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12.5.13 -
Links to all the detailed results and tables from the final weekend
are here.
Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexei Shirov unable to
secure 4NCL league title
Leonard Barden | 10.5.13
Two unbeaten teams, both packed with elite
grandmasters, squared off in this week's
final round of the UK national league.
Guildford took the 4NCL title by drawing 4-4
with Wood Green, who had tied an earlier
match.
Read more ...
Yorkshire report
10.5.13 -
An excellent pictorial report from
Yorkshire Chess about the
final weekend
is now published - with
thanks to Andrew Bak.
FIDE crosstable
10.5.13
- The final players crosstable has been updated to fix some of the
problems in the original. Please
if you spot any errors - with thanks to Neville Belinfante.
09.5.13 -
Many thanks to John Carleton (Spirit
of Atticus) for another
fine report this time about his team's exploits at the final weekend
of the season.
4NCL
Norms update
06.5.13 -
All the norms were achieved
apart from a couple. Click for details.
Norms this season
06.5.13 - Subject to confirmation the
following norms are
possible for this season's 4NCL.
Round 10 report
06.5.13 -A short pictorial report from
round 10 is available
here- with thanks to
Lawrence Cooper.
Division 1 decider
05.5.13 - Monday’s round 11 deciding Championship match Guildford 1 v WGHK 1
will take place in Room 12. Viewing numbers will be limited to allow
‘breathing space’. However, in Room 6, starting at 11.15, there will be
a commentary on all 8 boards by IM Malcolm Pein.
Round 9 report
05.5.13 -A short pictorial report from
round 9 at Hinckley Island is available
here- with thanks to
Lawrence Cooper.
PGN games
05.5.13 - Most PGNs
from round 9 are now available -
Div1 c&d and Div2 c&d. Div 3
to follow.
Division 3 pairings
03.5.13 -
Following the late withdrawal of a
further team (e2e4.org.uk 6), a
repairing has been necessary for
rd9 division
3. The affected pairings are the
bottom two in the list -
with thanks to Dave Thomas, Neville
Belinfante and David Welch.
Division 3 pairings
26.4.13 -Following the withdrawal of
Wales Old Boys, revised round 9 pairings for
Div 3s have been published - with thanks to Dave Thomas, Neville
Belinfante and David Welch. Pairings for rounds 10 and 11 with
be published at the venue and on-line as soon as possible after
completion of the preceding round.
CHESS magazine
23.4.13 -
We are again grateful to Malcolm Pein and Chess & Bridge
for permission to publish coverage of the 4NCL in the April and May
issues of
CHESS
Monthly.
19.4.13 - A report from the final weekend of the
junior league at Puma Daventry Court Hotel is available
here- with thanks to
Andrew Varney.
ECF Membership Scheme
18.4.13 - Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) reacts to
the ECF membership scheme introduced in 2012 -
http://meemsy.com/v/8557
J4NCL Final Weekend
08.4.13 - The final weekend of the junior league took place
on 6th and 7th April at the Puma Daventry Court Hotel. It ran
alongside the National Junior Squad event.
Results and Tables.
Division 3 pairings
05.4.13 - Round 9 pairings for division 3 are
now available- with thanks to Dave Thomas, Neville
Belinfante and David Welch. Note:The pairings for rounds
10 and 11 will be published during weekend 5, as soon as possible
after the preceding round has been completed.
FIDE Ratings and Norms
- Neville
Belinfante
04.4.13 - FIDE give national leagues the option of submitting
results in parts every rating period, or in total at the end of the
season. The 4NCL this season will be following its practice over the
last few seasons, and submitting all results at the end of the
season. This means all games will be included together in the June
FIDE Rated List. From next season, FIDE are changing their
regulations, so the 4NCL will be obliged to submit their results in
part every rating period.
One of the consequences of submitting all results in
total at the end of the season, is that the ratings at the start of
the season (i.e. Nov 2012) are used for all rating calculations
and norm calculations. If any 4NCL players believes that he or she
is in line for any title norm, could they please
send me their
details so I can check their precise requirements.
The norm applicants I am aware of are:
WIM - Sabrina Chevannes; IM - Daniel Bisby, Ezra Kirk, Sam
Franklin and James
Adair;
GM - Yang-Fan Zhou and Bragi Thorfinnsson.
Final weekend pairings
27.3.13 - Rounds 9-11 pairings for
Division 1 &
Division 2 (Weekend 5) are now
available. Division 3 will be published after the Easter weekend - with thanks to Dave Thomas, Neville
Belinfante and David Welch.
Yorkshire report
27.3.13 - Several teams from Yorkshire were in action
during Weekend 4.
There is a report on
their website involving
rounds 7 and 8 games
- with
thanks to Andrew Bak.
Fourth Weekend Report
27.3.13 - A pictorial report from the fourth weekend
at Hinckley Island is available
here- with thanks to
Lawrence Cooper.
Fourth Weekend Team Report
26.3.13 -
Many thanks to John Carleton (Spirit
of Atticus) for another
excellent report this time about his team's exploits at
Hinckley Island.
You might need to press F5
(refresh) on your keyboard to view updated results & tables.
Division 3 revised pairings
15.3.13
- Following assorted withdrawals from weekend 4 it has
been necessary to
amend the
pairings again.
Changes are shown in italics.
Note: There will not be a
triangular match - with thanks to Dave Thomas, Neville
Belinfante and David Welch.
Whilst we are happy to display entry
forms for forthcoming congresses at the
4NCL weekends, please
send
any such information to Dave Welch. You
can find Dave's address
here.
- with
thanks to Andrew Bak. 