4NCL 2026-27 Division One

[Neil Graham]

So contributors can post in this season's thread rather than 2025-26. I leave it to those who have already posted there to possibly add their posts here.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Anish Giri spotted in reception and subsequently playing his game.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

She Plays To Win Lionesses A 2288 Barnet Knights A 2307
141 w Giri, Anish g 2757 1 - 0 Cherniaev, Alexander g 2280
142 b Roebers, Eline i (w) 2378 1 - 0 Macak, Stefan i 2301
143 w Milliet, Sophie i (w) 2358 0 - 1 Badacsonyi, Stanley f 2310
144 b Navrotescu, Andreea wg 2233 0 - 1 Kazarian, Anna-Maja f (w) 2333
145 w Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya f (w) 2130 0 - 1 Sanz Wawer, Daniel f 2335
146 b Weersing, Abigail Riis wf 2061 1 - 0 Yoon, Jacob D c 2358 e
147 w Rida, Ruqayyah wf 2104 ½ - ½ Mirzoeva, Elmira wg 2234
148 b Vyas, Alisha (w) 1877 0 - 1 Manmay Chopra c 2314 e

3½ - 4½



I bet Alex Cherniaev was pleased to get a strong opponent...

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Ooh, upset wins here:

CSC ChessPlus Kingston 1 2464 SchachAttack 1 2276
121 w Grieve, Harry g 2606 e 0 - 1 Haubro-Suppanz, Martin i 2408
122 b Ghasi, Ameet K g 2560 e ½ - ½ Wang, Hao(ZJ) i 2418
123 w Banerjee, Supratit f 2552 e ½ - ½ Waller, Dan 2194 e
124 b Bottazzi, Ulysse f 2382 ½ - ½ Verbytski, Oleg 2291 e
125 w Golding, Alex i 2350 ½ - ½ Foo, Zhi Rong Benjamin c 2209
126 b Maycock Bates, David Henry f 2428 e 0 - 1 Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa f 2200
127 w Han, Qixiang f 2373 e 1 - 0 Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle wf 2215 e
128 b Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice wf 2140 e 0 - 1 Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav c 2270

3 - 5

[Christopher Kreuzer]

I bet Alex Cherniaev was pleased to get a strong opponent...

He gets demolished rapidly.

https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-2026 ... X/bWzsVPOK

[LawrenceCooper]

I bet Alex Cherniaev was pleased to get a strong opponent...

He gets demolished rapidly.

https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-2026 ... X/bWzsVPOK

The game didn't start until about 3 o'clock so presumably Alex was one of the many caught up in train cancellations/delays.

[Thomas Rendle]

I'm glad the time control is faster than it used to be. 180 moves over the weekend was a bit much for me - but it makes a difference to finish by 5pm on the Sunday at least.

[LawrenceCooper]

I'm glad the time control is faster than it used to be. 180 moves over the weekend was a bit much for me - but it makes a difference to finish by 5pm on the Sunday at least.

It's also helpful for having the Saturday night team meal at a relatively civilised time.

[Ian Thompson]

I'm glad the time control is faster than it used to be. 180 moves over the weekend was a bit much for me - but it makes a difference to finish by 5pm on the Sunday at least.

It would have been a lot worse if you hadn't successfully defended R+B v R for 49 moves.

[Thomas Rendle]

Absolutely! I feel 0/2 would've been harsh but it can easily happen. Certainly I'd be feeling much more tired if I had lost.

It's great to have Gawain back in the Sharks, and it looks like another interesting season ahead. Obviously Wood Green are the team to beat as always!

[LawrenceCooper]

Absolutely! I feel 0/2 would've been harsh but it can easily happen. Certainly I'd be feeling much more tired if I had lost.

It's great to have Gawain back in the Sharks, and it looks like another interesting season ahead. Obviously Wood Green are the team to beat as always!

It's not obvious to me with David Navara to add to Gawain to boost a top order that already scores well against my teams!

[Matt Mackenzie]

I'm glad the time control is faster than it used to be. 180 moves over the weekend was a bit much for me - but it makes a difference to finish by 5pm on the Sunday at least.

It would have been a lot worse if you hadn't successfully defended R+B v R for 49 moves.

I assume he wasn't playing Keith Arkell then!

[LawrenceCooper]

https://chessbase.in/news-bites/how-ani ... alVcPZ9oXQ

[Jonathan Rogers]

we could also try prompting Nick Burrows for his reaction to his team's debut in division one!

[LawrenceCooper]

we could also try prompting Nick Burrows for his reaction to his team's debut in division one!

As debut weekends go for promoted teams that was one of the more memorable!