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Hull 4NCL Congress 2024

Friday 6 - Sunday 8 September 2024, Canham Turner Conference Centre

Sections: Open | U2000 | U1750 | U1500 | Games | Information | T&Cs | Prize fund £3,750

Fee: £40.00 (Open, U2000, U1750), £30.00 (U1500)

Click here for details about accommodation options

5th 4NCL Online Autumn Congress

Tuesday 3 Sept - Tuesday 26 Nov 2024 (for individuals, 7 rounds played fortnightly)

Sections: Open | U1700 | U1400 | Games | Information | Winners | T&Cs | Fee: £10.50

4NCL 2023-24 norm achievers

A big congratulations to the following players who achieved title norms during the 2023-24 4NCL season.

Team	Fed	Player	Norm
Alba		Hamish Olson*	IM (11 rounds)
Blackthorne		Zoe Varney	WIM (11 rounds)
Chessable White Rose 2		Samuel Chow	IM (9 rounds)
Oxford 1		William Claridge-Hansen	IM (11 rounds)
The ADs		John Richardson	IM (9 rounds)
Barbican 4NCL		Martin Taylor	IM (9 rounds)

*Hamish Olson achieved an 11 round norm in 10 games for outscoring the target norm score by 1 point.

Thomas Evans, 4NCL Chief Arbiter

Main 4NCL, 23-24 (completed)

Congratulations to Wood Green winners of a very close and competitive 4NCL 2023-24 Division 1, just pipping Manx Liberty and The Sharks 1 - well played all! More details in the links below.

	Division 1	Division 2	Div 3 Bishops	Div 3 Knights	Division 4
Wkend 1	Round 1	Round 1	Round 1	Round 1	Round 1
Wkend 1	Round 2	Round 2	Round 2	Round 2	Round 2
Wkend 2	Round 3	Round 3	Round 3	Round 3	Round 3
Wkend 2	Round 4	Round 4	Round 4	Round 4	Round 4
Wkend 3	Round 5	Round 5	Round 5	Round 5	Round 5
Wkend 3	Round 6	Round 6	Round 6	Round 6	Round 6
Wkend 4	Round 7	Round 7	Round 7	Round 7	Round 7
Wkend 4	Round 8	Round 8	Round 8	Round 8	Round 8
Wkend 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

All Games in PGN (after Rd9) | Captain Contacts | Dates/Locations | Rules 23-24 | Hotel Booking Service

A complete PGN of games will be available soon.

Online Season 9 Winners

Congratulations to the teams below for their achievements in the season 9 online event.

	Main 4NCL	Junior 4NCL
Div 1	Dundee City A	Warwickshire Bears A
Div 2	Heffalump Hunters	Rogue Rooks
Div 3	Lenzie Basilisks	Bishop Blunders
Div 4	Worcestershire Wolfpack A	Bad Bishops
Div 5	Better Call Tal

Pairings and Results (Main) | Replay Games (Main)

Pairings and Results (Junior) | Replay Games (Junior)

- with thanks to Andy Howie and Mike Truran.

Note: Season 10 online starts 10 Sept (Main) & 26 Sept (Junior). Entry forms will be available soon.

4NCL Spring GM Round Robin 2024

Saturday 23 - Wednesday 27 March, The Milestone Peterborough Hotel, Peterborough

9 Rounds over 5 days.

GM Norm: 6½/9 IM Norm: 4½/9 (Chow & Kalavannan), 5/9 (Makkar, Agdelen),

Tournament Pairings & Results | Replay Games | Photos from the event

Final Crosstable/Rankings

Rk.	SNo	Ti	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	K	rtg+/-
1	4	GM	Teclaf, Paweł	POL	2556	7	2649	10	9,9
2	1	FM	Makkar, Rajat	FRA	2434	6½	2609	10	21
3	10	GM	Gumularz, Szymon	POL	2590	6½	2591	10	0,8
4	5	IM	Harvey, Marcus R	ENG	2468	6	2564	10	11,4
5	8	IM	Wadsworth, Matthew J	ENG	2450	5	2484	10	3,9
6	7	FM	Ağdelen, Hüseyin Can	TUR	2408	4	2403	10	-0,5
7	9	IM	Royal, Shreyas	ENG	2457	4	2397	10	-7
8	3	FM	Chow, Samuel	AUS	2356	3	2326	20	-7,2
9	2	FM	Kalavannan, Koby	ENG	2324	1½	2182	20	-29,4
10	6	GM	Cherniaev, Alexander	ENG	2375	1½	2176	10	-21,2

Annotation:
Tie Break1: Performance (variable with parameter)

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
10	GM	Gumularz, Szymon	1188062	POL	2590
4	GM	Teclaf, Paweł	1185934	POL	2556
5	IM	Harvey, Marcus R	400092	ENG	2468
9	IM	Royal, Shreyas	448869	ENG	2457
8	IM	Wadsworth, Matthew J	415804	ENG	2450
1	FM	Makkar, Rajat	36016810	FRA	2434
7	FM	Ağdelen, Hüseyin Can	6352260	TUR	2408
6	GM	Cherniaev, Alexander	4117301	ENG	2375
3	FM	Chow, Samuel	3202992	AUS	2356
2	FM	Kalavannan, Koby	425753	ENG	2324

Round	Date	Time
1	Saturday 23	15:00
2	Sunday 24	10:00
3	Sunday 24	15:00
4	Monday 25	10:00
5	Monday 25	15:00
6	Tuesday 26	10:00
7	Tuesday 26	15:00
8	Wednesday 27	10:00
9	Wednesday 27	15:00

4th 4NCL Online Spring Congress

Tuesday 16 January - Tuesday 9 April 2024

All over! Thank you for participating in another fascinating event.

4th 4NCL OTB Easter Congress

Friday 29 March - Monday 1 April 2024, Holiday Inn Peterborough – West

Thank you to all the players, arbiters, helpers and the hotel for a great event.

The full list of prizewinners is published - many thanks to Alex H, Jo W and Mike T.

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