The 4NCL welcomes entries to its new online national league 4NCL Online.

4NCL Online is open to all any teams who are interested in participating, and not just existing 4NCL teams. 1. 4NCL Online will be played on a divisional basis, with teams allocated to divisions based on strength and with promotion and relegation between the various divisions. 2. Matches will be between teams of four players using a 45 mins/15 sec time control. 3. Matches will take place each week at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. 4. There is no entry fee.

The rules for the competition can be found here: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/4NCL_online_rules.pdf

The entry form can be found here: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/4nclonline.htm

Entry will be open until midnight on Friday 3 April. 4NCL Online will run on Tuesday nights, starting on Tuesday 7 April.

Once you have entered, you will receive a user guide together with your username and password for the 4NCL software. You will then be able to: 1. Register your players for your squad, which will need to be done by midnight on Saturday 4 April. 2. Input your team lists for Round 1, which will need to be done by Monday 6 April at 7:30pm in accordance with the rules linked above. In advance of this, the 4NCL intends to publish the format and the team pairings on Sunday 5 April. The 4NCL will publish the board pairings at 6:30pm on Tuesday 7 April.

4NCL Online will be played on Lichess. Instructions for creating your account and initiating games of chess against the right opponent on Lichess can be found here: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/Guide_to_Playing_Games_on_Lichess.pdf

If you have any other questions, please contact Alex Holowczak on [email protected].