09/03/2021
4NCL On Line League
Season 3, Round 4
The fourth round of the new season of the on-line 4NCL
(senior) league was played on Tuesday 09/03/2021. Sheffield is
represented by Darnall & Handsworth and Sheffield Deaf, both in
Division 4, the first winning and the second drawing, as detailed below.
Once again, Sheffield-resident Gawain Jones and
Rotherham-resident Oskar Hackner both played for Chessable White Rose 1,
both winning!
There were some interesting names in teams opposing
Yorkshire-based teams. Mark Hassall of Trelawney’s Army used to play
for Rotherham many years ago. Adam Hart-Davis of Plymouth 1 used to
present TV programmes of the “What the Romans Did for Us” genre, and while
working with Yorkshire Television used to play chess in Leeds, appearing at
the board sporting an unnecessarily broad-brimmed hat; his son also played.
Somewhat amusing was the appearance in Division 4 of GM Dr. John Nunn,
playing board 1 for Bude Surfers, and managing to overcome Paul Johnson of
Bradford DCA Knights B. (Result details of all 12 Yorkshire-based
teams, as well as Oskar’s game, appear on the YCA website here.)
Round-4 results of the 2 Sheffield-based teams were as follows
(left-hand team having white on odd boards). Geoff Brown’s game was one of
the most entertaining, and can be played through on screen:
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Division 4
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Darnall & Handsworth
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3½‑½
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Temple Sutton
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Marek Gajdosz
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1-0
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John R Marshall
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Geoffrey D Brown
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½*½
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Gary M Perks
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Oliver Brennan
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1-0
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Melvin R Pool
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John M Oughton
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1-0
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Mark Clancy
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(* Click here to play
through Perks v Brown.)
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Bishop Trojans
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2-2
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Sheffield Deaf
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Brian Robinson
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½-½
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Mark Kirkham
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Peter J Smith
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½-½
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Stephen Gibson
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Bryan J Bainbridge
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½-½
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Reuben Litherland
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Robert Berry
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½-½
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Howard Cooper
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