World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2016

(Almost) all decisions will be made on the final day

Veröffentlicht: Sonntag, 03. Juli 2016 17:00 von Yvonne Ledfuß (Text); Karsten Wieland (Fotos)

The results of the eighth round promise an exciting final day. In the section 50+ the World Champion will only be decided in the final round. Germany 1 and the Emanuel-Lasker-Gesellschaft parted with a draw while Armenia won against England 2. Thus, the Armenian team earned a slight point advantage and leads the board after round 8. Tomorrow they will be facing the Emanuel-Lasker-Gesellschaft. Only half a board point behind them is Germany 1. Their match against Emanuel-Lasker-Gesellschaft today ended in a draw. Tomorrow they will play against Thüringen. Behind the two board leaders are England 1 and the Emanuel-Lasker-Gesellschaft, both with 13 points each. Both are also still in the race for the title.

In the women's section four teams can still obtain the title World Champion. None of the temas was able to win today. Russia Women was defeated by the Hessische Seniorenmannschaft, Latvia Women lost against the Post SV Ulm and Mongolia Women was beaten by Norway Mix. The games between Germany Women 1 and SV Eiche Reichenbrand as well as the games between Germany Women 2 and Sachsen Anhalt ended in a draw. Now the field is very close together: With nine points each Russia Women, Germany 1 and Latvia Women are in the lead. Close behind them with eight points is Germany. 2

In the section 65 + the World Champion is already settled. Russia 65 +is far ahead with 16:0 team points. After a clear victory against the Schachfreunde Leipzig they can not be caught by their pursuers any longer. Behind them, with 13 points, is St. Petersburg, who ended its match against Belgium 1 with a draw today, and Sweden with 11 points.