Today´s round 5 will be played. Playing halls will be divided into smaller parts. Visitors will not be allowed to go to the playing halls. Based on the resolution of the Czech government, all events with more than 100 people will be restricted. To follow this, playing halls will be divided into smaller, separated parts. Visitors will not be allowed to go to the playing halls. Further information will be provided before the start of the game.

FIDE General Director Emil Sutovsky: "A lot of efforts and good cooperation with Czech organizers allowed us to split the venue into six different zones, complying with the demands of Czech authorities. Thanks to the chief organizer of the event, Jan Mazuch, and his team, to Ozgur Solakoglu - the chairman of FIDE events commission, to my old time Prague-based comrade Evgeny Neimer who came up with some important ideas and help." 

Special thanks from the entire chess community to the Deputy Minister of Health of the Czech Republic Roman Prymula who, besides being a FIDE master, is also an epidemiologist - the biggest authority of the country in this field. He personally supervised the situation of the World Senior Team Championship. Mr. Prymula also assisted before the tournament started: when there was a shortage of sanitizers and masks, he helped the organizer to get supplies, so the tournament could follow all the advice and recommendations from the medical commission.