Castlehill Chess Club
Dundee

4NCL Online Results and Fixtures

4NCL Online
Castlehill Chess Club, Dundee & Dundee Chess Club join forces in the 4NCL Online, playing under the banner, Dundee City.
For the 2025-26 season, Dundee City have 5 teams: Div 1 (A & B teams), Div 2 (C team) & Div 3 (D team).
Seven rounds over seven nights, played every fortnight on a Tuesday night. The two qualifiers (top two) from each section in each division are in the semi-final play-offs, then the final.
Platform:  Lichess.org 

SEASON 12 REPORTS

FINAL - Tues 16th Dec 25
TBC

PLAY-OFFS - Tues 9th Dec 25
Division one: Dundee City A got the fright of their lives against Wells Globetrotters 1, who played outstandingly well despite being well outgraded. All the matches ended in a draw: Board 1: FM Rishi Vijayakumar, opponent managed to get a threefold repetition in a lost position; Board 2: IM Richard Polaczek, an exchange down in the end game, managed to force a draw! Board 3: Ian McDonald, drew due to insufficient material; Board 4:  Ed Spencer,  mutually agreed on a draw. 
It looked like that was it for Dundee City A, but in a first-ever, it turned out Dundee City A qualified for the final on the 4th tie-break rule!  Jubilation for Dundee City A, but heartbreak for Wells Globetrotters 1.

Division 2: Dundee City C put up a brave fight, but were outclassed this time around against Worcestershire Wolfpack A, who were deserved winners on the night!

ROUND 7: - Tues 2nd Dec 25
We had 3 winning teams out of 5 to finish off the qualifying groups. After the seven rounds, two of our teams reached the play-offs, with Dundee City A (the defending champions) qualifying in division one, and Dundee City C, qualifying in division 2, a very tough group.
Congratulations to both teams!

ROUND 6: - Tues 18th Nov 25
Oh, what a night! Scotland`s men`s football team qualify automatically for the World Cup, and all 5 Dundee City teams won their respective matches, some against all the odds, just like Scotland!

Division one: Dundee City A, has already qualified for the play-offs with one round to spare! Dundee City B sit in 3rd place and probably need a miracle to reach the play-offs, but they must at least win their last match and as they say, never say never!

Division two: Dundee City C got a great win against our old adversaries, Wessex D, which puts them in 2nd place on equal points with Oxford 1.
All Dundee City C need to do is win their last match against Cozy Tomatoes to make it to the play-offs. They also have a get-out-of-jail card, in the guise of the runaway leaders. Better tell Tal, who are Oxford's opponents in the last round!

Division three: Dundee City D & E had outstanding wins against far stronger opponents, especially our "E" team! This also means, both teams are now safe in their division groups, as long as they don`t incur any default games in the last round!

Well played, everybody, including our national team!

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