02.9.26 - I am a junior player, Dylan Wastney, aged 16 seeking a 4NCL team. FIDE currently 1990, ECF 2170. Please contact .

01.9.26 - I am IM Sanket Chakravarty from India. I am interested in joining a team for the 4NCL in division 1 or 2. My current rating is 2342, and my peak is 2411. My whatsapp is +919123742045.

01.9.26 - Newly promoted 3rd Division team, Eternal Optimists, are looking for suitable strength players to play in Div 3 Knights for the 26/27 4NCL season. The team is particularly looking for 2000+ players that would like to play challenging games on higher boards. Also juniors rated 1800+ would be considered. Please contact Dave Ireland at if interested.

My name is Araz Al-Saffar (FIDE ID 4801040), an Iraqi player currently rated 2383 FIDE, with a peak rating of 2400. IM. I am now based in Birmingham and am interested in returning to competitive chess and playing in the 4NCL for the 2026–27 season. I would be very interested in joining your Division 1 squad if you have space available. Please contact  if you can help.

18.8.26 - Junior Player (1612 FIDE) Seeking Division 3 Team .My son, Anbo Liu (almost 13), is looking for a Division 3 team. His standard FIDE rating is 1612 (https://ratings.fide.com/profile/343425089). He is an active tournament player, recently competing in the Menorca Open, Andorra Open, and British Chess Championships U14, and he trains regularly with an IM. If your team has an opening, please contact or 07555 236 870.

13.8.26 - My name is Adam Collins, I am a 2340 rated FM from Ireland with one IM norm looking for a division 1 team for the 2026-27 season, feel free to contact me at .

12.8.26 - My name is Orash Shonazarov, a 20 year old FIDE Master from Kazakhstan, rated 2295 FIDE with one IM norm. I am looking for a team to play for in the 4NCL during the 2026-27 season. I am available to travel from Kazakhstan and would be very interested in playing regular classical games for a competitive team.

I would like to ask whether your team is looking for a player around 2300+ FIDE level. As I would be travelling internationally, I would also be interested in discussing whether the team can provide or contribute towards travel and accommodation expenses.

I can provide my FIDE profile, recent tournament results and references if required. Contact  if you can help.

03.8.26 - I’m a Candidate Master with an ELO rating of 2222 from Podgorica, Montenegro. I’m interested in playing in the 4NCL. Contact details: or WhatsApp +79267362360.

13.5.26 - Iceni currently has 2 teams, Iceni 1 in Division 3 and Iceni 2 in Division 4. Next season 2026 - 2027 Iceni would also like to field an Iceni 3 in Division 4 and would therefore welcome a few more players. The Iceni players are sociable and love their chess, and playing strength is not as important as reliability and a readiness to commit to playing on most of the weekends. If you are interested in joining Iceni, please e-mail , also copying in .

10.5.26 - The Brown Jack the newly promoted Division 3B Champions are going to be playing in Division 2 in the 26-27 season. We are looking for players to join a dynamic, fun but small team who will be available to play on a regular basis on our top boards. Preferably, we are looking for players with a FIDE rating of 2000+, if under 25 years of age, otherwise a FIDE rating of 2200+. If you are up for this challenge, please contact Ben Ogunshola at or preferably give him a call on 0754 505 2800.

05.3.26 - Egyptian WFM Sara Adel, FIDE rating 1904, is interested in opportunities to play in the 4NCL OTB league. If any teams are looking for a female titled player, Sara would be very happy to be considered. She would be particularly interested if the team is able to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Sara is open to spending the season in the UK if needed. She is also open to helping with training sessions for juniors if clubs are interested. Please contact Sara by email at  if you can help.

24.2.26 - German FM Sidney Panjer, ELO 2304 who very much enjoys travelling, is seeking a team in Division 1 or 2 in the 4NCL that covers travel expenses (flight & hotel). Please contact Sidney at if you can help.

8.11.25 - London Women Chess Club joined Coventry Chess Club this season. We formed a new team called Eternal Optimists 2 in Division 4.

Now we have more keen players to play but we don’t have a place to let them play. We need a few more fixed and part time players in order to be able to afford registering the new team.

If you know any players who are looking for a team please do let us know. Ideally we prefer female players for sharing accommodation but all are welcome.

Zoya Boozorginia - Email: 

Founder of London Women Chess Club

26.10.25 - Raman Vashisht-Pigem is a junior player aged 16 looking for a Division 1-2 4NCL team for the 2025-26 season with a FIDE standard 1984 and FIDE blitz 2093. Please contact Raman @ .

11.10.25 - GM Petro Golubkax, FIDE rated 2385 & living in Poland is looking for good team in Division 1 or 2. Contact:  if you can help Petro.

28.9.25 - Eternal Optimists (Division 4) are looking for 4NCL players. Rating not important, just keeness to play. If interested, please contact Dave at as soon as you can, thank you.

23.9.25 - Zoya Boozorginia, a female player FIDE rated 1479 is looking to play for a team in 4NCL. She has played for Battersea Chess Club and recently run a chess club called London Women Chess Club. She also played for team the She Plays To Win in the 4NCL. Please contact  if you can help Zoya.

21.9.25 - French female chess player, Elena Destic (22 years old), currently rated FIDE 1954 will be studying in London next year. Therefore she is looking for a team in the 4NCL (any division) for the 2025-26 season. Please contact  if you can help Elena.

18.9.25 - Ukrainian Kapechun Mikhailo, FIDE 2146 classical & rapid, 2214 blitz is seeking a strong 4NCL team. Competitive & team-ready. Please contact .

08.9.25 - Andrew Wainwright (ECF 1957) and Cora Wainwright (ECF 1437) would like to join a Division 4 team for the forthcoming season. We are available to play all weekends except for February 2026. Please contact Andrew at info@ilkleychesscentre.com

29.8.25 - Simon Lazarus (ECF 2009 FIDE 1910) would like to join a team to play in the 4NCL OTB 2025-26. Please contact Simon by emailing siurlazarus@gmail.com as soon as possible.

10.6.25 - Harris Kaufman wants to join a team and play in the 2025-26 OTB season. Rated around ~1900 FIDE and living in London. Please contact him at  if you can help.

08.6.25 - The Brown Jack is looking for players to join a dynamic, fun but small team in the 3rd Division. We finished 5th in the 3rd Division (Knights) and are looking to do much better in the 2025/ 2026 season. We are looking for players with a FIDE rating of 1800+, if under 18 years of age or FIDE rating of 2000+ if older. If this is you, then please contact Ben Ogunshola at or on 0754 505 2800.

17.2.25 - Ryan Pang, a student at Oxford University and with a classical rating of 1860 (FIDE ID) is interested in playing in the 4NCL for the remainder of this season. Please contact by email  if you can help.