Krakow, the former capital of the Kingdom of Poland, is hosting the 2024 Senior Team World Championships. Over 30 teams have registered in each of the two age groups, 50+ and 65+, including a total of nine women's teams, six in the 50+ tournament and three in the 65+ tournament.
Nine rounds Swiss are played. In the first round of this format, the best teams in the top half of the starting list meet the best teams in the bottom half. As a result, the early rounds are often lopsided, with stronger teams playing weaker ones.
There are several grandmaster teams of roughly equal strength in the 50+ tournament, and they all won easily. The four English grandmasters defeated four of the five Jhunjhnuwala brothers of the US team "Five Brothers" 4-0. Iceland also beat the Hungarian women's team 4-0, but the USA dropped half a point against Brazil and Italy "only" won 3.5-0.5 against Poland Caissa.
Standings 50+
| Rk. |
Snr |
|
Team |
Group |
Matches |
+ |
= |
- |
Tb1 |
Tb2 |
Tb3 |
Tb4 |
Tb5 |
| 1 |
2 |
|
England 1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
|
Iceland |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
|
Slovakia |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11 |
|
USA Women |
W |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
1 |
|
USA |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
|
Italy |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
|
England 2 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10 |
|
Canada |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13 |
|
Norway Oslo Schakselskap |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14 |
|
Germany Graal |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
5 |
|
USA Too |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12 |
|
Germany Lubeck Chess Club |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16 |
|
England 3 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
9 |
|
Israel Rishon Lezion |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 |
|
England Women |
W |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24 |
|
Wales Silures |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
8 |
|
Germany 1 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
25 |
|
Polish Amateurs |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
31 |
|
England 4 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 20 |
21 |
|
Estonia Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
28 |
|
South Africa |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
32 |
|
Poland Malopolska Team |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 23 |
17 |
|
Brazil |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
20 |
|
Poland Caissa |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
23 |
|
Germany Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
26 |
|
Lithuania Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
29 |
|
Guernsey |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
30 |
|
Luxemburg TASM Scheffleng |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 29 |
18 |
|
USA 5 Brothers |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19 |
|
Hungary Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
22 |
|
Ireland |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
27 |
|
Scotland |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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65+ tournament
In the 65+ tournament, England is the clear favourite - the team has the best Elo average and it has John Nunn on board one.
England indeed won 4-0 against Denmark SK 2012, with John Nunn taking on Mogens Thuesens with the white pieces on the top board. Thuesens' speciality is the French McCutcheon Variation, but Nunn was well prepared and won a fine game.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bc1 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.Nge2 c5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Nxc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 11...Qa5 12.Bd2 Qa4 13.Qf3 13.Bd3 c4 14.Bxg6 Rg8 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qd1= 12.Bd2 Bd7 12...cxd4? 13.cxd4 Qxc2?? 14.Rc1+- 13.Bd3 13.a4? cxd4 14.cxd4 Qxc2 13...Nc6 13...Ba4 14.Ra2 Nc6 15.0-0 c4 16.Be2 0-0-0 17.f4 Ne7 18.Rb1 Nf5 19.Rb4 b5 20.g3 Qb6 21.Qf3 14.0-0 0-0-0 15.Rfe1 15.a4 15...c4 16.Bf1 Na5 16...Rdg8!? 17.a4 g5= 16...g5= 17.a4 Bc6 18.Qd1 Qd7 19.Qb1 b6 19...Bxa4?? 20.Qb4+- 20.Qb4 g5 20...Rh7!? 21.Be2 Rg8 21.Be2 Rhg8 21...Rdg8 22.Bh5 Qc7 23.Re3 23...Be8 24.Rh3 Bc6 24...f5 25.exf6 Bxh5 26.Rxh5 Rg6 27.Qe7 Qxe7 28.fxe7 Rdg8 28...Re8 29.h4+- 29.g4± 25.Rf3 Rg7 25...Be8 26.Rf6 Rh8 27.f4+- 26.Rf6 Rh7 27.f4+- Be8 28.Rf1 Nc6 29.Qa3 Qe7 29...gxf4 30.Bxf4+- 30.Qxe7 Nxe7 31.fxg5 hxg5 32.Bxf7 Bxf7 33.Rxf7 Rdh8 34.Rxh7 Rxh7 35.Rf8+ Kb7 36.Bxg5 1–0 Denmark SK 2024 also lost 4-0 to the favoured team from Israel. The team from Strasbourg, which is largely made up of members of the Roos chess family, also celebrated a 4-0 victory over the Welsh Silures. The name of the Welsh refers to the tribe of the Silures, who lived in the south of Wales and put up fierce resistance to the Roman invasion after 50 AD. However, this time, the Silures lost clearly against the French.
Standings 65+
| Rk. |
Snr |
|
Team |
Group |
Matches |
+ |
= |
- |
Tb1 |
Tb2 |
Tb3 |
Tb4 |
Tb5 |
| 1 |
1 |
|
England 1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
|
Israel 1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
|
France Cercle d'Echecs de Strasbourg |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
9 |
|
Germany Schachfreunde Mitteldeutschland |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 |
|
Ireland 1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
6 |
|
Germany Zaehringen Reloaded |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10 |
|
Germany Eppingen |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11 |
|
Belgium |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12 |
|
Sweden |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
5 |
|
Italy |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8 |
|
Finland |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14 |
|
Poland Zaglebie |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16 |
|
Poland Lower Silesia |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
4 |
|
Slovakia |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
|
England 2 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
29 |
|
England 3 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
33 |
|
USA Women |
W |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 18 |
13 |
|
Germany Rochade Bielefeld |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
20 |
|
Poland Malopolska VIP |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
23 |
|
Brazil |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 21 |
21 |
|
Ukraine Kiev |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
24 |
|
Latvia Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
30 |
|
Ireland 3 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
32 |
|
New Zealand |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 25 |
22 |
|
Scotland |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
26 |
|
Ireland 2 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
27 |
|
Germany Northern Germany |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
28 |
|
Israel 2 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0,5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 29 |
17 |
|
Denmark SK 2012 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
18 |
|
Denmark SK 2024 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19 |
|
Wales Silures |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
25 |
|
England 4 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
31 |
|
Poland Women |
W |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Games
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