FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026

FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 was a 22-team classical team tournament in Durrës, Albania, 19–28 Apr 2026. Won by USA 1 with 15 match points. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 21:16 UTC.

Dates: 19 – 28 Apr
Place: Durrës, Albania
Format: 9-round Swiss for teams
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

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Team standings

#	Team	P	W–D–L	MP	GP
1	USA 1	9	6–3–0	15	25½
2	Italy	9	6–3–0	15	23
3	Kazakhstan	9	6–2–1	14	27
4	England 1	9	6–1–2	13	24
5	Iceland	9	5–2–2	12	23½
6	Alkaloid Chess Club	7	2–2–3	6	13½
7	Hungary	6	2–1–3	5	12
8	Oslo Schakselskap	5	1–1–3	3	7½
9	England 3	5	1–1–3	3	5½
10	Iceland - Vestfirdir	4	0–2–2	2	4½
11	Canada - Quebec	3	0–1–2	1	4
12	England 4	2	0–1–1	1	3
13	Scotland 1	3	0–0–3	0	2
14	Germany - Bielefeld	1	0–0–1	0	1
14	Kazakhstan (W)	1	0–0–1	0	1
14	Philidor Brothers	2	0–0–2	0	1
17	Czech Republic	1	0–0–1	0	½
17	Czech Republic (W)	1	0–0–1	0	½
17	England 2	1	0–0–1	0	½
17	Finland - Northern Lights	1	0–0–1	0	½
21	England (W)	1	0–0–1	0	0
21	USA (W)	1	0–0–1	0	0

Computed from finished matches: 2 match points for a win, 1 for a draw, then game points. The official tiebreaks of this event may differ.

Players

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMKazhgaleyev, MurtasKAZ	2518	8	2754	+23
2	GMKotsur, PavelKAZ	2478	7	2513	+6
3	GMKaidanov, GregoryUSA	2491	6	2487	+1
4	IMThorsteins, KarlISL	2404	6	2405	+3
5	GMGormally, Daniel WENG	2376	6	2431	+8
6	GMTemirbayev, SerikbayKAZ	2369	6	2315	−2
7	GMEmms, John MENG	2419	5½	2497	+8
8	GMThorhallsson, ThrosturISL	2392	5½	2425	+4
9	IMBellia, FabrizioITA	2379	5½	2530	+14
10	GMKostenko, PetrKAZ	2338	5½	2396	+7
11	GMAdams, MichaelENG	2629	5	2463	−13
12	GMNovikov, IgorUSA	2477	5	2423	−1
13	IMRachels, StuartUSA	2446	5	2349	−5
14	GMShabalov, AlexanderUSA	2433	5	2501	+7
15	FMSigurpalsson, RunarISL	2236	5	2307	+15
16	GMEhlvest, JaanUSA	2532	4½	2541	+2
17	GMHjartarson, JohannISL	2466	4½	2468	+1
18	GMGodena, MicheleITA	2444	4½	2425	−2
19	IMD'Amore, CarloITA	2355	4½	2355	+1
20	IMBorgo, GiulioITA	2278	4½	2347	+6
21	GMDavid, AlbertoITA	2460	4	2437	−1
22	GMStanojoski, ZvonkoMKD	2362	4	2348
23	GMHebden, Mark LENG	2353	4	2315	−2
24	GMDavies, Nigel RENG	2290	3½	2271
25	GMJacimovic, DragoljubMKD	2359	3	2202	−14
26	GMVarga, ZoltanHUN	2312	3	2354	+3
27	GMCzebe, AttilaHUN	2304	3	2458	+12
28	GMKutirov, RolandoMKD	2256	3	2158	−8
29	IMGronn, AtleNOR	2373	2½	2311	−3
30	GMHorvath, PeterHUN	2342	2½	2336
31	IMKrizsany, LaszloHUN	2309	2½	2364	+3
32	IMLedger, Andrew JENG	2299	2½	2406	+7
33	FMKarlsson, Agust SISL	2224	2½	2220
34	Dahl, Fredrik ANOR	2172	2½	2270	+12
35	GMNedev, TrajkoMKD	2469	2	2349	−8
36	CMHalldorsson, GudmundurISL	2104	2	2187	+8
37	GMAgdestein, SimenNOR	2546	1½	2209	−20
38	FMWebb, Laurence EENG	2203	1½	2227	+1
39	FMRoss, PaulCAN	2162	1½	2163
40	WIMKoskoska, GabrielaMKD	2002	1½	2189	+10
41	IMCsiszar, CsabaHUN	2352	1	2163	−12
42	IMBryson, Douglas MSCO	2294	1	2334	+2
43	FMGhannoum, MarcCAN	2251	1	2322	+3
44	FMGislason, GudmundurISL	2251	1	2305	+3
45	St. Pierre, BenoitCAN	2226	1	2133	−7
46	CMLindner, DanielENG	2196	1	2277	+5
47	FMEinarsson, Halldor GretarISL	2173	1	2070	−11
48	Frostick, Clive AENG	2053	1	2269	+11
49	CMLedger, Stephen CENG	2047	1	1989	−9
50	Berg, Anders HoyerNOR	2045	1	1957	−11
51	IMRoss, DavidCAN	2288	½	2053	−6
52	IMTikzhanov, YerlanKAZ	2188	½	2162
53	CMOrnolfsson, Magnus P.ISL	2163	½	2035	−11
54	FMLedger, Dave JENG	2126	½	1963	−15
55	Crocker, Philip JENG	2121	½	2446	+7
56	Folk, PetrCZE	2110	½	2376	+6
57	Beilfuss, Wilfried, Dr.GER	2081	½	2392	+7
58	CMKirszenberg, MarcFRA	2081	½	2373	+7
59	Woestmann, Hans-JoachimGER	2065	½	2404	+8
60	Rasalingam, HaranENG	2053	½	2105	+2
61	WFMFolkova, MartinaCZE	2037	½	2460	+8
62	Minnican, AlanSCO	2035	½	2018	−1
63	WIMTurebayeva, AlfiyaKAZ	2020	½	2359	+8
64	Noyce, Robert CENG	2013	½	2162	+4
65	Guiot Dorel, JeromeFRA	1999	½	2068
66	WFMBulanova, IrinaKAZ	1972	½	2256	+7
67	CMParonen, PetteriFIN	1944	½	2224	+7
68	Hulme, WilliamSCO	1883	½	2256	+8
69	FMForchert, MartinGER	2339	0	1666	−3
70	FMClark, Gary MENG	2301	0	1691	−5
71	Gravel, SimonCAN	2264	0	1627	−12
72	FMDishman, StephenENG	2230	0	1732	−3
73	IMLalic, Susan KENG	2195	0	1718	−1
74	FMDuncan, Chris RENG	2185	0	1677	−3
75	FMBurnett, AndrewSCO	2171	0	1585	−9
76	WGMBelakovskaia, AnjelinaUSA	2167	0	1829	−2
77	FMPokorny, ZdenekCZE	2142	0	1553	−5
78	Kinnunen, KariFIN	2134	0	1592	−4
79	WFMTsodikova, NataliaUSA	2122	0	1576	−4
80	Farrell, NeilSCO	2114	0	1573	−11
81	Olivier, PierreFRA	2096	0	1689	−4
82	WFMSagalchik, OlgaUSA	2084	0	1490	−5
83	Coste, ThierryFRA	2080	0	1531	−9
84	WIMMarinello, BeatrizUSA	2061	0	1553	−3
85	WFMKubikova, HanaCZE	2055	0	1555	−3
86	WGMJackson, SheilaENG	2022	0	1678	−2
87	Lammi, JyriFIN	2018	0	1604	−2
88	Benjamin, Martin JENG	1994	0	1542	−4
89	Keller, ChristopheFRA	1993	0	1646	−2
90	WFMFink-Nunn, PetraENG	1989	0	1538	−2
91	WFMSvobodova, MichaelaCZE	1988	0	1579	−2
92	Hofmann, MartinGER	1984	0	1436	−4
93	WGMAnkudinova, YelenaKAZ	1966	0	1562	−2
94	Malinovsky, PetrCZE	1951	0	1619	−2
95	Gaichenya, YelenaKAZ	1945	0	1202	−8
96	Peltomaki, JarmoFIN	1940	0	1436	−3
97	Cejkova, MiroslavaCZE	1931	0	1478	−2
98	Smid, JaroslavCZE	1918	0	1490	−2
99	WFMFrostick, Helen MENG	1859	0	1569	−2

Results

Round 523 Apr, 13:15