Important dates for your diary 2026-27

 

Main 4NCL:

Weekend 1: 10-11 Oct | 17-18 Oct 2026

Weekend 2: 23-24 Jan 2027

Weekend 3: 27-28 Feb 2027

Weekend 4: 20-21 March 2027

Weekend 5: 1-3 May 2027

 

4NCL Huddersfield Congress:

15-16 Jan 2027

 

British Rapidplay Championship:

13-14 March 2027

 

4NCL Easter Congress:

26-29 March 2027


Hull 4NCL Congress 2026

In partnership with Hull & East Riding Chess Association and incorporating the 63rd Hull Congress

 

Main Event: Fri 25 - Sun 27 Sept 2026, Canham Turner Conference Centre

Open | U2000 | U1700 | Games | Information | Prize fund £3,000 | Entry fee: £40 | T&Cs

 

 

 

This year there are two new (ECF-rated only) sections for lower-rated

 

players, U1500 & U1200: Sat 26 - Sun 27 Sept | T&Cs

 

Venue: Brynmor Jones Library

 

Games | Information | Prize fund £1,250 | Entry fee: £30 / £20

 

Accommodation: University of Hull Accommodation | Nearby Options

 

 

 

 

 


6th 4NCL Easter Congress - This is a 7-round event | Prize fund: £4,200

This event is part of the English Chess Federation’s 2026 International Series

Friday 3 April - Monday 6 April 2026, Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pairings & Results: Open | U2000 | U1700 | Entries | Replay Games | Information | Winners | T&Cs

 

See this high quality photo album from the Easter Congress by English Chess

 

 


 

On the Saturday evening of the Easter Congress there was an Open Blitz event

 

One section | Saturday 4 April | Prize fund £300 | Entry fee: £15.00 | More Information here

 

Blitz Prize Winners

1st: GM Szymon Gumularz (8/9) = £120.00

2nd: Denis K Dupuis (7/9) = £80.00

3rd: IM Vojtech Zwardon (6.5/9) = £40.00

Best Woman: Diah Patel (4/9) = £30.00

Performance (W-We = 3.10): Chun Hei Wong (5/9) = £30.00

 

Final Crosstable | Replay Games | Official Standings

 


 

There were also two all-play-all norm tournaments (GM and IM) on 1-6 April. Details below:

GM tournament: More here | Final Crosstable

IM tournament: More here | Final Crosstable

 

Replay Games GM event | Replay Games IM event

 

 

Junior 4NCL Team Weekends 25-26

Pairing & Results: Weekend 1 - Weekend 2 - Weekend 3

 

Winners Weekend 2

Div 1:
1) Manchester A
2) Warwickshire Bears A
3) Swiss Cottage Gambits A

Div 2:
1) Manchester B
2) Warwickshire Bears B
3) Leicestershire Juniors B

 

Winners Weekend 3

Div 1:
1) Gosforth A (9ts)
2) Mortise & Tenon (8pt)
3) 
Manchester A (6pts)

Div 2:
1) Barnet Knights C
(9ts)
2) Warwickshire Bears B
(8pt)
3) 
Barnet Knights A (7ts)

 

Photos - Weekends 1 & 2 (click each image for more)


British Rapidplay Championship 2026

This event is part of the English Chess Federation’s 2026 International Series

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March | Venue: Holiday Inn Peterborough – West

   

 

Endorsed by the British Isles Coordinating Committee

Supported by the English Chess Federation and the Chess Trust

 

     
  Congratulations to Frederick Waldhausen Gordon, this year’s British Rapidplay Champion, and to Bodhana Sivnandan, Harriet Hunt and Trisha Kanyamarala, who shared the British Women’s Rapidplay title.

 
     

 

 
     

Replay Games | Prizewinners | Photos by Ife Olayinka - Day 1 of 2 | Day 2 of 2



Scotland’s Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, 15, routs the English in British Rapidplay

Read the full Guardian article here by Leonard Barden


Edinburgh schoolboy, 15, upsets English favourites to win British Rapidplay

Read the full FT article here by Leonard Barden


6th 4NCL Online Spring Congress

 

Tuesday 13 January - Tuesday 7 April 2026 (for individuals, 7 rounds played fortnightly)

 

Sections: Open | U1700 | U1400 | Replay Games | Information | Winners

 

The dates and playing schedule is here.

 


Main 4NCL Online - Season 13 (started 20 Jan 7.30pm, UK Time)

 

 

 

 

Results, Pairings & Tables | Replay Games | Dates & Times | Captains & Managers

 

Note: New teams will be eligible to play in the round following receipt of the entry form if the entry form is received at least three days in advance of the round in question. Dates for each round are shown here.


Junior 4NCL Online - Season 13 (started 22 Jan 6.00pm, UK Time)

 

   

 

Results, Pairings & Tables | Replay Games | Dates & Times | Captains & Managers

 

Note:  New teams will be eligible to play in the round following receipt of the entry form if the entry form is received at least three days in advance of the round in question. Dates for each round are shown here.


Online Fair Play Form - Season 13

 

All players involved in new registrations will need to sign the Fair Play Form for Season 13.

 

Please note that players will not be available for selection until the fair play form has been signed and received. Previous/old registrations roll over.

     
 

 

 

 

 

Hull 4NCL Congress 2026

 

Main Event: Fri 25 - Sun 27 Sept

(5 Rds)

 

New (ECF-rated) only sections

U1500 & U1200

 

Sat 26 - Sun 27 Sept

(6 Rds)

 

Info & Arrangements | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

6th 4NCL Easter Congress

 

Friday 3 - Sunday 6 April 2026

 

Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

 

Info & Arrangements | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Junior 4NCL 2025-26

 

Weekend 2: 31 Jan -1 Feb 2026

 

Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct. 2

 

Info & Arrangements | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

British Rapidplay

Championship

 

Sat 14 & Sun 15 March 2026

 

Holiday Inn Peterborough – West

 

Info & Arrangements | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 

 

 

 

6th 4NCL Online

Spring Congress 

 

Tues 13 Jan - Tues 7 Apr 2026

 

Info & Arrangements | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Main 4NCL Online S13

 

20 Jan - 28 Apr 2026

 

Rules | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Junior 4NCL Online S13

 

22 Jan - 2 Apr 2026

 

Rules | Entry Form

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Main 4NCL 25-26

 

18-19 Oct 2025 - 2-4 May 2026

 

Main Rules also in PDF format

Summary of Changes

Swiss pairing guidelines

 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Main 4NCL 25-26

Weekend 5: Rounds 9-11

 

 

2-4 May 2026

Divs 1 & 2, Div3 Bishops

Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

2-4 May 2026

Div 4, Div 3 Knights

Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct. 2

 

Start times: Saturday 14:00 Sunday 13.00 Monday 11.00 Rules governing play

 

 

Division 1

Division 2

Div 3 Bishops

Div 3 Knights

Division 4

 

Weekend 1

Round 1

Round 1

Round 1

Round 1

Round 1

 

Round 2

Round 2

Round 2

Round 2

Round 2

 

Weekend 2

Round 3

Round 3

Round 3

Round 3

Round 3

 

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

 

Weekend 3

Round 5

Round 5

Round 5

Round 5

Round 5

 

Round 6

Round 6

Round 6

Round 6

Round 6

 

Weekend 4

Round 7

Round 7

Round 7

Round 7

Round 7

 

Round 8

Round 8

Round 8

Round 8

Round 8

 

Weekend 5

Round 9

Round 9

Round 9

Round 9

Round 9

 

Round 10

Round 10

Round 10

Round 10

Round 10

 

Round 11

Round 11

Round 11

Round 11

Round 11

 
 

Table

Table

Table

Table

Table

 
 

Games

Games

Games

Games

Games

 
 

The registration list is published here

 

 

25-26 Rules | Dates & Venues | All Games in PGN | Captains & Managers | Accomm Booking Arrangements


 

         
                     

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