Round 4 was played on 10 February and was bloody. Results:
Robert Maguire 1- 0 Ian Snape
Kevin Bailey 0-1 John Duggan
Michael Prizant 1-0 Andrew Ponting
Prizant,Michael (2137) - Ponting,Andrew (1860) [B22]
Beckenham FIDE Rated Championships Worsley Bridge Road (4), 10.02.2011
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 e6 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.a3 0–0 11.b4 Bxb4?? [11...Qc7=] 12.axb4 Qxa1 13.Qb3 a5? [Of course it is hopeless but, if Black wants to play on, giving up a knight via some sort of Na5 is mandatory. 13...Nd5 14.Bb2 Na5 15.bxa5 Qxa5 16.Nxd5+-] 14.Bb2 a4 15.Rxa1 1–0