World Senior Teams Ch, Krakow 2024

[Tim Harding]

Ireland is close to finalising its teams for the upcoming World Senior Teams Championships in Krakow, Poland (1-12 July).

We intend to send three 65+ teams and one 50+ team but we still have a vacancy for one strong IRL-qualified player in the 65+.

We belatedly noticed that UK-based FM Andrew Philip Smith is now qualified for 65+ but have no contact details for him.
I don't think he has played any Irish tournament since about 2013 (when he beat me in the City of Dublin championship).

Andrew, if you are reading this, or if any reader knows his email, can you please PM me on this Forum or email [email protected].

I plan to update my Seniors pages at www.chessmail.com later today (5 March).

[James Pratt]

I've just contacted Andrew Smith for you, Tim

James

[James Pratt]

I've just spotted this was pointless, got my dates muddled!

[Tim Harding]

I've just spotted this was pointless, got my dates muddled!

Never mind, thanks for trying. Early responders assisted by email and PM, and we have Andrew signed up long ago.

[Mick Norris]

ECF call to action with a link to how to apply

England will be sending its largest ever delegation of 42 players, to the World Senior Team Chess Championships (WSTCC) in the wonderful city of Krakow, Poland from 1st-12th July. As things stand, we will be fielding a total of nine teams, with the England 50+ 1st team being an all GM line-up, led by 50+ World Champion Mickey Adams, and the 65+ 1st team also having a very strong line-up of GMs and IMs, led by 65+ World Champion John Nunn. There is still time for interested England senior players to join one of the teams and be able to watch our top teams in action.

The closing deadline is 10th May and we are still considering further applications to join one of the England teams, so if you are rated over 1800 and aged 50 or 65 or over on 1st January 2024 then you are eligible

[Tim Harding]

The qualification date for age groups is 31 December 2024 not 1 January surely.
Anyone born in 1959 or earlier can play in the 65+ in FIDE senior events; anyone born in 1974 or earlier can play the 50+.

Or are ECF making their own restriction here?

[Tim Harding]

The entry lists, including provisional team membership, were posted yesterday on chess results.
There is a preview article with links at https://www.chessmail.com/seniors/World ... s2024.html

There are 33 entries for the 50+ and 30 for the 65+.

"USA 2" will be favourites to retain their 50+ title; presumably the team designated "USA" had been entered earlier.
England-1 led by Michael Adams are second seeds.

England are clear favourites to win the 65+, especially with GM Jonathan Mestel on board 3.

There are in all four English men's teams in each section and an England Women team in the 50+.
The 50+ also has teams from Guernsey, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The 65+ has three teams from Ireland, one each from Scotland and Wales.

Team compositions and board orders are only provisional; they can be changed when final lists are submitted at the captains' meeting on the morning of the first round (2 July).

[John Moore]

Just a reminder that the World Senior Teams begins tomorrow.

Organiser's website at:-

https://worldseniorteam2024.fide.com/

[Mick Norris]

Board parings for round 1 50+ and 65+

Good luck to the England teams

[Martin Crichton]

Is there any link to the live games?

[John Moore]

Martin - go to the link in my post above

https://worldseniorteam2024.fide.com/

and click on Broadcast.

Can't see the games anywhere else at the moment but that doesn't mean that they are not around on another site.

[GrahamStuart]

Is there any link to the live games?

They are also on Lichess now.
Over 50
https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-worl ... 1/s8u28oO3
Over 65
https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-worl ... 1/uLFkHbvQ

[Martin Crichton]

thanks guys...I also seen a video link for the first 2 hrs but that was withdrawn? The tension on the faces of the board 1 players in the 50+ especially in the 5 minutes before the game started was a reminder to me of why I don't enjoy otb chess much anymore - probably an age thing

[Mick Norris]

Round 3 pairings 50+ has USA v USA Too and England 2 v England 1

65+

[Nick Burrows]

Crunch Pairing:

2.1 GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2528 - GM Adams, Michael 2672
2.2 GM Shabalov, Alexander 2460 - GM Emms, John M 2428
2.3 GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2414 - GM Flear, Glenn C 2390
2.4 GM Novikov, Igor 2509 - GM Davies, Nigel R 2325

England Black on odds