Photos from Hinckley Island - Rds 3&4 - gallery

Junior 4NCL Weekend 3

31.01.2012 - The third and final Junior 4NCL weekend of this season takes place on 3rd & 4th March at  Barceló Hinckley Island.

We welcome entries from teams who have not entered so far, but would like to try out the Junior 4NCL's offering of competitive chess and professional coaching for a single weekend.

The entry fee for this weekend is significantly discounted compared with the full season fee. Please see the attached entry form - and if you do decide to enter, please book your bedrooms early as our bedroom allocation gets released soon!

See a list of teams competing here.

Entry form:

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New ECF Grades

30.01.2012 - As you are probably aware, the new January ECF grading list went live on Saturday, which a totally revamped website. These grades will be used for 80-point rule purposes for players without FIDE ratings, and juniors for whom opting not to use FIDE ratings, for the weekend of 11/12 Feb.

They will not be used for the Northern League on 4/5 Feb, since registrations for that weekend closed prior to publication of the list - Neville Belinfante.

Registrations updated

30.01.2012 - The registrations lists have been updated again today.

J4NCL results

24.01.2012 - Results from the 2nd Junior 4NCL weekend are here.

Division 3s, rds 5&6 pairings

24.01.2012 - The draw for weekend 3, Division 3 South is here - with thanks to Dave Thomas, Dave Welch & Neville Belinfante.

Division 3n

18.01.2012 - The jamboree pairings for round 6 are now online here.

Team Report

16.01.2012 - John Carleton has sent another nice match report this time about his teams adventures at Hinckley Island, 14th-15th Jan.

Photos

16.01.2012 - Some photos from weekend 2 at Hinckley are here.

Second Weekend report

16.01.2012 - A report from the second weekend of the season is available here - with thanks to Lawrence Cooper.

4NCL Awards

13.01.2012 - A short prizegiving ceremony will take place just before the start of round 3 on Saturday in the Paris Suite. This is to present the awards from the 2010/11 season. All welcome.

Team list deadline

13.01.2012 - The deadline for sending team lists was midnight 12th Jan. About a dozen were still outstanding before then. Thanks to those who have already sent theirs.

LIVE games

12.01.2012 - We plan to broadcast LIVE games this weekend - with thanks to David Clayton.

		Saturday 14th January, Round 3 - 14:00 (1 match)
		Sunday 15th January, Round 4 - 11:00 (1 match)

Junior 4NCL Weekend 2

10.01.2012 - The second weekend will take place over the weekend 21st-22nd January at Barceló Hotel Hinckley Island.

See a list of teams competing here.

The J4NCL provides FREE chess tuition between rounds for all competitors. This coaching gives the chance to have games analysed by leading masters and professional coaches who were on hand to answer questions.

Entry form:

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Barcelo Blitz Friday

09.01.2012 - Unfortunately demand for this event has been insufficient to generate the Friday night bedroom bookings that would have made it financially viable from Barcelo Hinckley Island's point of view, and so with great regret we have had to cancel it. Those chessplayers who have booked Friday night accommodation in anticipation of the event taking place will of course be able to cancel their rooms at no cost - Mike Truran.

Registration lists updated

31.12.2011 - Registration lists have been updated this morning with recent registrations (highlighted in green), and will be updated again tomorrow (Sunday) with the January 2012 ratings.

Junior 4NCL Weekend 1

29.11.2011 - Results from the first weekend are here - with thanks Neville Belinfante.

The first weekend took place 26th-27th November at Barceló Hotel Hinckley Island with 14 teams competing for prizes.

The J4NCL provided FREE chess tuition between rounds for all competitors. This coaching gave the chance to have games analysed by leading masters and professional coaches who were on hand to answer questions.

Division 3s, rds 3&4 pairings

28.11.2011 - The draw for weekend 2, Division 3 South is here - with thanks to Dave Thomas, Dave Welch & Neville Belinfante.

J4NCL Teams

17.11.2011 - An updated list of teams competing in the J4NCL this season is here.

First Weekend report

17.11.2011 - A report from the first weekend of the season is available here - with thanks to Lawrence Cooper.

Photos for the report © provided by John Saunders, Editor, CHESS magazine.

 

In the November issue:

	Sao Paulo / Bilbao Grand Slam - The intercontinental super-tournament saw Ivanchuk dominate
	in Brazil, but then Magnus Carlsen took over in Spain.
	Sadler Wins in Oslo - Matthew Sadler is on a roll! First, Barcelona, and now Oslo. He annotates his
	best game while Yochanan Afek covers the action.
	London Classic Preview - We ask the pundits what they expect to happen next month.
	Memorable Mishaps - Steve Giddins recalls funny things on the way to the tournament.
	Plus more!

Download a pdf file with the extract from this magazine.

ECF grades

15.11.2011 - All the games played in the first weekend will be sent for grading to the ECF in time to be included in the next grading list which is scheduled for January next year - Neville Belinfante.

Div3n results and PGNs

15.11.2011 - Many thanks to Lara Barnes and Alex McFarlane (and anyone else involved in Darlington) for their hard work over the first weekend and for providing results and PGN's so promptly. This was a tremendous effort and much appreciated.  

First weekend Team report

14.11.2010 - Thanks to John Carleton (Spirit of Atticus) who has sent an entertaining report about his teams adventures at Staverton Park last weekend.

PGNs Weekend 1

14.11.2011 - All files are now available for Divs 1-3 - with thanks to the arbiters and game inputters for their herculean efforts!

Pairings & Results

11.11.2011 - It is envisaged that pairings will be published online approximately 90 mins before the start of play. In keeping with normal practice, hardcopies will also be on display at the venues at the same time. The former applies so far to Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3s.

LIVE games

11.11.2011 - We plan to broadcast LIVE games this weekend from Div 1 - with thanks to David Clayton.

		Saturday 12th November 2011 Round 1 - 14:00 (2 matches)
		Sunday 13th November 2011 Round 2 - 11:00 (2 matches)

J4NCL information for parents - from Mike Truran

09.11.2011 - We will have use of the Triumph Bar and the Piazza and Rotunda area at Hinckley Island as parent rest areas at the Junior 4NCL weekends. The Triumph Bar on its own can accommodate large numbers of people, and the other two areas are also big open spaces.

In addition, there will be a competitively priced food menu during the day, and dinner is half price for children (there will be a fixed price deal like that at the 'main' 4NCL).

Click to see the Barcelo Hinckley Island floor plans.

Date for your diary - from Mike Truran

06.11.2011 - The weekend for next year's 4NCL Rapidplay has now been confirmed as 29th-30th September 2012 and will take place at De Vere Venues Harben House, Buckinghamshire.

New revision to Div3s pairings

05.11.2011 - The draw has been changed again as SCS are not playing in the first weekend. Details are here. New pairings are in bold. Original pairings before the jamboree, which are back again, are in italic.

J4NCL Teams

03.11.2011 - A running list of teams competing in the J4NCL this season is being compiled here.

Registrations updated - from Neville Belinfante

01.11.2011 - The registrations were updated last night to show the new November ratings, and highlight juniors. Juniors marked as j* will be using their converted grades instead of their ratings for choosing board order.

Older items for this season can be found on the News Archives page.

 

 

CONGRESS ORGANISERS

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.
 

For older 2011/12 news items click here.