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FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+: round 1

2026-04-19 · 18 team matches

United States of America - 1 4 : 0 France - Philidor Brothers

United States of America - 1 against France - Philidor Brothers, round 1
Bo.United States of America - 1RtgRes.France - Philidor BrothersRtgReplay
1.1GM Shabalov, Alexander (w)24331 - 0Olivier, Pierre (b)2096
1.2GM Kaidanov, Gregory (b)24911 - 0Coste, Thierry (w)2080
1.3GM Novikov, Igor (w)24771 - 0Guiot Dorel, Jerome (b)1999
1.4IM Rachels, Stuart (b)24461 - 0Keller, Christophe (w)1993

Czech Republic ½ : 3½ England - 1

Czech Republic against England - 1, round 1
Bo.Czech RepublicRtgRes.England - 1RtgReplay
2.1Folk, Petr (w)2110½ - ½GM Gormally, Daniel W (b)2376
2.2FM Pokorny, Zdenek (b)21420 - 1GM Hebden, Mark L (w)2353
2.3Malinovsky, Petr (w)19510 - 1GM Emms, John M (b)2419
2.4Smid, Jaroslav (b)19180 - 1GM Davies, Nigel R (w)2290

Kazakhstan 4 : 0 England (W)

Kazakhstan against England (W), round 1
Bo.KazakhstanRtgRes.England (W)RtgReplay
3.1GM Kazhgaleyev, Murtas (w)25181 - 0IM Lalic, Susan K (b)2195
3.2GM Kotsur, Pavel (b)24781 - 0WGM Jackson, Sheila (w)2022
3.3GM Kostenko, Petr (w)23381 - 0WFM Fink-Nunn, Petra (b)1989
3.4GM Temirbayev, Serikbay (b)23691 - 0WFM Frostick, Helen M (w)1859

Czech Republic (W) ½ : 3½ Italy

Czech Republic (W) against Italy, round 1
Bo.Czech Republic (W)RtgRes.ItalyRtgReplay
4.1WFM Folkova, Martina (w)2037½ - ½GM David, Alberto (b)2460
4.2WFM Svobodova, Michaela (b)19880 - 1IM Bellia, Fabrizio (w)2379
4.3WFM Kubikova, Hana (w)20550 - 1IM D'amore, Carlo (b)2355
4.4Cejkova, Miroslava (b)19310 - 1IM Borgo, Giulio (w)2278

Iceland 3½ : ½ Finland - Northern Lights

Iceland against Finland - Northern Lights, round 1
Bo.IcelandRtgRes.Finland - Northern LightsRtgReplay
5.1GM Thorhallsson, Throstur (w)23921 - 0Kinnunen, Kari (b)2134
5.2IM Thorsteins, Karl (b)24041 - 0Lammi, Jyri (w)2018
5.3FM Karlsson, Agust S (w)2224½ - ½CM Paronen, Petteri (b)1944
5.4FM Sigurpalsson, Runar (b)22361 - 0Peltomaki, Jarmo (w)1940

Netherlands - Zuid-Limburg 0 : 4 Alkaloid Chess Club

Netherlands - Zuid-Limburg against Alkaloid Chess Club, round 1
Bo.Netherlands - Zuid-LimburgRtgRes.Alkaloid Chess ClubRtgReplay
6.1CM Zimmermann, Luc (w)21290 - 1GM Nedev, Trajko (b)2469
6.2Mengerink, Ynze (b)20790 - 1GM Stanojoski, Zvonko (w)2362
6.3Merx, Bob (w)19990 - 1GM Jacimovic, Dragoljub (b)2359
6.4Seip, Rien (b)19300 - 1GM Kutirov, Rolando (w)2256

Hungary 4 : 0 United States of Amerixa - Six Brothers

Hungary against United States of Amerixa - Six Brothers, round 1
Bo.HungaryRtgRes.United States of Amerixa - Six BrothersRtgReplay
7.1GM Czebe, Attila (w)23041 - 0FM Jhunjhnuwala, Krishan (b)2209
7.2IM Csiszar, Csaba (b)23521 - 0Jhunjhnuwala, Naresh (w)1963
7.3IM Krizsany, Laszlo (w)23091 - 0Jhunjhnuwala, Ramesh (b)2002
7.4GM Horvath, Peter (b)23421 - 0Jhunjhnuwala, Suresh (w)1873

Kazakhstan (W) 1 : 3 Norway - Oslo Schakselskap

Kazakhstan (W) against Norway - Oslo Schakselskap, round 1
Bo.Kazakhstan (W)RtgRes.Norway - Oslo SchakselskapRtgReplay
8.1WGM Ankudinova, Yelena (w)19660 - 1GM Agdestein, Simen (b)2546
8.2WIM Turebayeva, Alfiya (b)2020½ - ½IM Gronn, Atle (w)2373
8.3WFM Bulanova, Irina (w)1973½ - ½Dahl, Fredrik A (b)2172
8.4Gaichenya, Yelena (b)19450 - 1Berg, Anders Hoyer (w)2045

Canada - Quebec 4 : 0 Canada - Toronto

Canada - Quebec against Canada - Toronto, round 1
Bo.Canada - QuebecRtgRes.Canada - TorontoRtgReplay
9.1FM Ghannoum, Marc (w)22511 - 0IM Barron, Michael (b)2028
9.2Gravel, Simon (b)22641 - 0AFM Oancea, Nicolae (w)1877
9.3St. Pierre, Benoit (w)22261 - 0Bluvshtein, Ilia (b)1918
9.4IM Ross, David (b)22881 - 0Nazareno, Merlin (w)1875

South Africa 0 : 4 England - 2

South Africa against England - 2, round 1
Bo.South AfricaRtgRes.England - 2RtgReplay
10.1CM Bouah, Lyndon (w)20710 - 1FM Dishman, Stephen (b)2230
10.2FM Bhawoodien, Shabir Hussain (b)20260 - 1FM Clark, Gary M (w)2301
10.3CM Goosen, Anton (w)19240 - 1FM Duncan, Chris R (b)2185
10.4Schutte, Andre (b)18100 - 1Crocker, Philip J (w)2121

Iceland - Vestfirdir 2 : 2 Albania

Iceland - Vestfirdir against Albania, round 1
Bo.Iceland - VestfirdirRtgRes.AlbaniaRtgReplay
11.1FM Gislason, Gudmundur (w)22511 - 0FM Rama, Lorenc (b)2194
11.2CM Ornolfsson, Magnus P. (b)21630 - 1Masha, Rexhep (w)1900
11.3FM Einarsson, Halldor Gretar (w)21731 - 0Konesha, Rruzhdi (b)1786
11.4CM Halldorsson, Gudmundur (b)21050 - 1Cani, Armando (w)1873

Scotland - 2 1 : 3 England - 3

Scotland - 2 against England - 3, round 1
Bo.Scotland - 2RtgRes.England - 3RtgReplay
12.1Mitchell, Martin (w)2106½ - ½IM Ledger, Andrew J (b)2299
12.2Irving, Neil (b)18920 - 1FM Webb, Laurence E (w)2203
12.3Giulian, Rosemary A (w)1821½ - ½FM Ledger, Dave J (b)2126
12.4Heatlie, Douglas S (b)17200 - 1CM Ledger, Stephen C (w)2047

Scotland - 1 3 : 1 Guernsey

Scotland - 1 against Guernsey, round 1
Bo.Scotland - 1RtgRes.GuernseyRtgReplay
13.1FM Burnett, Andrew (w)2171½ - ½Holland, Christopher (b)2065
13.2Farrell, Neil (b)2114½ - ½CM Rowe, Peter (w)1880
13.3Minnican, Alan (w)20351 - 0CM Morgan, Jamie (b)1831
13.4Hulme, William (b)18831 - 0Goman, Colin (w)1690

Ireland ½ : 3½ Germany - Bielefeld

Ireland against Germany - Bielefeld, round 1
Bo.IrelandRtgRes.Germany - BielefeldRtgReplay
14.1Mcilroy, Gerard (w)19870 - 1FM Forchert, Martin (b)2339
14.2Novak, Vjekoslav (b)18470 - 1Beilfuss, Wilfried (w)2081
14.3Murray, Jim G. (w)1862½ - ½Woestmann, Hans-Joachim (b)2065
14.4Mcdonnell, Joseph A. (b)16530 - 1Hofmann, Martin (w)1984

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 3 : 1 Wales - Silures

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya against Wales - Silures, round 1
Bo.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaRtgRes.Wales - SiluresRtgReplay
15.1IM Lacasa Diaz, Josep Anton (w)23300 - 1FM Zeidler, Sven P. (b)2118
15.2Tornay Gomez, Josu (b)20641 - 0White, Chris R (w)1785
15.3Gardela Batlle, Jordi (w)20471 - 0Howells, S Wyn (b)1689
15.4Perez Pastora, Evarist (b)19991 - 0Morgan, David (w)1722

England - 5 1 : 3 United States of America (W)

England - 5 against United States of America (W), round 1
Bo.England - 5RtgRes.United States of America (W)RtgReplay
16.1Gillings, Matthew (w)19491 - 0WGM Belakovskaia, Anjelina (b)2167
16.2Daley, Mark (b)18460 - 1WFM Tsodikova, Natalia (w)2122
16.3AFM Winter, Kevin (w)17890 - 1WIM Marinello, Beatriz (b)2061
16.4Millar, Stephen (b)00 - 1WFM Jezierska, Ivona (w)2027

Brazil - 1 3½ : ½ Liechtenstein

Brazil - 1 against Liechtenstein, round 1
Bo.Brazil - 1RtgRes.LiechtensteinRtgReplay
17.1Becker, Rogerio Sperb (w)21801 - 0Frick, Renato (b)1866
17.2Santanna, Paulo (b)2101½ - ½FM Iclicki, Willy (w)1906
17.3CM Moura, Eduardo Eugenio Chaves (w)20511 - 0Kindle, Helmut (b)1468
17.4Peixoto, Rudson Marinho (b)19191 - 0Heron, Doris (w)1408

Brazil - 2 0 : 4 England - 4

Brazil - 2 against England - 4, round 1
Bo.Brazil - 2RtgRes.England - 4RtgReplay
18.1Serafim Junior, Arnor (w)17940 - 1Frostick, Clive A (b)2052
18.2Orlandi Neto, Aristides (b)16610 - 1Rasalingam, Haran (w)2053
18.3Mazzuco Junior, Adir (w)16000 - 1Noyce, Robert C (b)2013
18.4Abdalla, Umar Mohammad (b)15940 - 1Benjamin, Martin J (w)1994

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