Reprintsev wins direct GM title at age 66.

Round 1

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-1/Cb9z7AQN/DU23nHFG
The Slovakian Jan Bakalar rated 1937 opened with the English Opening. He lost tempi with 5 a3 and 7 h3? got into a violent attack and had to resign on move 27. Score: 1/1.

Round 2

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-2/UgHEVnU3/lplZpQqD
Reprinsev played 1 e4 c5 2 b3 against the Sicilian of Polish FM Ryszard Sokolowski rated 2058. Reprintsev erred with 6 f4, but his opponent failed to counter strike 7...d5 in the center. With 11...O-O-O? black put his king in jeopardy. With a stunning exchange sacrifice 13 Rxf6 Reprintsev finished him off in 22 moves. Score: 2/2.

Round 3

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-3/nfmwxHGJ/oKFjKqeu
Reprintsev faced the Bulgarian Metodin Soinev rated 2137. In a Three Knights Game, Soinev failed to keep his lead with 6 Bd3 and released tension too soon with 6 Nxe7 trading his central knight for black's bad bishop. With 13 Qb3? Soinev brought out his queen too soon, but Reprintsev failed to profit with 14...e4. Soinev missed a simplification with 18 Qh5+ instead of 18 Rg1? And had to resign on move 40 in face of checkmate in 1. Score: 3/3.

Round 4

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-4/9mgBGVnn/QJYPqoBq
Reprintsev faced IM Oleg Kozlov of FIDE, rated 2253.
Reprintsev played the sideline 4 Ne2 in the French Winawer variation. Kozlov deviated from the theoretical 10...Qd4 with 10...Nd5. On move 22 both sides made mistakes. On move 23 black makes another mistake 23...g6? Reprintsev subdues his opponent in the endgame on move 46. Score: 4/4.

Round 5

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-5/YFxAqLle/CxZWZUMh
Reprintsev plays the Benkö Gambit against the Israeli IM Alexander Mikhalevski rated 2411.
With 17 Qd2 Mikhalevski deviates from the known 17 b3. With 23...Nb4? Instead of the safe 23...Qf6 Reprintsev falls to the tactic 24 Re8+ and has to resign. Score: 4/5.

Round 6

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-6/N5IapxNi/PYWlArni
Reprintsev faces the German GM Reiner Knaak rated 2429 and the reigning 65+ World Champion.
Reprintsev plays the Vienna Game. Reprintsev deviates with 13 Ne4 from the known 13 h3. Knaak errs with 29...Bd7 instead of the centralizing 29...Bd5, blocking pawn d4. Reprintsev sacrifices the pawn with 30 d5 to open the long diagonal. On move 33 Knaak has to resign facing a forced checkmate. Score: 5/6.

Round 7

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-7/WqK5lCq5/8x2lQqc9
After the rest day Reprintsev faces IM Evgenij Kalegin rated 2285 of FIDE. Black plays the Marshall Variation of the Scandinavian Defense and after 19 moves of theory black has a lost position. On move 32 black has to resign. Score: 6/7.

Round 8

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-8/5cSMOvEA/6XmyNHZN
In game 8 Reprintsev faces the English IM Nigel E. Povah rated 2230, who plays the London Opening. White deviates with 11 Bd3 and loses a pawn with 12 Rab1? And has to resign on move 25. Score: 7/8.

Round 9

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-9/xIMoHryf/RZLmDjHK
In game 9 Reprintsev plays the Dutch IM Gerard Welling rated 2206, who defends with the Caro-Kann Defense. Reprintsev choses the Two Knights Variation. Black deviates with 10...b6. Both sides err, and on move 53 they draw by threefold repetition. Score: 7.5/9.

Round 10

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-10/4vaskEOE/fNUsuRjE
In game 10 Reprintsev plays the German IM Christian Maier rated 2192. Again this is a London Opening. 11 c3 deviates from theory. With the reckless 11 O-O-O? White puts his king in danger, but black fails to convert. On move 27 they agree on a draw. Score: 8/10.

Round 11

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-11/3aClAIzw/kkvvILww
In game 11 Reprintsev plays the top seed Georgian GM Zurab Sturua rated 2487. Reprintsev plays the Moscow Variation 3 Bb5+ of the Sicilian Defense and deviates with 5 Bd3. They transpose to known theory but black deviates with 9...Re8. Black plays the risky 19...Rxb2 instead of the safe 19...Bxb2 and they agree on a draw. Score: 8.5/11.
6 players Reprintsev, Sturua, Maier, Legky, Ginsburg, Kalegin are tied with 8.5/11, but Reprintsev has the highest tie breakers and becomes the 2025 Senior 65+ World Champion and earns the direct Grandmaster title.