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.