First 4NCL
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:01 pm
So..... what do people have as predictions for this 4ncl? I am back in division 3, so was wondering who people think might be the top teams to watch out for this year.
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That explained their appearance in the bar in time for most of the second half of the footballAndrew Camp wrote:Lorin D'Costa and Karl Mah draw after eight moves.
Fantastic stuff.
This result did cause a certain cascade of mirth in the Whitley/Mandela Suite. I was just getting round to take their pictures when they signed the score sheets and left the playing room!LawrenceCooper wrote: That explained their appearance in the bar in time for most of the second half of the football
I see the match e2e4.org.uk 1 vs Wood Green Hilsmark 1 from the Sunday (round 2, division 1a) ended 4-4 after eight(!) draws. That looks like a big upset there, as Wood Green were heavy favourites on paper to win that match. I presume those weren't all 8-move draws? Anyone know more about the games from that match? When was the last time all eight games in a 4NCL match ended in draws?John Upham wrote:This result did cause a certain cascade of mirth in the Whitley/Mandela Suite. I was just getting round to take their pictures when they signed the score sheets and left the playing room!LawrenceCooper wrote: That explained their appearance in the bar in time for most of the second half of the football
It probably won't matter though. Despite e2e4's good start I'd still predict that they end up in the relegation pool after 7 rounds (unless they recruit some new players to their squad). If Wood Green go through to the Championship pool this match result will be discarded.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:I see the match e2e4.org.uk 1 vs Wood Green Hilsmark 1 from the Sunday (round 2, division 1a) ended 4-4 after eight(!) draws. That looks like a big upset there, as Wood Green were heavy favourites on paper to win that match.
I haven't seen the games yet but I'm told that we were better in the Byron game when agreed drawn, Jackson turned down a draw against Speelman and Sowray was much better in his game. Josse was worse against Trent but somehow ended up in rook and pawn ending a clear pawn up, which Lawrence defended well.Matthew Turner wrote:Some quickish draws, but I saw the match when six draws had been agreed and Peter Sowray (playing for e2-e4) seemed to be a clear pawn up against Nick Pert. In the end perhaps Wood Green were a bit lucky?
This is our 3rd season in Div1 and we've made the Championship Pool in each of the previous two seasons. I was confident that we would do so again this year and after this weekend I'd be amazed if we didn't. I'm happy to have a £50 charity bet if you (or anyone else) would like. My favourite charity is L.O.R.O.S. and I'm always happy to help them raise a few quidIan Thompson wrote:It probably won't matter though. Despite e2e4's good start I'd still predict that they end up in the relegation pool after 7 rounds (unless they recruit some new players to their squad).