Live Chess WL: Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Mexico, India, Italy Win In Week 4
Live Chess World League's 4th round got some close matches. Russia, Mexico, Galicia, Australia and Costa Rica lead their respective divisions. Here is a recap of the past two weeks.
- Div.1: Russia takes the lead, chased by Ukraine
- Div.2: Mexico becomes the sole leader!
- Div.3: Galicia, Australia still perfect
- U1600 Event: Good start for Mexico and India
- Some Interesting Games
- Stats Corner
- Coming Next
Div.1: Russia takes the lead, chased by Ukraine
Russians are already preparing for the Big match of 6th round! They defeated Serbia with a big margin and also played the matches of 7th round against France. Meanwhile, Ukrainians also had a busy weekend. Iran just gave up against Ukraine and didn't bring their big guns! Hopefully they will strike back in the 2nd stage. That's a good strategy to field the best squad when it matters the most 
Division One | Current Standings
| Rk. | Team | RUS | UKR | KAZ | SRB | IRI | PHI | FRA | PER | Points | H2H | SB | Avg% | |
| 1 | Russia | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 12 | - | 39 | 67% | ||
| 2 | Ukraine | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 21 | 77% | ||
| 3 | Kazakhstan | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 24 | 61% | ||
| 4 | Serbia | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | 9 | 53% |
Considering Kazakhstan's shocking defeat, Iran (3 points) is well alive in this contest!
Div.2: Mexico becomes the sole leader!
Another close contest between Bosnia and Czech Republic. In terms of total boards, that was the biggest match of this week! Bosnians can reassure themselves by saying, "winning on the 2nd stage is more important" and they have done this before
Teams are closely matched in this division. Even the Mexicans haven’t confirmed their spot on Championship pool yet!
Division Two | Current Standings
| Rk. | Team | MEX | UZB | CZE | BIH | SVK | ROU | USA | ARG | Points | H2H | SB | Avg% | |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | 12 | 63% | ||
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 66% | ||
| 3 | Czech Rep. | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 64% | ||
| 4 | Bosnia | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 15 | 63% |
Div.2 is way too unpredictable. Don't be surprised if Czech Republic finishes on top 
Div.3: Galicia, Australia still perfect
Both Galicia and Australia won their matches of 4th round quite comfortably against Uruguay and Denmark respectively. Unfortunately this division got the most number of forfeits. Another team got disqualified as the symmetry continues for both groups!
Western Group | Current Standings
| Rk. | Team | GAL | CAN | ENG | BRA | CHI | PUR | URU | Points | H2H | SB | Avg% | |
| 1 |
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Galicia | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 16 | 73% | |
| 2 | Canada | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 11 | 58% | ||
| 3 | England | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 10 | 49% | ||
| 4 | Brazil | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | 49% |
Eastern Group | Current Standings
| Rk. | Team | AUS | TUR | ITA | IND | ESP | DEN | AZE | Points | H2H | SB | Avg% | |
| 1 | Australia | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 18 | 70% | ||
| 2 | Turkey | - | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | 8 | 64% | ||
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 12 | 49% | ||
| 4 | India | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 66% |
Top 4 teams from each group will qualify for Championship Pool.
U1600 Event: Good start for Mexico and India
U1600 event is also having the biggest season ever with 22 teams. Already we've got some exciting contests across the divisions. Even a single point can change the match result! Ukraine suffered their first loss in this season against Mexico (22.5-31.5). In Div.2, India registered around 200 players for their first round against Australia and avenged their loss in the main event!
Remember, sandbagging is strictly prohibited for this event. Few of the sandbaggers have already been reported. Please don't spoil the fun of this event 
Can you find checkmate in this position?
White missed several opportunities here and the game ended as a draw!
Don't resign when you have the stalemate trick!
So many interesting games and I'm planning to compile them all at the end of this season
10% of the total matches are still unplayed! Teams will have a busy time in the 2nd half of First Stage.
- Division 1: Russia vs Kazakhstan
October 10, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Moscow / 9:00 p.m. Almaty - Division 1: Ukraine vs Serbia
October 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Kyiv / 6:00 p.m. Belgrade - Division 2: Uzbekistan vs Slovakia
October 10, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. Tashkent / 6:00 p.m. Bratislava - Division 3W: Canada vs Galicia
October 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Toronto / 8:00 p.m. Vigo - Division 3E: Australia vs Turkey
October 11, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. Sydney / 12:30 p.m. Ankara
Most of the matches are played on Saturday and Sunday. Live commentary will be available on the official YouTube channel for the key games at 11 a.m. Pacific / 7 p.m. Central Europe.
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