Four Nations Chess League 1993/94
The 1993/94 season was the first season of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). With the Invicta Knights Maidstone , Barbican Chess Club , Covent Garden, Slough , the North West Eagles and Bristol, six teams competed in a double round robin tournament . The first winners of the 4NCL were the Invicta Knights Maidstone, who were one point ahead of their fellow competitors Barbican Chess Club. A relegation was not planned this season.
For the team cadre see the Four Nations Chess League team cadre 1993/94 .
Dates and venues
The competitions were held on October 2 and 3, 27 and 28 November 1993 22 and 23 January, 19 and 20 March, 7 and 8 May 1994. The first two rounds were in London aligned , third and fourth in Bolton , fifth and sixth in Cheltenham , seventh and eighth in Liverpool, and the last two in Maidstone .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invicta Knights Maidstone | 10 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 15: 5 | 47.0: 33.0 |
| 2. | Barbican Chess Club | 10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 14: 6 | 51.0: 29.0 |
| 3. | Covent Garden | 10 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 9:11 | 31.0: 49.0 |
| 4th | Slough | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8:12 | 37.5: 42.5 |
| 5. | North West Eagles | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6th | 7:13 | 37.5: 42.5 |
| 6th | Bristol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6th | 7:13 | 36.0: 44.0 |
decisions
| British Champion: Invicta Knights Maidstone | |
| Relegated: none |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 1. | 2. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 4th | 4th | 5. | 5. | 6th | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invicta Knights Maidstone | 3 | 5½ | 4th | 4½ | 5 | 5 | 4½ | 3½ | 7th | 5 | ||
| 2. | Barbican Chess Club | 5 | 2½ | 7th | 7½ | 6th | 3 | 4½ | 7½ | 3½ | 4½ | ||
| 3. | Covent Garden | 4th | 3½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 4½ | 3 | 4½ | 4½ | 1 | ||
| 4th | Slough | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3½ | 3½ | 4th | 4½ | 4th | 5 | ||
| 5. | North West Eagles | 3½ | 4½ | 3½ | ½ | 5 | 3½ | 4th | 3½ | 6th | 3½ | ||
| 6th | Bristol | 1 | 3 | 4½ | 3½ | 3½ | 7th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 4½ | ||
Note : First is the result of the first leg, second is that of the second leg.
The championship team
| 1. | Invicta Knights Maidstone |
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Matthew Sadler , Christopher Ward , Alexei Iwanow , John Emms , Daniel King , Dharshan Kumaran , Neil McDonald , Philip Morris , Simon Bibby, Gary Clark, Christopher Martin Cooley, Clifford Chandler, Alan Hanreck, Anthony Stebbings, Andrew Mack, Neil Dickenson, John Sugden, Harriet Hunt , Ian Watson, SC Scott. |