We are the Four Nations Chess League, est. 1993. We also organise tournaments and the Junior 4NCL.

Joined March 2012
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May 17
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: 4ncl.co.uk/
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4NCL Junior 4NCL Online League Season 14: eu.jotform.com/form/26119254… (entry form) 4ncl.co.uk/data/onlines14/da… (dates and times) 4ncl.co.uk/data/onlines14/do… (rules)

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May 17
7th 4NCL Online Autumn Congress: pci.jotform.com/form/2612716… (entry form) 4ncl.co.uk/data/onlines14/da… (dates and times) 4ncl.co.uk/fide/online/arran…

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May 7
Congratulations to the historic all-female team, She Plays To Win Lionesses A, on their Division 2 win and promotion to Division 1! 🏆
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
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May 4
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
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May 6
And the photo with Shreyas!
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May 6
From surviving relegation to earning promotion to Division 1 👏♟️ Congratulations to SchachAttack on a fantastic 4NCL season! #chess #4NCL
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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.
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The crowds were out earlier in the evening celebrating Kingston's glorious achievements in the @4NCL. Simply the best!
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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!
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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...
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All set for our last round decider v Warks Select 1. Good luck!
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May 3
Join Natasha Regan and Matthew Sadler for live commentary on today's 4NCL games starting at 3 pm♟️@NatashaRegan123 @gmmds 📺 youtube.com/live/PCSyoj9J95o…
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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.
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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
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May 2
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: 4ncl.co.uk/ Wishing all teams a fantastic weekend!
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It's the final weekend of #4ncl. Today we play Barnet and White Rose 2... We expect both have strengthened
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Apr 10
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. 👉 youtu.be/C6LVnkjDnWc?si=wce0…
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 ▶️ youtu.be/C6LVnkjDnWc
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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
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