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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Leonard Barden

Chess: Nunn leads England over-65s to gold at world senior championships

Tony Kosten, John Nunn, Jonathan Mestel, Terry Chapman and Paul Littlewood
England’s victorious over-65 world championship team (from left): Tony Kosten, John Nunn, Jonathan Mestel, Terry Chapman and Paul Littlewood. Photograph: Nigel Povah

John Nunn, the world over-65 champion, led England’s over-65 team to gold medals on Thursday at the world senior team championships in Krakow. His colleagues Tony Kosten, Jonathan Mestel and Terry Chapman all won individual medals, while Paul Littlewood won a team gold.

England over-50s again finished behind the United States, while ­England over-50 women narrowly missed their third successive gold as both 50+ squads had to settle for third.

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