4ncl 2022-23

[LawrenceCooper]

Pairings for rounds 7-11 in Division One and Two are now published on the 4NCL website.

[Nick Burrows]

My only complaint is that you did not play like that against Barnet Knights!

We were well beaten 6-2 in the end, but suffered reversals on boards 2 & 6, in both of which we were winning.

[Nick Burrows]

Train strikes planned for Saturday 18th March

[LawrenceCooper]

Today's potential title decider:

Chessable White Rose 1 2492 Chess.com Manx Liberty 2528
111 w Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian * g 2579 - Erdos, Viktor g 2583
112 b Camacho Collados, Jose i 2518 e - Shirov, Alexei g 2654
113 w Rowson, Jonathan g 2537 - Parligras, Mircea-Emilian g 2552
114 b Alsina Leal, Daniel g 2520 - Turner, Matthew J g 2441
115 w Emms, John M g 2468 - Csonka, Balazs i 2496
116 b Wells, Peter K g 2386 e - Bobras, Piotr g 2473
117 w Adair, James R i 2442 - Cyborowski, Lukasz g 2500
118 b Sucikova, Svetlana wi 2249 - Terbe, Julianna wi 2252

[Jonathan Rogers]

Manx ahead with a trademark win from Shirov, and draws on boards 6-8. Match is not over, but nor is it obvious where White Rose might win a game in return.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

[LawrenceCooper]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

The links on the 4NCL site offered LiChess, Chessbase, DGT as three viable alternatives.

It is unusual to have the likely title decider in round 9 so its importance may have been missed.

[John Upham]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

The links on the 4NCL site offered LiChess, Chessbase, DGT as three viable alternatives.

It is unusual to have the likely title decider in round 9 so its importance may have been missed.

48 games from Daventry are visible on playchess.com in the "Broadcasts" room.

[Mick Norris]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

I am interested but not bothered about the outcome

Good luck to Manx but it's an overseas team with deeper pockets than the opposition

Div 1 interest mostly focuses on norm opportunities for English players and players I know

[Nick Ivell]

I am also interested, but less so since I stopped playing.

I used to love the middle day of the final weekend. No travel!

[John Upham]

For the aesthetically minded amongst us, you might like to appreciate the position after Blacks 11th and Black's 15th in the following encounter.

Note the rook's pawns...

14...Qc8 is allegedly a TN.

[Event "4NCL 2022-2023"] [Site "Daventry"] [Date "2023.04.29"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Rowson, Jonathan"] [Black "Parligras, Mircea-Emilian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2570"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2022.10.20"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/6000+30:2400+30"] {[%evp 0,98,23,27,27,0,-15,-5,-5,13,41,-28,-22,-28,0,-10,23,29,24,14,28,21,36,42,56,37,27,-3,-8,-21,-23,38,24,24,37,38,29,29,29,29,22,12,20,15,20,0,5,7,7,10,15,-2,-4,-9,0,-7,0,0,4,-20,-3,-22,0,0,1,-2,1,-1,-3,-43,-45,-55,-35,-33,-27,-40,-22,-23,-13,-16,-1,-22,-14,-28,-22,-27,-16,-40,-38,-40,-39,-25,-35,-37,-25,-35,-32,-28,-35,-28,-28]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 5. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:00]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 8. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:11:23]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:08:39]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:08:10]} exd4 {[%emt 0:07:35]} 14. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:29:11]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 16. Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. Qxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qxg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. gxh3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 20. Bf1 {[%emt 0:04:06]} Rag8 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 21. Bg2 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 22. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} a5 {[%emt 0:11:46]} 23. b5 {[%emt 0:06:49]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 24. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} b6 {[%emt 0:09:23]} 25. Rd3 {[%emt 0:07:35]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 26. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:02:07]} 28. Kxe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 29. Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 30. Rd4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:04:11]} 31. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:10:06]} 32. Ba8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 33. a4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:05:56]} 34. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:05:15]} 35. Rc1 {[%emt 0:09:19]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 36. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 37. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 38. Bd5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 39. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 40. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} f4+ {[%emt 0:02:04]} 41. Kd4 {[%emt 0:40:51]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5+ {[%emt 0:05:39]} 44. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:01:53]} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 46. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 47. Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 48. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 49. Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Jonathan Rogers]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

The links on the 4NCL site offered LiChess, Chessbase, DGT as three viable alternatives.

It is unusual to have the likely title decider in round 9 so its importance may have been missed.

Yes, there are other platforms but I always prefer to watch on Chess 24, where you can see everything in one place very easily.

[Joey Stewart]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

I think the other people in the forum who would be interested in the 4ncl are most likely playing it in right now so wouldn't really be able to comment all that much- even Alan Llewellyn made a special guest appearance and I'm sure would have plenty to tell everyone about it if he were still allowed to post

[Kevin Thurlow]

Well, I am playing and would like to report than when I went for a coffee in Warwick that the television was broadcasting number one hits of the 80s. "I Know Him So Well" (from "Chess" the musical) was playing when I joined the queue, which I considered an omen.

[Richard Bates]

Unfortunately chess 24, usually the best site for following 4NCL, has malfunctioned today, so I do not bring you further observations - not, alas, that anyone other than Loz, Richard Bates and I on this forum seems much bothered about the top divisions anyway.

Well we scrambled over the line in a big relegation clash. The shock post-game revelation being that had white (for our opponents on board 5) played 30.Qg6 then black was fully intending to resign!