4NCL - The Four Nations League

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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.

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How strong is the 4NCL?

We are sometimes asked "how strong do you need to be to play in the 4NCL"? The answer is that we cater for players of all playing strengths. But just to give you a better idea, here are some statistics from the first two rounds of the 2003/04 season.

Division	Board	Highest rating	Average rating
1
	1	2541	2432
	2	2540	2392
	3	2506	2368
	4	2522	2338
	5	2471	2290
	6	2503	2282
	7	2430	2256
	8	2429	2128
2
	1	2410	2288
	2	2336	2254
	3	2314	2234
	4	2314	2210
	5	2279	2183
	6	2225	2150
	7	2203	2096
	8	2104	1745
3
	1	2560	2238
	2	2492	2196
	3	2369	2153
	4	2369	2104
	5	2322	2071
	6	2215	2008
	7	2181	1933
	8	2008	1577
4
	1	2356	2060
	2	2274	1988
	3	2208	1943
	4	2168	1903
	5	2143	1807
	6	2063	1646