The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

The 2025 tournament took place in Gallipoli, Italy, from 20 October to 2 November.

Overview

Originally, the minimum age was 60 years for men, and 50 for women.

Since 2014, the Senior Championship is split in two different age categories, 50+ and 65+, with separate open and women-only