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Tournament: 1st 4NCL (British Team Chess League) • Updated 23 December, 2022 7:22 PM
Venue: Various • Dates: 2 Oct 1993 - 8 May 1994 • Download PGN (208 of a possible 240 games available)

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Venues:
Rounds 1 and 2: London, Barbican, 2-3 October 1993
Rounds 3 and 4: Bolton, 27-28 November 1993 *
Rounds 5 and 6: Cheltenham, 22-23 January 1994
Rounds 7 and 8: Liverpool, 19-20 March 1994
Rounds 9 and 10: Maidstone, 7-8 May 1994

* Not many of the games from the Bolton weekend are available (only 15 of a possible 48). If anyone knows the whereabouts of the round 3 and 4 scoresheets, please let me know.


This was the first season of the 4NCL (Four Nations' Chess League), with six teams of eight players meeting each other twice over ten rounds.

Rd 1 - London Barbican, October 2 1993

  Barbican     v   Bristol      Covent Garden   v  Invicta  Kts    NW Eagles    v   Slough
1 M Chandler  1-0 G Burgess     P Littlewood   1-0  N McDonald     K Arkell    1/2 S Taulbut
2 M Hebden    1-0 C Baker       D Agnos        1/2  P Morris       J Horner    0-1 J Richardson
3 C Crouch    1/2 C Beaumont    R Wade         1/2  A Stebbings    G Quillan   1/2 R Webb
4 C Thomson   0-1 M Truran      A Kinsman      1-0  C Chandler     J Carleton  0-1 Mi Houska
5 R Britton   1-0 P Richmond    M Levitt       0-1  A Hanreck      J L'lewood  1/2 N Davey
6 G Kenworthy 0-1 P Brooks      A Harley       1/2  A Mack         AA Smith    1-0 S Finn
7 A Lewis     0-1 J Richmond    C Forbes       1/2  J Sugden       D James     1-0 AP Smith
8 N Regan     0-1 D Collier     S Retallick    0-1  H Hunt         K Griffiths 1/2 J Houska
            3.5-4.5                            4-4                             4-4

Rd 2 - London Barbican, October 3 1993

  Slough       v   Barbican     Invicta Kts     v  NW Eagles       Bristol      v  Covent Gden
1 A Sum'scale 1/2 M Chandler    N McDonald     1/2  J Howell       G Burgess   0-1 P L'lewood
2 S Taulbut   0-1 M Hebden      P Morris       0-1  J Horner       C Baker     1/2 D Agnos
3 J Rich'son  0-1 P Wells       A Stebbings    1/2  G Quillan      M Truran    0-1 M Pein
4 Mi Houska   1/2 C Crouch      C Chandler     1-0  J Carleton     C Beaumont  0-1 A Harley
5 R Webb      0-1 R Britton     A Hanreck      1/2  J L'lewood     P Brooks    1/2 M Levitt
6 M McD-Ross  0-1 A Lewis       N Dickenson    1/2  AA Smith       P Richmond  1/2 C Duncan
7 AP Smith    1-0 D Sands       J Sugden       1/2  D James        T Headlong  1-0 P Griffiths
8 J Houska    0-1 N Regan       H Hunt         1-0  R Sheldon      J Richmond  1-0 C Forbes
              2-6                            4.5-3.5                         3.5-4.5

Rd 3 - Bolton, November 27, 1993

  Bristol      v   NW Eagles    Barbican        v  Covent Garden   Slough       v  Invicta Kts
1 A Law       0-1 K Arkell      M Chandler     1-0  P L'lewood     A Sum'scale 1/2 J Emms
2 G Burgess   0-1 J Horner      S Conquest     1/2  AD Martin      Mi Houska   0-1 C Ward
3 S Ansell    1-0 G Quillan     G Flear        1-0  C Dunworth     J Rich'son  1/2 N McDonald
4 C Beaumont  1-0 J Carleton    R Britton      1/2  A Harley       R Webb      1-0 IR Watson
5 M Truran    0-1 J L'lewood    G Kenworthy    1-0  C Duncan       S Finn      1/2 S Bibby
6 P Richmond  0-1 AA Smith      P Byway        1-0  C Forbes       AP Smith    1/2 A Hanreck
7 J Richmond  0-1 D Knox        G Taylor       1-0  L Smart        S Carr      0-1 N Dickenson
8 K Brown     0-1 R Sheldon     N Regan        1-0  L McShane      J Houska    0-1 H Hunt
              2-6                              7-1                             3-5

Rd 4 - Bolton, November 28, 1993

   NW Eagles   v   Barbican     Invicta Kts     v  Bristol         Covent Gden  v  Slough
1 K Arkell    1/2 M Chandler    J Emms         1-0  A Law          P L'lewood  1/2 A Sum'scale
2 J Horner    0-1 S Conquest    C Ward         1-0  G Burgess      A Martin    1/2 J Richardson
3 G Quillan   0-1 G Flear       N McDonald     1-0  C Beaumont     A Harley    1/2 Mi Houska
4 J Carleton  0-1 R Britton     IR Watson      1/2  S Ansell       C Dunworth  1/2 R Webb
5 J L'lewood  1/2 G Kenworthy   S Bibby        1-0  M Truran       C Duncan    1-0 S Finn
6 AA Smith    1/2 P Byway       A Hanreck      1/2  T Headlong     L McShane   0-1 AP Smith
7 D Knox      1-0 G Taylor      N Dickenson    1-0  J Richmond     L Smart     1/2 S Carr
8 R Sheldon   1-0 N Regan       H Hunt         1-0  P Richmond     C Forbes    1-0 J Houska
            3.5-4.5                            7-1                           4.5-3.5

Rd 5 - Cheltenham, January 22, 1994

   Barbican    v   Invicta Kts  NW Eagles       v  Covent Garden   Slough       v Bristol
1 M Hebden    1-0 J Emms        J Howell       1-0  P L'lewood     A Sum'scale 1/2 M Hennigan
2 G Flear     0-1 D King        J Horner       1/2  A Martin       D Cummings  1-0 C Baker
3 S Conquest  1/2 C Ward        G Quillan      1-0  A Harley       J Rich'son  1/2 A Law
4 C Crouch    0-1 D Kumaran     J L'lewood     0-1  G Wall         Mi Houska   1/2 C Beaumont
5 C Pritchett 1-0 N McDonald    B Lund         1/2  J Goldberg     R Webb      1/2 G Burgess
6 R Britton   1-0 C Cooley      AA Smith       1/2  S Berntsen     R Noyce     0-1 S Ansell
7 G Kenworthy 1-0 S Bibby       D James        1-0  C Dunworth     AP Smith    1/2 M Truran
8 N Regan     1/2 H Hunt        R Sheldon      1/2  T Hinks-Ed's   J Houska    1/2 J Richmond
              5-3                              5-3                             4-4

Rd 6 - Cheltenham, January 23, 1994

   Invicta Kts v   Covent Gden  Bristol         v  Barbican        Slough       v  NW Eagles
1 J Emms      1-0 A Martin      M Hennigan     1/2 M Hebden        A Sum'scale 1/2 J Howell
2 D King      0-1 P L'lewood    CW Baker       0-1 G Flear         D Cummings  0-1 J Horner
3 C Ward      1-0 G Wall        A Law          1-0 C Crouch        J Rich'son  1-0 G Quillan
4 N McDonald  1/2 A Harley      C Beaumont     1/2 C Pritchett     Mi Houska   0-1 J L'lewood              
5 I Watson    1/2 S Berntsen    G Burgess      0-1 R Britton       R Webb      1-0 B Lund                 
6 S Bibby     1/2 J Goldberg    S Ansell       1-0 AP Lewis        AP Smith    1-0 AA Smith
7 N Dickenson 1-0 C Dunworth    M Truran       1/2 P Byway         R Noyce     1/2 D James
8 S Scott     0-1 T Hinks-Ed's  K Collett      0-1 N Regan         J Houska    1/2 R Sheldon
            4.5-3.5                          3.5-4.5                         4.5-3.5

Rd 7 - Liverpool, March 19, 1994

   Covent Gden v   Bristol      NW Eagles       v  Invicta Kts     Barbican    v  Slough
1 P L'lewood  0-1 M Hennigan    K Arkell       1/2 C Ward          G Flear    1/2 A Sum'scale
2 A Harley    1/2 S Ansell      G Quillan      1-0 A Ivanov        R Britton  0-1 D Cummings
3 M Franklin  0-1 C Baker       J Horner       0-1 N McDonald      C Pritch't 1/2 J Rich'son
4 C Dunworth  0-1 C Beaumont    J L'lewood     1/2 G Clark         G Kenw'thy 0-1 Mi Houska
5 J Goldberg  0-1 P Brooks      AA Smith       1-0 A Hanreck       A Lewis    1/2 R Webb
6 M O'Siochru 0-1 M Truran      D Tebb         1/2 N Dickenson     P Byway    1-0 S Finn
7 M Burrows   0-1 T Mordue      D James        0-1 S Bibby         G Taylor   0-1 AP Smith
8 P Kelly     1/2 J Harwar      R Sheldon      1-0 H Hunt          N Regan    1/2 J Houska
              1-7                            4.5-3.5                          3-5

Rd 8 - Liverpool, March 20, 1994

   NW Eagles   v   Bristol      Invicta Kts     v  Slough          Covent Gden v  Barbican
1 K Arkell    1/2 M Hennigan    C Ward         1/2 A Sum'scale     P L'lewood 0-1 R Britton
2 J Horner    0-1 S Ansell      A Ivanov       1/2 D Cummings      A Harley   0-1 G Flear
3 G Quillan   1/2 C Baker       N McDonald     1-0 J Rich'son      M Franklin 0-1 C Pritchett
4 J L'lewood  0-1 C Beaumont    G Clark        1/2 Mi Houska       J Goldberg 0-1 G Kenworthy
5 AA Smith    1/2 P Brooks      A Hanreck      1/2 R Webb          C Dunworth 0-1 A Lewis
6 B Lund      1/2 M Truran      N Dickenson    1-0 S Finn          M Burrows  0-1 P Byway
7 D Tebb      1/2 T Mordue      S Bibby        0-1 AP Smith        M O'Siochr 0-1 G Taylor
8 R Sheldon   1-0 J Harwar      H Hunt         1-0 J Houska        P Kelly    1/2 N Regan
            3.5-4.5                            5-3                          0.5-7.5

Rd 9 - Maidstone, May 7, 1994

   Barbican    v  NW Eagles     Bristol         v  Invicta Kts     Slough      v  Covent Gden
1 B Lalic     1-0 G Quillan     C Beaumont     0-1 M Sadler        J Rich'son 0-1 P L'lewood
2 G Flear     1-0 B Lund        A Law          1/2 J Emms          A Sum'scal 1/2 D Agnos
3 C Crouch    1-0 C Kennaugh    S Ansell       1/2 C Ward          D Cummings 1/2 A Ledger
4 S Lalic     1-0 D Tebb        C Baker        1/2 A Ivanov        Mi Houska  1/2 A Harley
5 R Britton   1/2 DJ James      P Brooks       1/2 N McDonald      R Webb     1-0 G Wall
6 C Pritchett 1-0 S Carr        M Truran       1/2 G Clark         AP Smith   0-1 M Franklin
7 A Lewis     1-0 And Dyce      T Mordue       1/2 C Chandler      R Noyce    1-0 L McShane
8 P Byway     1-0 Abi Dyce      J Richmond     0-1 H Hunt          J Houska   0-1 I Lauterbach
            7.5-0.5                            3-5                          3.5-4.5

Rd 10 - Maidstone, May 8, 1994

   Invicta Kts v  Barbican      Covent Gden     v  NW Eagles       Bristol     v  Slough
1 M Sadler    0-1 B Lalic       P L'lewood     0-1 G Quillan       A Law      1/2 A Sum'scale
2 J Emms      1/2 G Flear       D Agnos        1-0 B Lund          S Ansell   0-1 D Cummings
3 C Ward      1-0 C Crouch      A Ledger       1-0 C Kennaugh      C Baker    0-1 J Rich'son
4 A Ivanov    1-0 R Britton     N Povah        0-1 D Tebb          C Beaumont 1-0 Mi Houska
5 N McDonald  1-0 S Lalic       G Wall         1-0 D James         M Truran   0-1 R Webb
6 P Morris    1/2 C Pritchett   A Harley       1/2 S Carr          P Brooks   0-1 AP Smith
7 N Dickenson 1-0 A Lewis       M Franklin     1/2 An Dyce         T Mordue   1/2 R Noyce
8 H Hunt      1/2 P Byway       I Lauterbach   1/2 Ab Dyce         J Richmond 1-0 J Houska
            5.5-2.5                          4.5-3.5                          3-5

 

  4NCL 1993/94 1 2 3 4 5 6 G/Pts M/Pts
 1  Invicta Knights
&;
5½-2½ 4½-3½ 5-3 4½-3½ 7-1 47 15-5
2 Barbican 5-3
&;
7-1 3-5 7½-½ 3½-4½ 51 14-6
3 Covent Garden 4-4 ½-7½
&;
4½-3½ 4½-3½ 1-7 31 9-11
4 Slough 3-5 2-6 3½-4½
&;
4½-3½ 4-4 37½ 8-12
5 North West Eagles 4½-3½ 3½-4½ 5-3 4-4
&;
3½-4½ 37½ 7-13
6 Bristol 3-5 3½-4½ 3½-4½ 3-5 2-6
&;
36 7-13

 


File Updated

Date Notes
04 May 2016 Original upload of 204 of the 240 games played in the first season (1993/94) of the 4NCL (Four Nations' Chess League-the British Team Championship).
12 May 2020 Added a game from round 4 - Arkell ½-½ Chandler.
03 March 2021 Added two games contributed by Alan Smith: A.A.Smith 1-0 P.Richmond, Rd 3, 27.11.1993 and P.Byway ½-½ A.A.Smith, Rd 4, 28.11.1993. Many thanks to Alan.
19 August 2021 Added one game: AP Smith 1-0 L McShane, rd 4 - contributed by Andy Ansel, who found it in Andrew Smith's book Off the Board Chess. Thanks, Andy. Running total of games now 208.