Category Archives: 4NCL

4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Anglian Avengers 2

There was a better result for the e2e4.org.uk second team in round 4, where they narrowly defeated Anglian Avengers 2. Again there was only one decisive result, with Richard Almond winning against Ivan Myall. My game against Timothy Lunn was … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Cambridge University 3

The e2e4.org.uk second team stumbled to a loss in round 3 of the 4NCL against Cambridge University 3. Although the margin of defeat was the narrowest possible (2.5 – 3.5), something seemed to go wrong in most of our games, … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Guildford 3

Unlike the match on the previous day, our match against Guildford 3 was a much tighter affair, which we just managed to win 3.5-2.5. An amusing aspect of the line up, for me anyway, was that our opponents, Guildford 3, … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – 3Cs 2

Last weekend saw the first two rounds of the new 4NCL season. I was again playing for e2e4.org.uk. In round 1, I was on board 6 for the second team against 3Cs 2. We heavily outgraded our opponents and managed … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Spirit of Atticus

Round 11 saw the e2e4.org.uk second team fell agonisingly short of promotion, as we were only able to draw with Spirit of Atticus. There were only two decisive games in the match; James Jackson won for e2e4.org.uk, but I lost … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Oxford 2

Round 10 saw e2e4.org.uk 2 stay in the hunt for promotion with a comfortable win over Oxford 2. Alan Byron, Andy Talbot and I all scored wins, while the rest of the team drew.

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4NCL Division 1 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 1 – Cheddleton 1

I was promoted to the first team just for round 9, as part of Sean’s policy of playing all 2100+ players in the squad in the top division at least once during the season. The team was soundly beaten 6-2 … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Hackney

Following on from their narrow win against the Braille Chess Association in Round 7, e2e4.org.uk 2 was faced with Hackney in Round 8 of the 4NCL. The match was very tight, with Alan Byron and John Garnett winning for e2e4.org.uk … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Braille Chess Assoc

Round 7 of the 4NCL saw the e2e4.org.uk second team take on the Braille Chess Association. This was an unusual experience for me as it was the first time I had played a game against a blind or partially sighted … Continue reading

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Gloucestershire Gambits

Following on from my previous post, I shall now turn my attention to e2e4.org.uk’s second win, against Gloucestershire Gambits. The score in the end was a reasonably comfortable 4-2, but the match still went down to the last game, my … Continue reading

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