Live Chess WL: Ukraine Wins The Big Match Against Russia
LCWL had a busy weekend as the first stage deadline is approaching. Here is a recap of all the actions that took place in last two weeks.
- Div.1: Ukraine leads ahead of Russia
- Div.2: Czech Republic still perfect
- Div.3: Denmark changes the equation for all
- Some Interesting Games
- Stats Corner
- Coming Next...
Div.1: Ukraine leads ahead of Russia
Finally we got the much awaited contest between Russia and Ukraine. Teams didn't disappoint us by bringing a total of 600 players and 43 masters! Even an Ukrainian FM didn't get paired in the rapid match (198 boards) 
Russian admins should be happy with their promotion campaign, as they outnumbered the Ukrainians in both Bullet and Blitz matches!
The live broadcast of the big match!
Russia had the best chance to score some points and simplify the equation for Super-final! They made it very close in blitz which is the biggest match in this season so far.
Kazakhstan suffered a shocking defeat against Peru in the bullet match! Earlier, France surprised Serbia by registering a massive squad. France won the bullet match comfortably but lost the blitz match with a similar margin where they registered 130+ players!!
NM Kevin Bordi played some good games.
Qualification Scenario: Serbia and Iran need to win all their remaining games to qualify. Kazakhstan's chances are looking very bleak unless they produce an upset against Ukraine!
Div.2: Czech Republic still perfect
Czech Republic is having a great season and became the first team to score 100+ points in 2nd division! On the other side, Slovakia had a busy weekend with 3 matches. Nowadays they are getting a good crowd which makes them favourite on the relegation pool.
Top 4 teams have already qualified for championship pool in this division.
Div.3: Denmark changes the equation for all
England lost against Canada in the 6th week but won a crucial match against Puerto Rico. As a result, England became the 4th team to qualify from the Western group.
Denmark made an incredible comeback after suffering forfeit loss against India in the previous week. The Danish players shocked the Italians on both matches and secured their spot on Group A (or, Championship pool)! These matches effected the standings for all teams of Eastern group.
Congrats to Team Denmark 🇩🇰 on winning a crucial match against Team Italia 🇮🇹 (2⃣-0⃣) in the free week! All eyes will be on the encounter between India 🇮🇳 and Spain 🇪🇸 !#LiveChessWL #Division3 pic.twitter.com/3cYWs9TdZ7
— Live Chess World League (@LiveChessWL) October 26, 2020
Qualification Scenario: India needs 1.5 points against Spain to qualify. Spain can't qualify even with a 2-0 victory. Italy will qualify if India scores less than 1.5 points.
Let's start with an easy puzzle.
Can you find the winning move which was missed in this game?
Here are few games from the key contests!
Remember, one can play for only one team throughout the season. LCWL also discourages recruiting players who are clearly from another country.
Site Update: Now clubs can arrange live team matches for any date in future through Play (BETA). That'll surely help the match promotion!
Some interesting discussion is going on for the improvement of LCWL. I believe, LCWL will be more attractive if the play-offs follow IPL/CPL format of cricket 
- Division 1: Iran vs Peru
November 1, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. Tehran / 1:30 p.m. Lima - Division 1: Kazakhstan vs Ukraine
November 1, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. Almaty / 5:00 p.m. Kyiv - Division 2: Czech Republic vs Uzbekistan
November 1, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. Prague / 9:30 p.m. Tashkent - Division 3E: India vs Spain
November 1, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. Mumbai / 5:30 p.m. Madrid
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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