International Round Up 04/05/10

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 04/05/10

4NCL Divisions 1 & 2 1st-3rd May Sunningdale
4NCL Division 3 1st-3rd May Wokefield Park
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/

Congratulations to Wood Green HK 1 and Sambuca Sharks 1 who won Divisions 1 and 2 respectively. Report to follow.

Andrew Greet secured his first GM norm and Graham Morrison, Alexei Slavin and Peter Sowray made IM norms.

Division One Championship Pool:

W D L Pts
WOOD GREEN HK 1 6 1 0 13
PRIDE & PREJUDICE 5 1 1 11
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 5 0 2 10
WHITE ROSE 1 4 0 3 8
WOOD GREEN HK 2 3 0 4 6
GUILDFORD-A&DC 1 2 0 5 4
CAMBRIDGE UNIV 1 1 1 5 3
THE ADS 0 1 6 1

Division One Demotion Pool:

BETSSON.COM 7 0 0 14
BARBICAN 2 5 0 2 10
OXFORD 1 4 0 3 8
PANDORA'S 3 1 3 7
SW DRAGONS 3 0 4 6
GUILDFORD 2 1 2 4 4
POISONED P 1 2 0 5 4
JUTES OF KENT 1 1 5 3

Division 2 Promotion Pool:

SAMBUCA SHARKS 5 1 1 11
CHEDDLETON 4 1 2 9
E2E4.ORG.UK 1 4 0 3 8
BARBICAN YOUTH 3 2 2 8
WARWICKSHIRE 1 3 2 2 8
AMCA DRAGONS 2 2 3 6
KINGS HEAD 2 1 4 5
POISONED PAWN 2 0 1 6 1

Division 2 Demotion Pool:

ANGLIAN AVENGERS 5 0 2 10
WESSEX 1 5 0 2 10
CELTIC TIGERS 1 4 1 2 9
BRISTOL 1 4 1 2 9
WHITE ROSE 2 4 1 2 9
BROWN JACK 3 1 3 7
GUILDFORD-A&DC 3 1 0 6 2
FCA SOLUTIONS 1 0 0 7 0

Division 3 table and report to follow.

First Saturday Tournaments Budapest IM_A MAY 2010
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr33594.a ... -1&wi=1000

Mark Lyell is playing IM Tournament A and is currently on 1 point from 2 games.

Future events:

e2e4 Warrington Chess Congress 7-9 May
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/warrington

e2e4 Sunningdale Congress 28-31 May
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale

Please all view the ECF calendar for a list of all domestic events: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?page_id=1390

2010 World Universities' Chess Championship 4-12 September Zurich
http://www.buca.org.uk/news/2010-world- ... ampionship

If any eligible students are interested in playing in the event above please contact Alex Holowczak at [email protected] for further details.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic808.html

I encourage players to send me details of events they or others are playing in abroad and I will do my best to include them in my round-up.

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 04/05/10