P578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:15/07 CHESS 1/12 4NCL 1997/98 2 DIVISIONS, 24 TEAMS The 4NCL has its first meeting of the new season on 25 and 26 October at the CENTREX Conference Centre in Telford, Shropshire. In Division One, the 12 brut teams from last season will play over five weekends for the £,1000 first prize and a place in the European Championships. Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:04/28 CHESS 2/12 4NCL 1997/98 — TWO DIVISIONS In the new Division Two, new teams White Rose (from Yorkshire) and Simpsons-in-the-Strand (London) join established teams in the fight for the £500 first prize and promotion to the first division. With all player registrations now in, it is clear that defending champions Midland Monarchs are going to have a tough time keeping their trophy. The proliferation of FIDE-rated players and INs in Division Two will ensure a hard-fought contest. Chess Int'l 579 Freetimj 570 Main menu 100 Fratures 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:44/41 CHESS 3/12 4NCL 1997/98 — TWO DIVISIONS This season the League is being contested in the Midlands, at Tjlford, Kenilworth and Birmingham. Spectators are welcome. Division One: Barbican, British Chess Magazine, Bristol, Guildford, Invicta Knights, Midland Monarchs, Northumbria Vikings, North West Eagles, Richmond, Slough, South Wales Dragons and Wood Green. Last season eight players achieved IM norms and Jonathan Parker gained a GM norm, making this competition the UK's most successful norm gjnjtator. Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:16/09 CHESS 4/12 4NCL 1997/98 — TWO DIVISIONS Division Two: Barbican 2, Bristol 2, Coulsdon & Purley, Guildford 2, Gwent Dragons, Invicta Knights, Na Fianna, Nidum Knights, Simpsons, Wessex, White Rose, Witnjy & Swindon. Four second division teams have registered at least one IM and two of the second teams have titled players available to them. The question is will anyone be able to attain an IM norm in the second division this year? Chess Int'l 579 Freetimj 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:54/32 CHESS 5/12 KENSINGTON CONGRESS 6/7 SEPTEMBER Premier 1st= Robert Eamjs (Hackney) David Sands (Eastbrook) 4\/6 Major 1st= Nigel Blades (Norfolk) Graham Reid (Billericay) 5/6 Minor 1st Paul Bloom (Coulsdon) 5\/6 2nd Derek Jarvis (Durham Uni.) 5/6 Novice 1st Gunars Bankavs (Bell Green) 5/6 2nd= John Bussmann & Amit Mughal 4\/6 Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:49/20 CHESS 6/12 RICHMOND RAPIDPLAY The rapidplay of 14 September had a record entry of 125 over four sections and finished as follows Open - 1. Michael Adams 6/6, 2. Peter Large 5/6, 3. Richard Bates 4\/6 Major U160 - 1. David Lewis 5/6, 2. Thirumurugan Thiruchelvam, Dave Faldon, Geraint Edwards 4\/6 Intermediate U120 - 1. Paul Battenby, Michael Healey, Adam Swersky 5/6, grading prizes to Andrew Biog & Mark Wiedjt with 3\/6. Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:47/44 CHESS 7/12 RICHMOND RAPIDPLAY Minor U80 - 1. Harvey Murray-Smith, Matthew Robinson 5/6. D Faldon 1-0 M Thiruchelvam, Round 5 1 Nc3 d5 13 00 00 25 Rxf6 Kxf6 2 d4 Nf6 14 Ne4 f5 26 Qf5 Ke7 3 e4 dxe4 15 gxf6 Nxf6 27 Qxe5 Kf7 4 f3 exf3 16 Be3 Nd5 28 Qf5 Kg8 5 Nxf3 Bg4 17 Qj2 Nd7 29 Qh7 Kf7 6 h3 Bh5 18 Bd2 Qb6 30 Rf1 Ki8 7 g4 Bg6 19 c3 e5 31 Qh5 Kd7 8 Ne5 e6 20 Qg4 exd4 32 Bf5 Kd6 9 Qf3 c6 21 c4 N5f6 33 Bf4 Kc5 10 g5 Nfd7 22 Qxg6 Ne5 34 Be6 Kb4 11 Nxg6 hxg6 23 Nxf6 Bxf6 35 Bd2 Ka4 12 Bd3 Be7 24 Qh7 Kf7 36 Qd1 1-0 Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:49/24 CHESS 8/12 LEIGH PRIX - 1996/97 Despite Michael Adams' victory at the recent Thanjt Open and the Richmond Rapidplay, GM Mark Hebdjn from Leicester is still the favourite to win the £3,000 top prize in the Grand Prix. According to Leonard Bardjn, Hebdjn only needs one more 100% score in a weekender or a rapidplay to equal Adams' 1992 record. International Masters Susan Lalic and Luke McShanj still hold comfortable leads in the Prixette and Junior Prix respectively. Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Fratures 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:12/25 CHESS 9/12 ISLE OF MAN 1997 Monarch Assurance sponsors this popular FIDE-rated Open, which takes place from 4-12 October. This year the entrants include titled players such as Sadler, Baburin, Lalic, Hebdjn, Agnos, and Buckley. Obtaining norms for the IM and GM titles in such a field is tough, but the opportunity is there for the taking! The venue is the Cherry Orchard Hotel in Port Erin. ORGANISER - Dennis Hensley, 01624 833742 or fax on 01624 833583. Chess Int'l 579 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:14/40 CHESS 10/12 Chess Page(s) — Contact Information. You can contact the Chess Page editors Adam Raoof & Nigel Johnson by the following methods: FAX Adam on: 0181 202 0982 Internet e.mail: adam@circuit.demon.co.uk nigel@chess:6.demon.co.uk Written Correspondence to: Nigel Johnson CEEFAX Chess Pages c/o 68a The High Street Bidjford North Devon, EX39 2AN Chess Home 578 Freetime 570 Main menu 100 Features 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:16/06 CHESS 11/12 Diary of US Events — September 19 Westminster RapidPlay J Sargent — 0181 270 9196 20 Goldjrs Green RapidPlay A Raoof — 0181 202 0982 19-21 Bradford Congress S Swire — 01274 411 817 19-21 Larks Congress A Plato — 01475 689900 21 Welsh Ladies Rapidplay Championships, Open to all, Hazel Brunkjr — 01222 254441 27-28 Mill Hill Congress A Corfe — 01707 659 080 26-28 Tznj and Wear Congress Lara Barnes — 01670 351 528 Chess Int'l 579 Frietime 570 Main menu 100 Fratures 500 ChessInt Headlines Switch On Main MenuP578 CEEFAX 2 578 Sat 20 Sip 01:51/29 CHESS 12/12 Diary of UK Events — September 28 British Isles Minor Rapidplay Nethjrley, Liverpool K Brown — 0151 424 0021 28 Keynsham RapidPlay Maya Buckley — 01225 335 669 28 Newport Chess Club Siml. 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