4NCL Results
A total of 26 Suffolk players travelled to Hinckley and Daventry this weekend for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 4NCL.
Playing at Hinckley in Division 2 were Anglian Avengers 1, who consolidated their position in Pool A by winning both matches. They now lie in second place in the league table (see below).
The other four teams (Anglian Avengers 2 and 3; Iceni 1 and 2) all played in Division 3 at Daventry. All eight results were extremely close; often it was the final game to finish that decided the match result.
Of the Suffolk players, two won both games: Ian Wallis (Anglian Avengers 2) and Phil Hopkins (Anglian Avengers 3). Those on 1½ points included Ed Player and Alan Merry (Anglian Avengers 1), David Brown and Alex Sheerin (Anglian Avengers 3), Bob Jones and Steve Lovell (Iceni 2). 12-year old Alex Sheerin’s performance was particularly noteworthy. A late replacement, he beat a 1610 and drew with a 1780 (Elo ratings; neither opponent has a current ECF grade).
Three other players (Adam Hunt ½, Justin Tan 2 and Dagne Ciuksyte 1) are in non-Suffolk teams in Division 1.
Full results:
(Average team rating in brackets)
Division 2
Anglian Avengers 1 (2269) 6 – 2 v KJCA Kings (2084); 5 – 3 v Wessex (2058)
Division 3
Anglian Avengers 2 (2074) 3 – 3 v West is Best (1990); 3½-2½ v Fermented Sharks (2039)
Anglian Avengers 3 (1886) 3½-2½ v Iceni 2 (1802); 3 – 3 v The Full Ponty (1904)
Iceni 1 (1987/1996) 3½-2½ v Surbiton (2072); 3½-½ v Gloucestershire Gambits (1899) – only four players
Iceni 2 (1802) 2½-3½ v Anglian Avengers 3 (1886); 3 – 3 v Celtic Tigers 2 (1751)
League tables
Division 2
1 Warwickshire Select 1 8 match points 21½ game points
2 Anglian Avengers 1 6 match points 21 game points
3 KJCA Kings 6 match points; 17 game points
Division 3
Out of 49 teams entered:
3 Anglian Avengers 2 – 7 match points (Two teams have 8 match points)
8 Iceni 1 – 6 match points
16 Anglian Avengers 3 – 5 match points
34 Iceni 2 – 3 match points
Any other Suffolk players interested in playing in the 4NCL should contact either Ian Wallis (Anglian Avengers) or John Feavyour (Iceni).