Team Iran Defeats Team USA: LC World League Week Four

As Team Ukraine and Team Russia secured comfortable victories to keep their spots atop the division one standings, Team Iceland won a great match against Team Argentina, each team put forward 55 players, but Iceland (famous for having more GMs per capita than any other country on earth) pulled titled players as low as board 18! Their significant rating advantage brought home the victory and kept them just behind Russia and Ukraine in the standings.

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Match of the Week:

While most reports have thus far focused on division one matches, this week we feature a division two match as two of the strongest teams in the division, Team USA and Team Iran, competed in a tough pair of matches where Iran was victorious in both matches.

In the midst of some tensions between the governments of these two countries (though not as much as exists between the USA and Denmark), it was great to see friendliness and sportsmanship on display in all of these digital chessboards.

There were lots of great moments to share, but here is probably the funniest finish from any of the games.

Streamer of the Week:

Team France had a tough matchup against Team Ukraine, but note should be made of jeffuslemalinus streaming Team France's match more than halfway through a twelve-hour stream! How one can stream for over six hours and then play your best in a match is beyond us!

Crosstables:

Note: Each team plays one time against all other teams. Then the top and bottom halves in each division play the teams in their half once more with matches carrying a double weight.

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4