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Wood Green Win 2011/12 4NCL
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In the UK Chess League the 4NCL, favourites Wood Green took the 1st Division title with three convincing victories over the last weekend of competition from 5-7 May. They thrashed Jutes of Kent 7½-½, hammered Cheddleton 7-1, and cruised home 5½-2½ against Barbican.
The crucial title-clinching match against Cheddleton in round 10 went like this:
Wood Green Hilsmark 1 | Cheddleton 1 | |||
Adams, Michael | 2735 | 1 - 0 | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 2459 |
McShane, Luke J | 2691 | 1 - 0 | Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique | 2454 |
Howell, David WL | 2614 | ½ - ½ | Hebden, Mark L | 2514 |
Rowson, Jonathan W | 2581 | ½ - ½ | Hawkins, Jonathan | 2480 |
Gordon, Stephen J | 2535 | 1 - 0 | Camacho Collados, Jose | 2353 |
Pert, Nicholas | 2543 | 1 - 0 | Arkell, Keith CC | 2414 |
Speelman, Jon S | 2507 | 1 - 0 | Bellin, Robert | 2355 |
Cramling, Pia | 2481 | 1 - 0 | Eggleston, David J | 2327 |
7 - 1 |
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Mickey Adams (centre) and Luke McShane (left) won for Wood Green against Cheddleton
The final Division 1 table looked like this:
# | Team | BP | MP |
1 | Wood Green Hilsmark 1 | 42½ | 14 |
2 | Guildford 1 | 35½ | 9 |
3 | White Rose 1 | 30½ | 8 |
4 | Cheddleton 1 | 26½ | 8 |
5 | Barbican 4NCL 1 | 28½ | 7 |
6 | Jutes of Kent | 23 | 5 |
7 | Barbican 4NCL 2 | 20½ | 3 |
8 | e2e4 1 | 17 | 2 |
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More information can be found at the official website www.4ncl.co.uk.