Madagascar (99) beat Portugal (49) today. Admittedly, I only checked the match because one of my 4NCL team players was involved.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:21 pmWith all bar one of the first round matches going according to the seeding, the second round has become top quartile v second quartile and third quartile v fourth quartile In other words like the first round of accelerated pairings. The lower part of the second round had gone to form as well with the third quartile scoring 4-0 and 3.5-0.5 against the fourth quartile, so the top of the third round will be top eighth v second eighth. Each quartile has about 50 teams.
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Levin for Chess.com seems to have missed this, though he spotted El Salvador beating Cuba.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:36 pmMadagascar (99) beat Portugal (49) today. Admittedly, I only checked the match because one of my 4NCL team players was involved.
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England v Lithuania next
England women v Brazil
England women v Brazil
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No top team has blinked yet in the Open, so England remain on board 10. The women move up one board as Georgia were held to a draw by Montenegro.
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Few countries can have suffered more from a chess "brain drain" than Cuba tbh.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:55 pmLevin for Chess.com seems to have missed this, though he spotted El Salvador beating Cuba.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:36 pmMadagascar (99) beat Portugal (49) today. Admittedly, I only checked the match because one of my 4NCL team players was involved.
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I raise you: IranMatt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 7:11 pmFew countries can have suffered more from a chess "brain drain" than Cuba tbh.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:55 pmLevin for Chess.com seems to have missed this, though he spotted El Salvador beating Cuba.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:36 pmMadagascar (99) beat Portugal (49) today. Admittedly, I only checked the match because one of my 4NCL team players was involved.
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Interview with Bodhana: https://x.com/chess24com/status/2100575475642904798
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To an extent, but their offering here is still rated 18th overall and has a top board rated 2737.Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 7:21 pmI raise you: IranMatt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 7:11 pmFew countries can have suffered more from a chess "brain drain" than Cuba tbh.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 5:55 pm
Levin for Chess.com seems to have missed this, though he spotted El Salvador beating Cuba.
Unlike them, the Cuban team is all GMs - but the highest rated (and board 1) is 2505.
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The Iranian Open team is still very strong. Their women's team hugely weakened though.
I have to admit Dominguez is the only strong Cuban I can think of who changed federation. Am I missing some?
I have to admit Dominguez is the only strong Cuban I can think of who changed federation. Am I missing some?
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https://ratings.fide.com/profile/3503739Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 8:41 pmI have to admit Dominguez is the only strong Cuban I can think of who changed federation. Am I missing some?