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Crabbed age
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:41 pm
by Jon D'Souza-Eva
At the 31st World Seniors, the women's tournament is for those aged 50+. The top seed, Nona Gaprindashvili, is 82 years old! Has there ever been another tournament where the top seed is quite so old? A related question - what is the age of the oldest ever tournament winner?
Re: Crabbed age
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:17 pm
by Colin Patterson
Well, Korchnoi won the Swiss national championship and the Botvinnik Memorial (Seniors) at Suzdal when he was 80, but I can't remember if he had any more tournament wins after those.
Re: Crabbed age
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:26 pm
by Reg Clucas
Can you please explain the thread title?
Re: Crabbed age
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:32 pm
by John Townsend
It's a quote from Shakespeare: "Crabbed age and youth cannot live together".
Re: Crabbed age
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:58 am
by Mark Howitt
The whole thing with chess is as long as you are MENTALLY THERE u can play to an old age (although the peak for pro players is prob in their 20s)...
Re: Crabbed age
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:10 pm
by Andy Stoker
John Townsend wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:32 pm
It's a quote from Shakespeare: "Crabbed age and youth cannot live together".
And I, already sans hair, sans teeth am rapidly becoming sans brain.