2020 World Seniors Team Championships, Prague

This year Wales have sent four teams (2 each to the Over 50s and Over 65s).

The Over 50s teams are Wales Silures (comprising Sven Zeidler, Charles Morris, Anthony Hughes, Mark Adams and John Fletcher) and Wales Ordovices (comprising Lee Davis, Charles Summers, Gary Thomas, Peter Quinn and Mark Cooke).

The Over 65s teams are Wales Deheubarth (comprising Iolo Jones, Rudy van Kemenade, Peter Bevan and Bill Harle) and Wales Gwynlliw Raiders (comprising David James, Lloyd Powell, Richard Miles and Robert Taylor.

Over 50s results can be viewed here.

Over 65s results can be viewed here.

The live games can be viewed here.

The games from both live boards and non-live boards can be downloaded from the Chess Results pages under Games.

We wish them well.

Results

Round 1
Over 50s
USA 4 – 0 Wales Silures
Wales Ordovices 1 – 3 SSC Grall-Meuritz & Friends

 

Round 1
Over 65s
France 3 -1 Wales Gwynlliw Raiders
Germany 2 4 – 0 Wales Deheubarth

 

Round 2
Over 50s
Wales Silurers 3.5 – 0.5 Czech Republic Women 2
Germany Women 2 3.5 – 0.5 Wales Ordovices

 

Round 2
Over 65s
Wales Deheubarth 2 – 2 Freibauer Wedemark
Wales Gwynlliw Raiders 1.5 – 2.5 Turku

 

Round 3
Over 50s
Austria 3.5 – 0.5 Wales Silures
Wales Ordovices 2 – 2 TSG Markkleeberg

 

Round 3
Over 65s
England 1 3 – 1 Wales Deheubarth
Caissa Roztoky 2 – 2 Wales Gwynlliew Raiders

 

Round 4
Over 50s
Wales Silures 2.5 – 1.5 TJ Sokol Udlice
Burza 3.5 – 1.5 Wales Ordovices

 

Round 4
Over 65s
Wales Deheubarth 1.5  –  2.5 Caissa Roztoky
S K Tachov 2 – 2 Wales Gwynlliw Raiders

 

Round 5
Over 50s
Helma 365 3 – 1 Wales Silures
Wales Ordovices 2 – 2 Stredocesi

 

Round 5
Over 65s
Kralupy 1.5 – 2.5 Wales Deheubarth
Wales Gwynlliw Raiders 3 – 1 Deutsche Bann BSW II

 

Round 6
Over 50s
Wales Silures 2.5 – 1.5 SK Joly Lysa Nad Labem
Wales Ordovices 2 – 0 Bye

 

Round 6
Over 65s
Wales Gwynlliw Raiders 3 – 1 Golden Oldies
Wales Deheubarth 3 – 1 Ireland

 

Round 7
Over 50s
Latvia Women 1.5 – 2.5 Wales Silures
Vysconia 3 – 1 Wales Ordivices

 

Round 7
Over 65s
Rochade Bielefeld Revival 2 – 2 Wales Gwynlliw Raiders
Czech Republic 2 – Corolus CZ 2.5 – 1.5 Wales Deheubarth 

At the end of Round 7, the tournament was terminated on advice from the Czech government.

The final results show that in the Over 50’s event Wales Silures (seeded 28th) finished 23rd while 

Wales Ordovices (seeded 47th) finished 50th.

In the Over 65’s event, Wales Gwynlliw Raiders (seeded 31st) finished 21st while Wales Deheubarth (seeded 35th) finished 43rd.