Five rounds were held at World Senior Championship which is under way in Opatija, Croatia. Georgian Tamar Khmiadashvili (2158) is leading women's tournament. In the previous round she won over Swietlana Miednikova of Russia (2166) and earned 4.5 points.

The Georgian chess player is in the second place. Nino Melashvili (2126) defeated Natalia Titorenko of Russia (2143) and gained 4.0 points.

Nona Gaprindashvili (2312) had a successful day. She beat Ingrid Lauterbach of England (2132) and earned 3.5 points. Gaprindashvili is sharing in the third-seventh place with 3.5 points. According to the additional data, she is in the 7th place.

November 17 is a day off at the tournament. The sixth round games will be held on November 18. Gaprindashvili will play Melashvili. Khmiadashvili will face Tatiana Bogumil of Russia (2074).

Sergo Tsomaia (1859) is competing in the men's tournament. He played draw with Fabio La Rota of America (2258) and is No.179 seed (!). Tsomaia is in the 19th place with 3.5 points. In the next round he will play Magnus Wahlbom of Sweden (2304).