English Chess Forum

The entry guidelines for the forthcoming season can be found on the 4NCL website http://www.4ncl.co.uk. Following the end of season poll among captains, the prize fund has been reduced, but entry fees have also been reduced - not by as much as I would have hoped (keeping the entry fees fixed for a number of years, together with steadily increasing costs, has made some rebuilding of the 4NCL's reserves necessary), but in the light of recent positive negotiations with our venues I hope that further entry fee reductions will be able to be made in future seasons.

Anyway, hopefully the entry fee reduction is at least a move in the right direction in these difficult times, and maybe will also encourage more teams to join the 4NCL.

Mike