21-07-2014, 01:48 PM
In the race for the medals, my prediction of a peaceable outcome between the Baltic neighbours proved to be very wrong. The home team in the over-50s, Lithuania 1, deployed their top board 2603-rated Rozentalis for the first time (!) in the match against Latvia and won 3.5-0.5 to win the title by a convincing margin. England 1 were second, and with the third-placed Lithuanian team losing 4-0 to yet another team from the home nation, the Russian Women were able to sneak into the bronze medal position by thrashing yet another Lithuanian team 4-0.
The Russian Women put daylight between themselves and the rest to win the Women’s title.
In the over-65’s, St.Petersburg won their last match and so were the winners by one point. Russia won their last match 4-0 against the Dutch but were undone by an earlier draw against the Austrians. Latvia were third.
The Russian Women put daylight between themselves and the rest to win the Women’s title.
In the over-65’s, St.Petersburg won their last match and so were the winners by one point. Russia won their last match 4-0 against the Dutch but were undone by an earlier draw against the Austrians. Latvia were third.