The Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) season concluded last month in a resounding victory for Chess.com Manx Liberty. The team from the Isle of Man won all eleven matches, thanks to narrow 4.5-3.5 victories against both of their closest rivals, Chessable White Rose 1 and Cheddleton. On the final weekend, the Manx squad was boosted by the inclusion of veteran elite grandmaster Alexei Shirov, who won the only decisive game in the match against White Rose. Shirov conjured a firestorm of tactics against Jose Camacho Collados, the 2022 Welsh champion who is a lecturer in computer science at Cardiff University.
Alexei Shirov (Chess.com Manx Liberty) – Jose Camacho Collados (Chessable White Rose 1) Four Nations Chess League, April 2023
1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 e6 3 Nge2 Nc6 4 g3 d5 5 exd5 exd5 6 d4 Nf6 7 Bg2 h6 7…cxd4 8 Nxd4 Bg4 9 Qd3 Bc5 looks stronger, developing with tempo.
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