The list of the team squads of the Four Nations Chess League 1997/98 contains all players who were used at least once in the Four Nations Chess League 1997/98 .
General Richmond came out with 11 players used, while the Invicta Knights Maidstone used a total of 20 players. A total of 171 players were used, 26 of whom took part in all competitions.
The players with the best points were Thomas Hinks-Edwards (Richmond) and Chris Ward (Wood Green) with 8 points each from 11 games. Jonathan Speelman (Invicta Knights), Stephen Dishman (Barbican) and Aaron Summerscale (Slough) scored half a point less , with Speelman playing nine games, Dishman ten and Summerscale eleven. With Nigel Davies (Barbican), Alan Smith (North West Eagles), Michael Singleton (Guildford) and Alex Easton (Bristol) four players achieved 100%, with Davies playing four games, Smith and Singleton two each and Easton one.
Legend The tables below contain the following information:
No .: Ranking list number
Title: FIDE title at the beginning of the season (rating list from July 1997); GM = Grand Master , IM = International Master , FM = FIDE Master , WGM = Women's Grand Master, WIM = International Women's Master, WFM = Women's FIDE Master, CM = Candidate Master, WCM = Women's Candidate Master
Elo: Elo number at the beginning of the season (rating list from July 1997), if available
Nation: Nationality according to the rating list from July 1997; AUS = Australia, BEL = Belgium, CAN = Canada, CRO = Croatia, DEN = Denmark, ENG = England, FIN = Finland, FRA = France, GEO = Georgia, GER = Germany, IND = India, IRL = Ireland, LUX = Luxembourg, POL = Poland, RUS = Russia, SCO = Scotland, USA = United States, WLS = Wales
G: number of winning games
R: Number of draw games
V: number of losing games
Pkt .: Number of points achieved
Games: Number of games played
Elo performance: tournament performance of the players with at least 5 games
Norms: Earned norms for FIDE titles
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
Mark Hebden 2585
CLOSELY
3
1
1
3.5
5
2604
2
IN THE
Jonathan Parker 2510
CLOSELY
3
7th
1
6.5
11
2473
3
IN THE
Jonathan Rowson 2490
SCO
5
4th
0
7th
9
2627
GM
4th
GM
Keith Arkell 2480
CLOSELY
1
6th
0
4th
7th
2393
5
IN THE
Matthew Turner 2445
CLOSELY
6th
2
0
7th
8th
2647
6th
FM
Adam Collinson
2430
CLOSELY
1
4th
0
3
5
2287
7th
IN THE
Mark Ferguson 2420
CLOSELY
4th
3
1
5.5
8th
2457
8th
IN THE
Andrew Webster 2420
CLOSELY
3
1
3
3.5
7th
2315
9
Brian Kelly 2390
IRL
4th
2
0
5
6th
2571
10
WGM
Harriet Hunt 2360
CLOSELY
3
0
1
3
4th
11
FM
Lawrence Cooper 2330
CLOSELY
1
1
1
1.5
3
12
Donald Mason
2285
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
13
Michael Barnes
2260
CLOSELY
3
2
1
4th
6th
2298
14th
Lee Grinsell
2190
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
15th
WFM
Natasha Regan 2170
CLOSELY
4th
3
0
5.5
7th
2303
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
Matthew Sadler 2650
CLOSELY
2
3
0
3.5
5
2619
2
GM
Jonathan Speelman 2630
CLOSELY
6th
3
0
7.5
9
2677
3
GM
John Nunn 2620
CLOSELY
4th
1
0
4.5
5
2753
4th
IN THE
Dharshan Kumaran 2500
CLOSELY
1
2
0
2
3
5
GM
Neil McDonald 2490
CLOSELY
4th
6th
1
7th
11
2449
6th
GM
Glenn Flear 2445
CLOSELY
4th
3
0
5.5
7th
2539
7th
IN THE
Alexei Ivanov 2440
RUS
3
0
1
3
4th
8th
IN THE
Daniel Gormally 2425
CLOSELY
3
5
1
5.5
9
2409
9
IN THE
Andrew Ledger 2415
CLOSELY
4th
2
2
5
8th
2431
10
IN THE
Fred Berend 2350
LUX
1
0
1
1
2
11
WGM
Elvira Berend 2345
LUX
1
0
1
1
2
12
FM
Neil Dickenson
2310
CLOSELY
1
1
0
1.5
2
13
James Vigus
2255
CLOSELY
2
3
0
3.5
5
2450
14th
FM
Alan Henreck
2255
CLOSELY
1
0
1
1
2
15th
David Farndon
2250
CLOSELY
0
1
1
0.5
2
16
WIM
Christine Flear 2240
FRA
2
1
2
2.5
5
17th
Simon Bibby
2210
CLOSELY
0
0
1
0
1
18th
Alexis Harakis
2165
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
19th
Paul Griffiths
CLOSELY
0
0
1
0
1
20th
Heather Richards CLOSELY
2
0
2
2
4th
Wood Green
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
John Emms 2530
CLOSELY
3
6th
0
6th
9
2576
2
GM
Chris Ward 2485
CLOSELY
6th
4th
1
8th
11
2593
3
IN THE
Andrew Martin 2445
CLOSELY
2
1
1
2.5
4th
4th
GM
Jonathan Levitt 2440
CLOSELY
2
4th
1
4th
7th
2444
5
IN THE
Paul Littlewood 2435
CLOSELY
4th
2
3
5
9
2377
6th
IN THE
Ketewan Arachamia-Grant 2430
GEO
1
1
4th
1.5
6th
2256
7th
IN THE
Malcolm Pein 2430
CLOSELY
4th
2
3
5
9
2379
8th
James Poulton
2365
CLOSELY
4th
2
0
5
6th
2461
9
FM
Peter Sowray 2350
CLOSELY
5
2
4th
6th
11
2320
10
FM
Andrew Law
2330
CLOSELY
4th
5
1
6.5
10
2333
11
WIM
Sheila Jackson 2150
CLOSELY
2
2
0
3
4th
12
Arpi Shah
2050
IND
1
1
0
1.5
2
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
Nigel Davies 2505
CLOSELY
4th
0
0
4th
4th
2
GM
James Plaskett 2450
CLOSELY
5
2
2
6th
9
2554
3
IN THE
Danny Kopec 2405
United States
2
3
0
3.5
5
2542
4th
IN THE
Colin Crouch 2375
CLOSELY
3
2
4th
4th
9
2400
5
Andreas Plüg
2375
GER
1
0
3
1
4th
6th
FM
Petri Lehtivaara
2370
FIN
2
1
3
2.5
6th
2301
7th
Karl Bowden
2355
CLOSELY
0
3
1
1.5
4th
8th
FM
Jonathan Rogers
2335
CLOSELY
1
1
0
1.5
2
9
FM
Simon Knott 2350
CLOSELY
1
1
1
1.5
3
10
FM
Christopher Duncan
2325
CLOSELY
3
3
4th
4.5
10
2256
11
Stephen Dishman
2325
CLOSELY
6th
3
1
7.5
10
2503
12
IN THE
Craig Pritchett 2315
SCO
3
1
1
3.5
5
2456
13
Gary Kenworthy
2265
CLOSELY
0
2
1
1
3
14th
David Sands
2255
CLOSELY
1
1
1
1.5
3
15th
WIM
Ingrid Lauterbach 2165
CLOSELY
3
3
1
4.5
7th
2163
16
Heather Lang
2060
SCO
0
3
0
1.5
3
17th
Tracey Thompson
2030
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
Richmond
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
IN THE
Luke McShane 2455
CLOSELY
4th
2
5
5
11
2436
2
Richard Bates 2345
CLOSELY
2
5
4th
4.5
11
2355
3
Gavin Wall 2330
CLOSELY
4th
3
4th
5.5
11
2347
4th
FM
Simon Williams 2310
CLOSELY
4th
3
4th
5.5
11
2363
5
Paul Johnstone
2295
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
6th
Thomas Hinks-Edwards 2255
CLOSELY
7th
2
2
8th
11
2496
7th
Roy Phillips
2230
CLOSELY
5
1
4th
5.5
10
2305
8th
FM
Michael Franklin
2220
CLOSELY
4th
5
2
6.5
11
2336
9
Ruth Bates
2050
CLOSELY
1
2
3
2
6th
10
Dinah Norman CLOSELY
0
0
2
0
2
11
Alexandra Wilson
CLOSELY
0
0
1
0
1
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
Ian Rogers 2570
OUT
4th
1
0
4.5
5
2768
2
GM
Murray Chandler 2555
CLOSELY
5
1
5
5.5
11
2410
3
GM
Jonathan Mestel 2500
CLOSELY
6th
1
2
6.5
9
2550
4th
IN THE
Robert Bellin 2400
CLOSELY
3
2
2
4th
7th
2410
5
FM
Tim Wall
2375
CLOSELY
4th
3
4th
5.5
11
2357
6th
FM
Stephen Giddins
2375
CLOSELY
0
2
2
1
4th
7th
Zaki Harari
2250
United States
0
1
1
0.5
2
8th
FM
David Friedgood 2240
CLOSELY
2
1
3
2.5
6th
2262
9
Mark Lyell
2235
CLOSELY
2
0
4th
2
6th
2160
10
David William Anderton 2205
CLOSELY
2
1
2
2.5
5
2239
11
FM
Bernard Cafferty 2200
CLOSELY
2
1
2
2.5
5
2249
12
WGM
Jana Bellin 2175
CLOSELY
2
5
2
4.5
9
2213
13
Raymond Brunton Edwards
2080
CLOSELY
1
2
1
2
4th
14th
Carey Wilman
2060
SCO
1
1
0
1.5
2
15th
John Wareing
CLOSELY
0
2
0
1
2
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
Gary Quillan 2320
CLOSELY
3
2
3
4th
8th
2397
2
WIM
Ruth Sheldon 2295
CLOSELY
1
4th
2
3
7th
2276
3
FM
John Eric Littlewood 2285
CLOSELY
1
4th
4th
3
9
2316
4th
Stuart Clarke
2285
CLOSELY
2
3
1
3.5
6th
2446
5
Brett Lund
2285
CLOSELY
4th
5
2
6.5
11
2453
IN THE
6th
David Tebb
2280
CLOSELY
1
4th
6th
3
11
2222
7th
John Merriman
2255
CLOSELY
2
4th
3
4th
9
2236
8th
Dale James
2240
CLOSELY
1
3
5
2.5
9
2236
9
Alan Smith
2235
CLOSELY
2
0
0
2
2
10
William Giblin
2160
CLOSELY
2
4th
1
4th
7th
2257
11
Wojciech Ilecki
2150
POLE
4th
0
1
4th
5
2414
12
Susan Richards
CLOSELY
1
0
1
1
2
Bristol
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
IN THE
Simon Ansell 2390
CLOSELY
3
3
5
4.5
11
2399
2
FM
Karl Mah 2365
CLOSELY
2
1
3
2.5
6th
2269
3
Chris Beaumont 2345
CLOSELY
3
4th
4th
5
11
2316
4th
Graham Copeland
2330
CLOSELY
1
2
4th
2
7th
2181
5
FM
Graham Burgess
2315
CLOSELY
1
2
3
2
6th
2206
6th
IN THE
Graeme Buckley 2315
CLOSELY
0
1
4th
0.5
5
2200
7th
FM
Chris Baker 2295
CLOSELY
2
4th
2
4th
8th
2383
8th
Charles A. Cobb 2290
CLOSELY
1
4th
0
3
5
2331
9
David Collier
2235
CLOSELY
2
2
3
3
7th
2221
10
David Moskovic
2180
CLOSELY
0
0
2
0
2
11
Jack Rudd 2165
CLOSELY
2
2
1
3
5
2367
12
David Buckley
2115
CLOSELY
0
0
1
0
1
13
Simon Buckley
2105
CLOSELY
0
1
1
0.5
2
14th
Melanie Buckley 2025
CLOSELY
0
8th
3
4th
11
1998
15th
Alex Easton
CLOSELY
1
0
0
1
1
Guildford
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
GM
Daniel King 2530
CLOSELY
1
1
1
1.5
3
2
IN THE
Andrew Kinsman 2395
CLOSELY
2
3
4th
3.5
9
2417
3
IN THE
Nigel Povah 2325
CLOSELY
1
5
5
3.5
11
2285
4th
FM
Charles Kennaugh
2300
CLOSELY
3
2
6th
4th
11
2270
5
FM
Richard Webb
2290
CLOSELY
2
7th
2
5.5
11
2363
6th
FM
Ian Thompson 2260
CLOSELY
2
2
7th
3
11
2152
7th
Russell Garnet
2260
CLOSELY
0
0
1
0
1
8th
Matthew Anderton
2240
CLOSELY
3
5
3
5.5
11
2314
9
Roger Abayasekera
2230
CLOSELY
0
3
3
1.5
6th
2015
10
Ann-Marie Ashby
2115
CLOSELY
3
3
5
4.5
11
2080
11
Russell James
2110
CLOSELY
0
1
0
0.5
1
12
Michael Singleton
CLOSELY
2
0
0
2
2
Northumbria
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
IN THE
Geoffrey Lawton 2395
CLOSELY
0
0
4th
0
4th
2
FM
Jonathan Berry
2310
CAN
0
0
2
0
2
3
Jonathan Grant 2275
SCO
0
0
4th
0
4th
4th
FM
John Richardson
2260
CLOSELY
1
5
3
3.5
9
2323
5
FM
David Ledger
2255
CLOSELY
3
1
7th
3.5
11
2239
6th
Nicholas Pert 2240
CLOSELY
3
4th
2
5
9
2470
IN THE
7th
Richard Pert 2230
CLOSELY
1
5
3
3.5
9
2284
8th
Stephen Ledger
2230
CLOSELY
2
3
6th
3.5
11
2142
9
Clive Waters
2180
CLOSELY
0
1
4th
0.5
5
2033
10
Simon Dighton
CLOSELY
2
4th
3
4th
9
2231
11
T. Pattinson
CLOSELY
0
0
2
0
2
12
Lara Barnes
CLOSELY
0
2
3
1
5
1943
13
Elise Ford
CLOSELY
1
1
4th
1.5
6th
No.
title
Surname
Elo
nation
G
R.
V
Pt.
Lots
Elo performance
Norms
1
IN THE
David Cummings 2370
WLS
0
4th
6th
2
10
2208
2
IN THE
John Cooper 2335
WLS
4th
2
4th
5
10
2411
3
Richard Dineley
2270
WLS
1
1
4th
1.5
6th
2224
4th
Sven Zeidler 2255
WLS
1
0
6th
1
7th
2011
5
FM
David James
2255
WLS
2
2
6th
3
10
2135
6th
Charles Morris 2245
WLS
0
4th
5
2
9
2107
7th
John Saunders
2225
WLS
1
2
6th
2
9
1986
8th
Alan Spice
2205
WLS
0
1
5
0.5
6th
1859
9
Peter Richmond
2200
WLS
0
1
1
0.5
2
10
WFM
Jane Richmond 2175
WLS
2
3
1
3.5
6th
2177
11
Andrew Dyce
2150
WLS
3
3
1
4.5
7th
2432
12
Abigail Cast WLS
0
3
3
1.5
6th
Remarks
Victories without a fight are taken into account in the individual balance sheets, defeats without a fight are not taken into account.
In the competition between the North West Eagles and North Umbria, the game between Stuart Clarke and Simon Dighton was counted as won for North Umbria due to a line-up error by the North West Eagles. The actual result (draw) is taken into account for the individual balances.
In the competition between North Umbria and the South Wales Dragons, the game between Elise Ford and Abigail Cast was counted as won for the South Wales Dragons. The actual result (draw) is taken into account for the individual balances.
Elvira Berend was called Elvira Sakhatova until the 1996/97 season.
Abigail Cast was called Abigail Dyce until the 1996/97 season.
Web links Individual evidence
↑ Round report of the 6th round at olimpbase.org (English)
↑ Round report of the 4th round at olimpbase.org (English)
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