The 4th round is scheduled for Monday the 8th January and the draw is as follows (first named player has the White pieces of course):

1 Ian Marks (2.5) – Malcolm Tyre (2.5)

2 Allen Taylor (1.5+) – Alan Stewart (2.5)

3 Campbell Dougan (1.5+) – Mike Harkins (1++)

4 Peter Watson (1.5+) – Paul MacDonald (2)

5 Paulius Serelis (1++) – Hassan Rafiq (2)

6 John Topping (1.5) – David Congalton (1.5)

7 Kazik Wozniak (1.5) – Aleem Azam (1+)

8 Alex Waddell (1.5) – Jim Fay (1+)

9 Mac McKenzie (1) – Neil Corrigan (1)

10 Joe Dyer (1) – Stan Beaton (0)

11 Peter Lavelle (0) – Claudius Manyundwa (0)