First ever female squad in the 4NCL National League

She Plays To Win broke more ground on the weekend of 5/6th November 2022, as 3 teams of 6 girls participated in weekend one of the 4NCL (4 Nations Chess League) the prestigious league here in the UK.

This is the first time a female only squad has participated in the 4NCL since its inception in 1992. Not only that, the girls acquitted themselves well. All 3 teams one a match and lost a match, sitting mid table after weekend 1.

Congratulations to the girls who represented SPTW in these teams:

SPTW Lionesses

SPTW Young Stars

SPTW Uni

Our thumbnail photo shows the University girls team about to start their match against one of the favourites for promotion, Kingston chess club.

Weekend 1 division 4 table can be seen here: https://www.4nclresults.co.uk/2022-23/media/4ncl/prog-div4.html