4NCL North 2013-14

Alan Walton · Post by **Alan Walton** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:34 pm

From what I can remember, 3.... Nc6 is a better idea, but I haven't play against it for years, presumably it is better for black if he knows his stuff

Chris Dossett · Post by **Chris Dossett** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:53 am

Ihor Lewyk wrote:It looks like Chris Dossett and Martina Flint played the Lisitsin Gambit.

Yes, 1 Nf3 players hardly ever get the chance to play this line, though I remember Tony Pawson turning it into a Latvian Counter with 1 Nf3 f5, 2 e4 e5. against me. My excuse is that I totally missed that Martina could play Re4+, after which Fritz thinks I am already worse! It was interesting game. Thanks to Mark White for mentioning, straight after the game, that I could have saved myself 4 hours by repeating moves on move 10!

Chris Dossett · Post by **Chris Dossett** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:56 am

Alan Walton wrote:From what I can remember, 3.... Nc6 is a better idea, but I haven't play against it for years, presumably it is better for black if he knows his stuff

... or in this case is SHE knows HER stuff

Kevin Thurlow · Post by **Kevin Thurlow** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:16 am

Botwinnik published some faulty analysis of the Pirc-Lissitsyn (can't rememebr preferred spelling) Gambit in "Modern Chess Theory" (a short-lived magazine in 70s I think) claiming white was better, but black has some good lines, where he wins a pawn and keeps it.

MartinCarpenter · Post by **MartinCarpenter** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:31 am

There is always that 2 d3 refinement, which might even lay claim to being vaguely trendy/approved.

Nice Spirit report on the main 4NCL website. "The League of the region of post-industrial dereliction"

Explains their Sheffield/ Chesterfield connection too which I did briefly wonder about at the event.

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:15 am

SoA have 4 or 5 Liverpool University old boys in their squad

Andrew Bak · Post by **Andrew Bak** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:41 pm

Report of the First Weekend of Div 3 North:

Division 3 North

Andrew Camp · Post by **Andrew Camp** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:59 pm

Any northern teams looking for a patzer to fill in on the bottom board when you're short, I would love to get involved.

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:29 am

Weekend 2: Round 3 - Sat 11th Jan 2014 14:00

North East England 2 (3) v Spirit of Atticus A (4)
North East England 1 (4) v Cheddleton 2 (3)
Manchester Manticores 1 (2) v Ferry 'Cross the Maroczy 1 (2)
Spirit of Atticus B (2) v Holmes Chapel (2)
Bradford DCA Knights B (2) v Cheddleton 3 (2)
Manchester Manticores 2 (0) v Jorvik (2)
Bradford DCA Knights C (0) v Ferry 'Cross the Maroczy 2 (0)

Weekend 2: Round 4 - Sun 12th Jan 2014 11:00

Spirit of Atticus A (4) v North East England 1 (4)
Cheddleton 2 (3) v Manchester Manticores 1 (2)
Holmes Chapel (2) v North East England 2 (3)
Ferry 'Cross the Maroczy 1 (2) v Spirit of Atticus B (2)
Jorvik (2) v Bradford DCA Knights B (2)
Cheddleton 3 (2) v Bradford DCA Knights C (0)
Ferry 'Cross the Maroczy 2 (0) v Manchester Manticores 2 (0)

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:15 am

We have 2 new Manticores in the squad, bringing us up to 18, so the squad depth is now more comfortable

We should be stronger for weekend 2, which will probably be needed as it sounds like some other teams will be too

MartinCarpenter · Post by **MartinCarpenter** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:57 am

Good stuff

Jorvik's rotation policy has logically mutated so will be fielding the same team for both matches but anyone's guess who'll be playing on a given weekend......

NE1 probably won't be notably stronger in absolute sense but NE2 could be if more of the players turn out. Imagine they'll be motivated to try with the fixtures as they are. Spirit do at least look likely to get some relatively soft matches during the third weekend!

MartinCarpenter · Post by **MartinCarpenter** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:31 am

Well NE2 did their job but NE1 didn't

NE1/Spirit both looking very serious for promotion of course.

Definitely not a soft touch in the North this season. Spirit/NE1 averaging just over 2050 opposition, Leeds Uni Old boys about 1950 and Guilford 1850 due to a very soft first round match. I guess that'll balance out a fair bit by the end of the season.

Impressive number of York based players in the Jorvik - Bradford B match

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:09 pm

Indeed, it was a good weekend, nice venue albeit another rabbit warren

Onto more important matters, though

, anyone have any restaurant recommendations for Buxton?

Alan Walton · Post by **Alan Walton** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:23 pm

When I was playing the e2e4 event in 2012, there is an excellent Mexican restaurant about 5 mins from the venue, Mr Arkell should confirm that

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:08 pm

Presumably this one http://lonestarbuxton.co.uk/

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