Entries are now open for the upcoming 4NCL Online events:
♟️ 4NCL Online League Season 14
♟️ Junior 4NCL Online League Season 14
♟️ 7th 4NCL Online Autumn Congress
For full details, including entry forms, dates, times and rules, visit the 4NCL website:
https://t.co/PeCgGItXFt
She Plays To Win Lionesses are promoted to Division 1 of the 4NCL UK National Chess League! Back to back promotions-go girls! Only female squad ever in the 4NCL 33 year history #girlpower@4ncl@ecf@FideWomen@FIDE_chess
Congratulations to the 2025/26 4NCL winners! 🏆🎉
Div 1: Wood Green
Div 2: She Plays To Win Lionesses A
Div 3 (Bishops): Brown Jack
Div 3 (Knights): Poole Patzers
Div 4: 3Cs
Another season of close contests and standout performances. See you next time! ♟️
📸 Dennis Dicen
Played (as black) in the 4NCL today. My opponent played this early bishop move in the exchange French. She was prepped for it but it certainly surprised me.
Of course I wore a Star Wars T-shirt on #MayThe4th for the final round of the 4NCL season
I lost so I ended on only 3.5/9 but opposition was very strong!
Back playing in the #4ncl, and another Stonewall Dutch. Here I played 15...N7f6 hoping for 16 Nxe6 Ng4 17 Nxd8 Rxh2+ 18 Kg1 Nxf4! (Diagram) with a pretty checkmate.
My opponent blitzed out 16 Ne5; not having any of my nonsense 😆
I was very lucky to draw in the end...
Big march today V Wood Green. Most importantly me and @LozHCooper have a great relationship for setting aside team performance and focussing on young players getting norms. @ECF_Chess@4NCL
Good luck to all 3 norm seekers.
GM Michael Adams has joined the 4NCL for the final weekend. He re-entered the world top 100 on live ratings with a win for Wood Green vs IM Alan Merry, where he won an excellent endgame. #chess#englishchess
Good luck to all in the final weekend of the 4NCL season! We’re looking forward to an exciting finish over the May Bank Holiday.
Follow live games from Divisions 1 and 2 on Saturday from 14:00. Links and results: https://t.co/PeCgGItXFt
Wishing all teams a fantastic weekend!
Tonight, It’s Your Move! with Michael Green features the 4NCL and explores what makes these tournaments such a fixture in UK chess. ♟️
Tune in at 7 pm or catch up later on the ECF YouTube channel.
👉 https://t.co/f3xueAeIHq
What makes the 4NCL a fixture in UK chess?
🎙️ It’s Your Move! Ep 23, tonight at 7 pm (UK)
Host Michael Green takes a closer look at the Four Nations Chess League. Discover more about the @4NCL and its place in the British chess calendar.
#chess
▶️ https://t.co/ComyTr1qmA
GM Mark Hebden had to make do with 3rd in the Open Section of the 4NCL Easter Congress. Congratulations to Italy's Ieysaa Bin-Suhaylon winning on 6/7! #chess#englishchess