4NCL 2026-27 Division Four

[Neil Graham]

As stated when I opened the "General Thread" matters solely related to individual Divisions should be posted separately. Anyway in the "General Thread" Roger posted details of entries and new teams in Division Four which I reproduce here :-

The complete entry list is at:-
https://4ncl.co.uk/data/2627/final_divi ... season.htm

New division 4 teams

23 AlphaChess Marauders new
24 AlphaChess Plunderers new
25 CSC ChessPlus Kingston 4 new
26 Desert Penguins Next Gen new
27 Fianchetto Fellowship new
28 Hammersmith new
29 Iceni 3 new
30 Knight Owls new
31 Malpas & Friends new
32 Midlands Universities 4NCL new
33 Peterborough United new
34 SchachAttack 2 new
35 White Knights Chess Club new
36 Wotton Hall B new

[Neil Graham]

Division Four pairings are out:-

Oxford ChessPick 2 - v- - She Plays To Win Uni
Knight Owls - v- - Celtic Sharks
Average Woodpushers - -v - Watford
Iceni 2 - v- - MK Phoenix
Worcestershire Windmills - v- - AlphaChess Plunderers B
Malpas & Friends - v- - War and Piece A
AlphaChess Marauders A - v- - War and Piece B
Ashfield 3 - -v - CSC ChessPlus Kingston 3
SchachAttack 2 - -v - Desert Penguins Next Gen
Hammersmith - v- - Ashfield 2
Midlands Universities 4NCL - v- - Iceni 3
English Deaf Chess Association - v- - CSC ChessPlus Kingston 4
The Goodknights - v- - Guildford Young Guns B
Peterborough United - v- - She Plays To Win Lionesses B
Fianchetto Fellowship -v - - She Plays To Win Lionesses C
London Women Chess Club - v- - Wessex B
White Knights Chess Club - v- - Wotton Hall B

Teams withdrawn for the Weekend:- Barnet Knights D; War and Piece C

[Roger de Coverly]

I think we can deduce that the top 8 by seeding are
Oxford 2
Celtic Sharks
Average Woodpushers
MK Phoenix
Worcestershire
War and Peace A
Alphachess A
CSC Kingston 3

[Mick Norris]

Is the seeding based on the Registration List or last year's placing?

[Alan Walton]

Is the seeding based on the Registration List or last year's placing?

Top 4 are those relegated from Div 3 last season

It looks like the Alphachess' registration list has made them seeded (a bit like 3Cs last season), the others finished just outside promotion