the first such championship aged 70 in 1991. Nona Gaprindashvili is the only Women's World Chess Champion to obtain the women's World Senior title as well.

The oldest World Senior Champion, male or female - before the split in two different age categories was made - was Viktor Korchnoi, who won the title at the age of 75 and a half (in 2006, his only participation).

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