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The Four Nations Chess League does not accept responsibility for the content of other websites, to which this site links.

This website includes information on participants in the Four Nations Chess League in respect of name, grade, title, nationality and sex (team registration lists), as well as telephone number(s), email address(es) and postal address(es) in certain circumstances (team captains/managers, management board members, arbiters etc). Participants wishing this information not to be included on the website should contact the webmaster to have it removed, but should be aware that in this event they will not be permitted to play in the league.
Click here for up to date details about hotels used in the 4NCL.

 

NOTES:

(1) One person in single room
(2) One person in double/twin room
(3) Two people in double/twin room
(4) One person in single room DBB
(5) One person in double/twin room DBB
(6) Two people in double/twin room DBB

Barcelo Hotels have set up a bedroom booking facility for the 4NCL on their website which, as well as allowing captains/players to book online rather than by telephone, also compares the agreed 4NCL room rates with the currently best available online rate. This will allow captains/players to select the lower of the two rates (although we are assured by Barcelo that in the vast majority of cases the 4NCL rate will be lower than the best available online rate!).

To use this facility, please follow the instructions below:
  1. Type in www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk
  2. On the home page use the section titled BOOK A HOTEL
  3. Select hotel and arrival date, number of rooms etc
  4. In the box for the Promotional Code type in CHESS
  5. Then click on CHECK AVAILABILITY
This will then give access to the 4NCL rates. Follow the on-screen instructions for making bedroom bookings. Please note that it is important to use the Promotional Code for two reasons: (a) The 4NCL rate will not be displayed without the code (b) If the code is not used bedroom bookings cannot be tracked back to 4NCL-related bookings, meaning that the 4NCL will not receive the agreed commission on room bookings.

FURTHER GUIDANCE:
  1. All the hotels will expect to take credit card details at the time rooms are booked, in line with practice at most if not all hotels in the UK.

  2. Captains/managers/players booking rooms should mention the 4NCL National Chess League to the hotels' reservations staff. This will ensure that the get the agreed rates, and will also allow the hotels to keep a record of rooms booked overall, which is important because the commission the league receives from the hotels is calculated on the basis of rooms booked - the more rooms are booked, the more commission the league receives to e.g. increase prize money and keep entry fee increases down.

  3. At the Barcelo hotels, to make your room reservation please call 0870 161 0797 (lines open Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm, Saturday - Sunday 10am - 6pm). Please quote CHESS when making your booking. You can pay by Access/MasterCard, Visa, Switch and all major credit cards. On receipt of your booking you will be sent a confirmation showing your reservation details and amount payable at the host hotel. All reservations must be made through the central reservations office; please do not try and make a booking direct to the hotel.

    Please note that the 4NCL block booking will be released four weeks before each weekend, so people would be advised to book rooms before this deadline if they want to avoid taking pot luck with room availability thereafter.

  4. All the hotels will expect final lists of room occupants no later than seven days before the relevant weekend, failing which there is a risk that the rooms will be let go.

  5. We have evening buffet and mid-day packed lunch arrangements with many of the hotels/conference centres. In many cases, however, these need to be booked beforehand at the time rooms are booked to allow the hotels/conference centres to plan ahead. Players will not necessarily be able to turn up on the day and expect to avail themselves of the evening buffet or mid-day packed lunch arrangements. We therefore recommend that players check with the venues beforehand as to whether special arrangements are in place for evening buffet/mid-day packed lunch arrangements and, if so, whether prebooking is necessary or not.

  6. The hotel websites all give details of how to get to the venues.

  7. None of the hotels allow food or drink to be brought in for personal consumption, and in practice take a very dim view if this happens. Such behaviour threatens the league's relationship with the hotels.

  8. Barcelo have asked us to publicise the following message about their three course dinner promotions:

    Barcelo Hinckley Island Hotel

    Three course dinner £13.00 per person.

    For guests to benefit from this promotion they must pre-book the three course dinner at the time of making the reservation; this will then change the reservation from bed and breakfast to dinner, bed and breakfast.

    If guests do not request for rooms to be changed to dinner, bed and breakfast at time of booking but decide on the day they would like to eat in the restaurant they will pay the standard full price for the three course dinner.

    Barcelo Daventry Hotel

    Three course dinner £15.00 per person.

    For guests to benefit from this promotion they must pre-book the three course dinner at the time of making the reservation. Payment for the meal will be taken in advance and guests will settle the bed and breakfast rate upon check in. (Please note this procedure is different to Barcelo Hinckley Island).

    If guests do not request for rooms to be changed to dinner, bed and breakfast at time of booking but decide on the day they would like to eat in the restaurant they will pay the standard full price for the three course dinner.

  9. And finally, you’ll like this one, ... All players are expected to be ambassadors for chess and to behave in an appropriate manner in the hotels. Again, poor behaviour threatens the league's relationship with the hotels.

Division 1

WGHK 1
Pride and Prejudice
Barbican 4NCL 1
White Rose 1
WGHK 2
Guildford-A&DC 1
Cambridge Univ. 1
The ADs
Betsson.com
Barbican 4NCL 2
Oxford 1
Pandora's Box Grantham
S. Wales Dragons
Guildford-A&DC 2
Poisoned Pawns 1
Jutes of Kent

Division 2

Sambuca Sharks
Cheddleton
Warwickshire Select 1
e2e4.org.uk 1
Barbican 4NCL Youth
AMCA Dragons
Kings Head
Poisoned Pawns 2
Anglian Avengers
Wessex 1
Celtic Tigers 1
Bristol 1
White Rose 2
Brown Jack
Guildford-A&DC 3
FCA Solutions 1

Division 3

Rhyfelwyr Essyllwg
Sambuca Black Sheep
3Cs
Cambridge Univ. 2
Wessex 2
Warwickshire Select 2
KJCA Kings
FCA Solutions 2
The Full Ponty
Sussex Smart Ctls.
e2e4.org.uk 2
Iceni
Nottinghamshire 1
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxford 2
AMCA Rhinos
Braille Chess Assoc.
AMCA Hippos
Glos. Gambits
Bristol 2
KJCA Knights
Guernsey Mates
Bristol 3
SCS
Hackney
e2e4.org.uk 3
Beauty and the Beasts
Celtic Tigers 2
Oxford 3
Halesowen
Guildford-A&DC 4
AMCA Cheetahs