | Pettersson Ola | SWE | 2069 | |
| 36 | Agrest Roman | SWE | 2056 | |
| 37 | Ekelund Kurt | SWE | 2060 | |
| 38 | Ekenberg Ulf | SWE | 0 | |
| 39 | Carlsten Peter | SWE | 2048 | |
| 40 | WFM | Dotan Valeria | ISR | 2047 |
| 41 | Wahlund Bengt | SWE | 2039 | |
| 42 | Palmo Pentti | FIN | 2036 | |
| 43 | Taksrud Vidar | NOR | 2035 | |
| 44 | Svensson Sören | SWE | 2034 | |
| 45 | Malinicheva Lidia | RUS | 2028 | |
| 46 | Alquist Erik | SWE | 2021 | |
| 47 | Lahti Jouko | FIN | 2020 | |
| 48 | Gustavsson Sture | SWE | 2016 | |
| 49 | Ländin Bo | SWE | 1998 | |
| 50 | Marklund Gunnar | SWE | 1996 | |
| 51 | Grahn Lars | SWE | 1990 | |
| 52 | Andersson Sven-Olof | SWE | 1987 | |
| 53 | Burman Lennart | SWE | 0 | |
| 54 | Ingvason Sigurgeir | ISL | 1954 | |
| 55 | MK | Kruusiauk Heda | EST | 1932 |
| 56 | Berg Bo | SWE | 1958 | |
| 57 | Gunnäs Martin | SWE | 0 | |
| 58 | Larsson Per-Olov | SWE | 0 | |
| 59 | Åkerblom Bernt | SWE | 1912 | |
| 60 | Persson Kjell | SWE | 1922 | |
| 61 | Degerfeldt Sven | SWE | 1907 | |
| 62 | Cleanthous Demetris | SWE | 1903 | |
| 63 | Kujanpää Martti | SWE | 0 | |
| 64 | Berthelsen Roald | NOR | 1890 | |
| 65 | Wålinder Jonas | SWE | 0 | |
| 66 | Alfvén Jörgen | SWE | 1852 | |
| 67 | Fant Göran | SWE | 1873 | |
| 68 | Åström Anders | SWE | 1865 | |
| 69 | Nyberg Bo | SWE | 1856 | |
| 70 | Lindberg Sture | SWE | 1844 | |
| 71 | Eriksson Bo | SWE | 1838 | |
| 72 | Lindh Göran | SWE | 1832 | |
| 73 | Paulsson Anders | SWE | 1832 | |
| 74 | Birkestrand Odd | NOR | 1823 | |
| 75 | Standal Bård | NOR | 1810 | |
| 76 | Broddefalk Sten | SWE | 0 | |
| 77 | Kärrlander Gunnar | SWE | 1798 | |
| 78 | Lundquist Leif | SWE | 0 | |
| 79 | Jeremic Miodrag | SWE | 0 | |
| 80 | Stål Carl Olof | SWE | 0 | |
| 81 | Zenker Stefan | SWE | 0 | |
| 82 | Storm Ingemar | SWE | 1717 | |
| 83 | Bue Gunnar | NOR | 1688 | |
| 84 | Urbanaites Elvira | RUS | 1677 | |
| 85 | Löwing Harold | SWE | 1666 | |
| 86 | Ivanyuhin Valeri | SWE | 0 | |
| 87 | Sulmad Martti | SWE | 0 | |
| 88 | Eklund Per A | SWE | 0 | |
| 89 | Hultin Christer | SWE | 0 | |
| 90 | Jansson Torolf | ALA | 1622 | |
| 91 | Juntti Tord | SWE | 0 | |
| 92 | Stoilov Bojan | SWE | 0 | |
| 93 | Olsson Gustaf | SWE | 1590 | |
| 94 | Ericson Börje | SWE | 0 | |
| 95 | Sjöstrand Tommy | SWE | 0 | |
| 96 | Dillén Sten | SWE | 0 | |
| 97 | Anderberg Leif | SWE | 0 | |
| 98 | Lorenz Karlheinz | SWE | 0 | |
| 99 | Jansson Arne | SWE | 0 | |
| 100 | Hörling Lars | SWE | 0 | |
| 101 | Kraulis Andris | SWE | 0 | |
| 102 | Brorson Lennart | SWE | 0 | |
| 103 | Bergström Helge | SWE | 0 | |
| 104 | Hyllengren Anders | SWE | 0 | |
| 105 | Schmidt Heinz | SWE | 0 | |
| 106 | Lehtmets Viktoria | EST | 0 | |
| 107 | Engström Roope | SWE | 0 | |
| 108 | Mossiaguine Arina | SWE | 1365 | |
| 109 | Hellmér Helena | SWE | 0 | |
| 110 | Näselius Ingemar | SWE | 0 | |
| 111 | Talas Ülle | EST | 0 | |
| 112 | Sommarin Erik | SWE | 0 | |
| 113 | Windahl Roland | SWE | 0 | |
| 114 | Kellquist Tore | SWE | 0 | |
| 115 | Ringskog Ola | SWE | 0 | |
| 116 | Åkerlund Lucia | SWE | 0 | |
| 117 | Juntti Lars-Ivar | SWE | 0 | |
| 118 | Radon Vida | SWE | 0 | |
| 119 | Åhlin Per | SWE | 0 | |
| 120 | Karlsson Kjell | SWE | 0 | |
