The South Wales Dragons is run by Charles Morris who also plays for Wrexham.
The 4NCL or Four Nations Chess League started in the 1990s, it is a league for British chess teams, click here for official website.
Divisions one, two and three are playing on the same weekends this season The SW Dragons have one side in the league this season, amd not two as previously reported. The side is in the first division, click here for grades of the players.
The SW Dragons lost the first two games of the season, on the Saturday there was a 5-3 loss to WGHK 2. On the Sunday 2009.10.25 there was a 2½-5½ loss to PB Grantham.
| Weekend 1 | 2009 October 24-25 |
| Weekend 2 | 2010 January 16-17 |
| Weekend 3 | 2010 February 20-21 |
| Weekend 4 | 2010 March 27-28 |
| Weekend 5 | 2010 May 1-3 |
The South Wales Dragons have two teams in the 4NCL, or four nations chess league in the 2008-2009 season. The first team is in division 1, and the second team is in division 2, click here fpr registered players.
The fifth and last weekend of the 2008-2009 season was played on the May bank holiday at the beginning of May in Staverton Park hotel near Daventry. South Wales Dragons first team were safe from relegation after their victory against Bristol on Saturday 2009.05.02. The last two matches ended in defeat, 3-5 against Barbican 2, and then 3½-4½ against Betsson. The second team was relegated after losing to Brown Jack on the Saturday. The second team also lost on the Sunday to Anglian Avengers 1½-6½ but finished the season with a narrow 4½-3½ win against Wessex 2 on the Monday.
The fourth weekend of the national league or 4NCL was played 2009.03.21 and 2009.03.22 in the Barcelo hotel near Hinckley. The South Wales Dragons first team lost their two matches on the Saturday and Sunday, and the second team suffered the same fate. Click here for division 1 relegation table.
Rounds five and six were played in Sunningdale on 2009.01.17 and 2009.01.18.
The second weekend was played in Hinckley Island in the midlands. Round 3 was on 2008.12.06, and round 4 was on 2008.12.07.
The opening two rounds of the 4NCL were played in Sunningdale on 2008.10.04 and 2008.10.05.