FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+

19 Apr to 28 Apr 2026 · Durrës, Albania · 9-round Swiss for teams · 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move Finished

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Team standings

Team standings, FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+
#	Fed	Team	Games	W	D	L	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	USA	United States of America - 1	9	6	3	0	15	25.5	0	178.5	197
2	ITA	Italy	9	6	3	0	15	23	0	179.5	196.5
3	KAZ	Kazakhstan	9	6	2	1	14	27	0	164.5	180.5
4	ENG	England - 1	9	6	1	2	13	24	0	175	191
5	ISL	Iceland	9	5	2	2	12	23.5	0	167	184
6	HUN	Hungary	9	5	1	3	11	21.5	0	167.5	183
7	ENG	England - 3	9	5	1	3	11	18.5	0	163.5	178
8	ENG	England - 2	9	3	4	2	10	20.5	0	153	168.5
9	MKD	Alkaloid Chess Club	9	4	2	3	10	20	2	169	183.5
10	ESP	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya	9	4	2	3	10	20	0	140	154.5
11	BRA	Brazil - 1	9	4	2	3	10	19.5	0	139.5	145.5
12	CAN	Canada - Quebec	9	4	2	3	10	19	2	162	178
13	FRA	France - Philidor Brothers	9	4	2	3	10	19	0	152	167.5
14	NOR	Norway - Oslo Schakselskap	9	4	2	3	10	18.5	0	168	184
15	USA	United States of America (W)	9	4	2	3	10	16.5	0	151.5	166
16	ISL	Iceland - Vestfirdir	9	3	4	2	10	16	0	163.5	181.5
17	CZE	Czech Republic (W)	9	4	1	4	9	19.5	0	146.5	160
18	CZE	Czech Republic	9	2	5	2	9	19	0	146	161
19	FIN	Finland - Northern Lights	9	3	3	3	9	18	0	146.5	161.5
20	SCO	Scotland - 1	9	4	1	4	9	17	0	158.5	172
21	KAZ	Kazakhstan (W)	9	4	1	4	9	16.5	0	140.5	146.5
22	ENG	England - 4	9	3	2	4	8	18	0	149	158.5
23	RSA	South Africa	9	3	2	4	8	18	0	143.5	157
24	GER	Germany - Bielefeld	9	2	4	3	8	18	0	143	157.5
25	ALB	Albania	9	2	4	3	8	18	0	137	143
26	CAN	Canada - Toronto	9	2	4	3	8	17	1	140.5	150
27	ENG	England - 5	9	3	2	4	8	17	1	120	126
28	ENG	England (W)	9	1	6	2	8	16	0	155.5	170.5
29	NED	Netherlands - Zuid-Limburg	9	3	2	4	8	14.5	0	146.5	161
30	USA	United States of Amerixa - Six Brothers	9	2	3	4	7	15.5	0	143.5	158
31	SCO	Scotland - 2	9	3	1	5	7	15.5	0	132	138
32	IRL	Ireland	9	3	1	5	7	15	0	124	130
33	GCI	Guernsey	9	2	2	5	6	13.5	0	131	137
34	WLS	Wales - Silures	9	2	0	7	4	14.5	0	126	132
35	BRA	Brazil - 2	9	1	1	7	3	9.5	0	128.5	134.5
36	LIE	Liechtenstein	9	0	0	9	0	6	0	129.5	139

TB1 Matchpoints (2 for wins, 1 for Draws, 0 for Losses) · TB2 points (game-points) · TB3 The results of the teams in then same point group according to Matchpoints · TB4 Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints, Cut1) · TB5 Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints)

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds. Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Team matches by round

Every team match with its boards, and team pages with full rosters.

Top 100 players in this event

GM Michael Adams ★: No. 11, 5/8, performance 2463 (-13)

Standings

Standings, FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+
#	Player	Team	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev	Kazakhstan	2518	8	9	2754	+23
2	GM Pavel Kotsur	Kazakhstan	2478	7	9	2513	+6
3	GM Gregory Kaidanov	USA 1	2491	6	8	2487	+1
4	IM Karl Thorsteins	Iceland	2404	6	8	2405	+3
5	GM Daniel W Gormally	England 1	2376	6	9	2431	+8
6	GM Serikbay Temirbayev	Kazakhstan	2369	6	9	2315	-2
7	GM John M Emms	England 1	2419	5½	7	2497	+8
8	GM Throstur Thorhallsson	Iceland	2392	5½	8	2425	+4
9	IM Fabrizio Bellia	Italy	2379	5½	7	2530	+14
10	GM Petr Kostenko	Kazakhstan	2338	5½	8	2396	+7
11	GM Michael Adams ★	England 1	2629	5	8	2463	-13
12	GM Igor Novikov	USA 1	2477	5	7	2423	-1
13	IM Stuart Rachels	USA 1	2446	5	7	2349	-5
14	GM Alexander Shabalov	USA 1	2433	5	7	2501	+7
15	FM Runar Sigurpalsson	Iceland	2236	5	7	2307	+15
16	GM Jaan Ehlvest	USA 1	2532	4½	7	2541	+2
17	GM Johann Hjartarson	Iceland	2466	4½	8	2468	+1
18	GM Michele Godena	Italy	2444	4½	8	2425	-2
19	IM Carlo D'Amore	Italy	2355	4½	7	2355	+1
20	IM Giulio Borgo	Italy	2278	4½	6	2347	+6
21	GM Alberto David	Italy	2460	4	8	2437	-1
22	GM Zvonko Stanojoski	Alkaloid Chess Club	2362	4	7	2348	0
23	GM Mark L Hebden	England 1	2353	4	7	2315	-2
24	GM Nigel R Davies	England 1	2290	3½	5	2271	0
25	GM Dragoljub Jacimovic	Alkaloid Chess Club	2359	3	7	2202	-14
26	GM Zoltan Varga	Hungary	2312	3	5	2354	+3
27	GM Attila Czebe	Hungary	2304	3	6	2458	+12
28	GM Rolando Kutirov	Alkaloid Chess Club	2256	3	7	2158	-8
29	IM Atle Gronn	Oslo Schakselskap	2373	2½	5	2311	-3
30	GM Peter Horvath	Hungary	2342	2½	4	2336	0
31	IM Laszlo Krizsany	Hungary	2309	2½	4	2364	+3
32	IM Andrew J Ledger	England 3	2299	2½	5	2406	+7
33	FM Agust S Karlsson	Iceland	2224	2½	5	2220	0
34	Fredrik A Dahl	Oslo Schakselskap	2172	2½	5	2270	+12
35	GM Trajko Nedev	Alkaloid Chess Club	2469	2	5	2349	-8
36	CM Gudmundur Halldorsson	Iceland - Vestfirdir	2104	2	4	2187	+8
37	GM Simen Agdestein	Oslo Schakselskap	2546	1½	5	2209	-20
38	FM Laurence E Webb	England 3	2203	1½	5	2227	+1
39	FM Paul Ross	Canada - Quebec	2162	1½	3	2163	0
40	WIM Gabriela Koskoska	Alkaloid Chess Club	2002	1½	2	2189	+10
41	IM Csaba Csiszar	Hungary	2352	1	5	2163	-12
42	IM Douglas M Bryson	Scotland 1	2294	1	3	2334	+2
43	FM Marc Ghannoum	Canada - Quebec	2251	1	3	2322	+3
44	FM Gudmundur Gislason	Iceland - Vestfirdir	2251	1	4	2305	+3
45	Benoit St. Pierre	Canada - Quebec	2226	1	3	2133	-7
46	CM Daniel Lindner	England 4	2196	1	2	2277	+5
47	FM Halldor Gretar Einarsson	Iceland - Vestfirdir	2173	1	4	2070	-11
48	Clive A Frostick	England 4	2053	1	2	2269	+11
49	CM Stephen C Ledger	England 3	2047	1	5	1989	-9
50	Anders Hoyer Berg	Oslo Schakselskap	2045	1	5	1957	-11
51	IM David Ross	Canada - Quebec	2288	½	1	2053	-6
52	IM Yerlan Tikzhanov	Kazakhstan	2188	½	1	2162	0
53	CM Magnus P. Ornolfsson	Iceland - Vestfirdir	2163	½	4	2035	-11
54	FM Dave J Ledger	England 3	2126	½	5	1963	-15
55	Philip J Crocker	England 2	2121	½	1	2446	+7
56	Petr Folk	Czech Republic	2110	½	1	2376	+6
57	Wilfried, Dr. Beilfuss	Germany - Bielefeld	2081	½	1	2392	+7
58	CM Marc Kirszenberg	Philidor Brothers	2081	½	1	2373	+7
59	Hans-Joachim Woestmann	Germany - Bielefeld	2065	½	1	2404	+8
60	Haran Rasalingam	England 4	2053	½	2	2105	+2

Showing the top 60 of 99 players, plus every top-100 player. See the full results page for everyone else.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
2.5	Michael Adams – Marc Ghannoum	½-½

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.