Hull 4NCL Congress 2025

Friday 5 - Sunday 7 September 2025, Canham Turner Conference Centre

 

Amos Burn Memorial Open | U2000 | U1750 | U1500 | Games | Information | Prize fund £3,750

 

 

 

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

 

Accommodation: University of Hull | Nearby Options

 

 

 

 

 

 


4NCL Results 2024-25

 

Top 4 in Division 1

1 - Manx Liberty (20/22, W9 D2, won with a round to spare)
2 - Wood Green (17/22)
3 - Wood Green Youth (16/22, 54½ GP)
4 - Chessable White Rose 1 (16/22, 48½ GP)


Top 3 in Division 2 (promoted to Div.1)

1 - Warwickshire Select 1 (18/22, W9 L2)
2 - Celtic Tigers 1 (17/22)

3 - Oxford 1 (14/22)

Celtic Tigers 1 and Oxford 1 bounce back from relegation from Div.1 last season.
Positions 7-10 all finished on 10 MP, two teams of which were relegated to Div.3 on game points.


Top 2 in Division 3 Bishops (promoted to Div.2)

1 - She Plays To Win Lionesses (17/22, 46½ GP, all female team captained by Lorin D'Costa)
2 - Barnet Knights B (17/22, 44½ GP)


Top 2 in Division 3 Knights (promoted to Div.2)

1 - Sussex Martlets 1 (22/22, bounce back from relegation last season)
2 - ToBeDecided (20/22, second successive promotion)


Top 4 in Div.4 (promoted to Div.3)

1 - Barnet Knights C (18/22, W7 D4)
2 - Golden Cockerels (17/22, 43 GP, defeated War and Piece A 4-2 in Rd.8)
3 - War and Piece A (17/22, 43 GP, team consisting of current and former armed forces/MOD employees)

4 - Warrington Mates (17/22, 40 GP)

Barnet Knights will have a team in all 4 divisions next season (provided they enter four teams again).


Norm achievers:

Team

Fed

Player

Norm

Blackthorne

Zoe Varney

WIM (2nd norm)

Cheddleton Savills Catering

Richard Pert

GM (2nd norm)

The Sharks 1

Tom O'Gorman

GM (1st norm)

Wood Green Youth

Svyatoslav Bazakutsa

GM (2nd norm)

 

Some notes on norms:

  • All norms were for 9 rounds total and were achieved in Division 1.
  • Zoe's round 10 and 11 games did not form part of her norm, it was achieved after her Rd.9 draw.
  • Richard achieved his norm in Rd.10 which was banked, his Rd.11 game was an attempt to gain a slightly improved norm (he needed to win but could only achieve a draw).
  • All these players reached the target score exactly (i.e. the GM norms were all must wins, and Zoe only needed a draw).

 

Those looking at the games of norm achievers may want to look at Richard's round 10 game against Samuel Chow, in particular 20.Bxe6! offering a queen sacrifice, and Svyatoslav's final game against Nicholas Pert which featured a rather dramatic twist at the end - their other games may also be interesting but I haven't checked them.

 

In the next day or two cleaned PGNs from the final weekend will appear here, in the meantime the games can be found on lichess and Chess.com.


Thomas Evans

4NCL Chief Arbiter


Online - Season 11 Winners

Congratulations to the teams below for their achievements in the season 11 online event.

 

 

Main 4NCL

Junior 4NCL

Div 1

Dundee City A

Chess Rising Stars 1

Div 2

Wells Hartbreakers 1

Chess Rising Stars 3

Div 3

Better Call Tal

Chess Rising Stars 4

Div 4

Chess Rising Stars

 

Div 5

Five Towns Superchargers

 

 

Main: Pairings and Results Replay Games All Games in PGN

Junior: Pairings and Results Replay Games All Games in PGN

 

- with thanks to Andy Howie and Mike Truran.


Main 4NCL 2024-25

 

Division 1

Division 2

Div 3 Bishops

Div 3 Knights

Division 4

 

Weekend 1

 
 

Weekend 2

 
 

Weekend 3

 

Weekend 4

 
 

Weekend 5

 
 
 
   
   

 

The registration list is published here

 

 

24-25 Rules | Dates & Venues | All Games in PGN | Captains & Managers | Accomm Booking Arrangements


5th 4NCL Online Spring Congress (completed)

 

Tuesday 14 January - Tuesday 8 April 2025 (for individuals, 7 rounds played fortnightly)

 

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

 


5th 4NCL Easter Congress - This was a 7-round event | Prize fund: £4,200 (completed)

 

 

 

Friday 18 April - Monday 21 April 2025, Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

 

Results & Pairings: Open | U2000 | U1700 | Entries | Prizewinners

 

Information | Replay Available Games

     
 

 
 

 

Hull 4NCL Congress

 

Friday 5 - Sunday 7 Sept 2025

 

Canham Turner Conference Centre

 

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Main 4NCL Online S11

 

21 Jan - 29 Apr 2025 (completed)

 

Results, Pairings & Tables

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Junior 4NCL Online S11

 

23 Jan - 3 Apr 2025 (completed)

 

Results, Pairings & Tables

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

Main 4NCL 2024-25 

 

9-10 Nov 2024 to 3-5 May 2025

 

Weekend 5 Dates & Venues

 
     

 

 

     
 

 
 

 

5th 4NCL Online

Spring Congress 

 

Tues 14 Jan - Tues 8 April 2025

 

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5th 4NCL Easter Congress

 

Friday 18 - Monday 21 April 2025

 

Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

 

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