Four Nations Chess League 1999/2000
The 1999/2000 season was the seventh season of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL).
The defending champion Slough only gave up one point against runner-up Wood Green and ended up three points ahead. Two clubs had renamed themselves, the Invicta Knights Maidstone and the British Chess Magazine now had the new names Index-IT and The ADs . From Division 2 Silvine White Rose , the second team from Wood Green and Guildford A&DC were promoted . While White Rose and Guildford achieved relegation, Wood Green's second team along with Bristol and the North West Eagles had to relegate directly.
For the team cadres, see the Four Nations Chess League 1999/2000 team roster .
Dates and venues
The competitions took place on October 9 and 10, November 20 and 21, 1999, January 22 and 23, March 25 and 26, and April 29 and 30 and May 1, 2000. All rounds were central aligned in Birmingham .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Slough (M) | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21: 1 | 63.5: 24.5 |
| 2. | Wood Green I. Team | 11 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 18: 4 | 56.0: 32.0 |
| 3. | Bigwood | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 17: 5 | 55.0: 33.0 |
| 4th | Barbican Chess Club | 11 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 13: 9 | 47.5: 40.5 |
| 5. | Index IT | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13: 9 | 44.0: 44.0 |
| 6th | Guildford A&DC (N) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11:11 | 49.0: 39.0 |
| 7th | Silvine White Rose (N) | 11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 9:13 | 41.5: 46.5 |
| 8th. | Richmond | 11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 9:13 | 38.0: 50.0 |
| 9. | The ADs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8th | 6:16 | 35.5: 52.5 |
| 10. | Bristol | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8th | 6:16 | 35.0: 53.0 |
| 11. | North West Eagles | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 5:17 | 31.5: 56.5 |
| 12. | Wood Green II. Team (N) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8th | 4:18 | 31.5: 56.5 |
decisions
| British champion: Slough | |
| Relegated to Division 2: Bristol, North West Eagles , Wood Green II. Team | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Slough | 4th | 5 | 5 | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6½ | 7th | 6th | |
| 2. | Wood Green I. Team | 4th | 4th | 3½ | 4½ | 5½ | 5 | 7th | 5 | 6th | 5 | 6½ | |
| 3. | Bigwood | 3 | 4th | 5½ | 3 | 4½ | 5 | 6½ | 6½ | 5½ | 6th | 5½ | |
| 4th | Barbican Chess Club | 3 | 4½ | 2½ | 5½ | 2½ | 3½ | 5½ | 6th | 4½ | 6th | 4th | |
| 5. | Index IT | 2 | 3½ | 5 | 2½ | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | |
| 6th | Guildford A&DC | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 5½ | 4th | 5 | 3 | 7th | 6th | 3½ | 7th | |
| 7th | Silvine White Rose | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4½ | 4th | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 5 | 7th | 5½ | |
| 8th. | Richmond | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 4th | 5 | 6½ | 2½ | 6th | 2½ | 4½ | |
| 9. | The ADs | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 5 | 5½ | 3½ | 6th | 3½ | |
| 10. | Bristol | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | |
| 11. | North West Eagles | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 4½ | 1 | 5½ | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
| 12. | Wood Green II team | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 4th | 3½ | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ | 2½ | 4th | |
The championship team
| 1. | Slough Chess Club |
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Michail Gurewitsch , Zoltán Almási , Igor Khenkin , Tony Miles , Ľubomír Ftáčnik , Kevin Spraggett , Anthony Kosten , Mark Hebden , Peter Wells , Matthew Turner , Colin McNab , Aaron Summerscale , Geoffrey Lawton , Graeme Buckley , Susan Lalić , Andrew Smith, Alex Tucker . |
Web links
- Final score at the 4NCL
- Overview at olimpbase.org (English)