For the first time ever Olympik and Olympik Tristar hotels belong to chess. The participants of the World Senior Team Chess Championship (WSTCC 2020) sat down to the chessboards in two spacious halls with first-class facilities.
The teams in the 50+ category play under the luxurious chandeliers that enhance the festive atmosphere of the tournament. After finishing their games, the participants can analyze their encounters in the adjacent areas, watch other ongoing games online on a screen, plan trips or sit in the hotel café.
65+ category
In the first round only 4 teams confirmed the status of favorites, whitewashing their opponents 4:0. Russia, Israel, Germany 2 and Germany 3 did not allow their opponents even a half-point. In two cases their victims were the Czech teams Tanvald and Praha S-70.
The match between the Czech Republic 3 and the Czech Republic 1 was won by IM Ivan Hausner and GM Jiří Lechtýnský. Players of the Czech Republic 2 – Coriolus CZ team managed to draw all their games, but since they had only three players the final score is 2,5:1,5 in favor of the Swedish team. Two other Czech teams started the tournament with a draw, Polabiny Pardubice did not succumb to the selection of England 1 and Wallachia Seniors to a Danish team Norresundby. Remaining Czech teams lost their matches, worth mentioning that WFM Eva Možná, playing for the Czech Republic Women team, scored half a point on the first board.
In the second round, the Czech Republic 1 will play on the eighth table against the German team Die Franken, Polabiny Pardubice on the thirteenth table with Scotland. The Czech Republic 2 – Coriolus CZ team encounters Golden Oldies from Norway and the Czech Republic 3 plays with Finland. The Czech Republic Women team will compete with the Austrian team Steiermark.
50+ category
Also in this category, the vast majority of seeded teams swept their opponents aside.
On the first table, the United States did not give a chance to the Welsh, on the second table the German team Lasker Schachstiftung GK allowed only one draw to England Women. The Czech Republic 1, however, did not give up to England 2 even a half-point. Both German women teams had too heavy rivals in the first round, Yamal and England 1. Slovakia also won over Vysočina team with a clean score. The second team of the Czech Republic (2) defeated German Alb-Schwarzwald safely 0.5:3.5 and the same score and result was achieved by the Czech women team against the German Kaltenkirchen.
Officilal site: http://www.wstcc2020.net/
Text: Venuše Souralová
Photo: Vladimír Jágr
65+ category
In the first round only 4 teams confirmed the status of favorites, whitewashing their opponents 4:0. Russia, Israel, Germany 2 and Germany 3 did not allow their opponents even a half-point. In two cases their victims were the Czech teams Tanvald and Praha S-70.
The match between the Czech Republic 3 and the Czech Republic 1 was won by IM Ivan Hausner and GM Jiří Lechtýnský. Players of the Czech Republic 2 – Coriolus CZ team managed to draw all their games, but since they had only three players the final score is 2,5:1,5 in favor of the Swedish team. Two other Czech teams started the tournament with a draw, Polabiny Pardubice did not succumb to the selection of England 1 and Wallachia Seniors to a Danish team Norresundby. Remaining Czech teams lost their matches, worth mentioning that WFM Eva Možná, playing for the Czech Republic Women team, scored half a point on the first board.
In the second round, the Czech Republic 1 will play on the eighth table against the German team Die Franken, Polabiny Pardubice on the thirteenth table with Scotland. The Czech Republic 2 – Coriolus CZ team encounters Golden Oldies from Norway and the Czech Republic 3 plays with Finland. The Czech Republic Women team will compete with the Austrian team Steiermark.
50+ category
Also in this category, the vast majority of seeded teams swept their opponents aside.
On the first table, the United States did not give a chance to the Welsh, on the second table the German team Lasker Schachstiftung GK allowed only one draw to England Women. The Czech Republic 1, however, did not give up to England 2 even a half-point. Both German women teams had too heavy rivals in the first round, Yamal and England 1. Slovakia also won over Vysočina team with a clean score. The second team of the Czech Republic (2) defeated German Alb-Schwarzwald safely 0.5:3.5 and the same score and result was achieved by the Czech women team against the German Kaltenkirchen.
Officilal site: http://www.wstcc2020.net/
Text: Venuše Souralová
Photo: Vladimír Jágr 
