World Senior Chess Championship 14 – 27 November 2022 Assisi – Umbria Italy

[Graham Borrowdale]

Older players sometimes have the advantage that they recognise a (type of) position they saw many years earlier and just know what to do. You can also confuse younger players with 1970's opening theory, which isn't on Chessbase.

Of course, but for every one of those there will be two more who bash out the latest theory in their pet line and we all know where that can lead... Older players will tend to fall down the rating list due to inconsistency or lack of motivation, but still be capable of playing at the higher level owing to their chess understanding - rating records results, not chess understanding (I am talking about amateur levels, not Keith et al).

[David Sedgwick]

Is there any group of players that is not systemically underrated? Maybe we should fix the system by just adding 100 to everyone.

Some years ago, my ECF grade was 166 (old money, of course).

Then there was a proposal to add 500 to everyone's grade, to eliminate or at least reduce the likelihood of negative grades.

I protested strongly.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Older players sometimes have the advantage that they recognise a (type of) position they saw many years earlier and just know what to do. You can also confuse younger players with 1970's opening theory, which isn't on Chessbase.

The really hardcore will try for early-mid 60s stuff (ie pre Informators)

[Kevin Thurlow]

"The really hardcore will try for early-mid 60s stuff (ie pre Informators)"

Well, yes - in the pursuit of graniteness, I have used 1.e4 c5, 2.Nf3 e6, 3.d4 cxd4, 4.Nxd4 Bc5, from 1857 (and presumably earlier). Paulsen anticipated Basman!

[LawrenceCooper]

Round 11 underway (an hour earlier than previous rounds).

[Mick Norris]

Kristiansen has lost, so if Nunn can win he gets gold

[LawrenceCooper]

Kristiansen has lost, so if Nunn can win he gets gold

Now showing as 1-0 although I suspect the final moves are missing.

[Leonard Barden]

Congratulations, world 65+ champion John Nunn!

[LawrenceCooper]

Congratulations, world 65+ champion John Nunn!

Seconded. A very welcome turn of events from 2-3 hours in when i thought both the top two boards looked drawish.

[Kevin Thurlow]

John handled that ending really well, which I guess you would expect. Brilliant result - there will be dancing in the streets of Bude tonight.

[Mick Norris]

John handled that ending really well, which I guess you would expect. Brilliant result - there will be dancing in the streets of Bude tonight.

Well done John

[NickFaulks]

Kristiansen has lost

Tragic game for him, needing only a draw for the title and losing a drawn opposite bishop ending. He had an impregnable position but it looks as though he tried to change it to something even more impregnable, which turned out to be lost.

[Ian Thompson]

John handled that ending really well, which I guess you would expect. Brilliant result - there will be dancing in the streets of Bude tonight.

Fame at last. I don't mean for John Nunn.

[Mike Gunn]

I wonder how long a reference to the English Chess Forum will survive on the ECF website? Anyway, congrats for your fame, even if shortlived, Kevin. It's also great to see an English World Champion, albeit of us elderly folk!

[Roger de Coverly]

I wonder how long a reference to the English Chess Forum will survive on the ECF website?

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