The English Chess Federation

The ECF is the governing body for chess in England and its mission is to promote the game of chess, in all its forms, as an attractive means of cultural and personal advancement, to foster the highest level of achievement in the game, to make the Federation’s services and membership available to all, without restriction, and to promote equal opportunities in a positive manner

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Honorary Life Vice-Presidents
D W Anderton OBE, R J Edwards, B A Fewell, N Graham, D C Jarrett, C F W Johnson, A C Martin, C E Majer, R Moore, J Philpott, J Poole, S Reuben, G Turner, P Turner, G F Walsh

Honorary Life Members
J M Brew, T Bristow, M Foster MP, P C Gibbs, J M Glendinning, N A Grant, C M Gurney, R Gurney, M Johnson, C J A Jones, A F Kent, J A Leake, C R Moore, Sir J Morse, A Mothersill, G Pearce, A Philpott, Sir T Rice

Corporate Vice-Presidents
Cheddleton & Leek, Isle of Man, Hackney Chess Club, Coulsdon Chess Fellowship, Willesden & Brent, Hastings & St. Leonards Chess Club

Office
Email: office@englishchess.org.uk

ECF Council / Board

President Roger Edwards Email	Chief Executive Vacant – all CEO enquiries to  Mike Gunn Email	Non-Executive Chairman Mike Gunn 41 Stoke Fields, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LT Email	Director of Finance Chris Mattos Email
Director of International Chess David Openshaw [profile] Email	Director of Membership & Marketing Dave Thomas Email	Director of Home Chess Alex Holowczak Email	Director of Junior Chess & Education Phil Ehr Email
Non-Executive Director Sean Hewitt Email	Non-Executive Director Jack Rudd The Red House, 25-26 Bridgeland Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 2PZ Email	Delegate FIDE Nigel Short Email

Chairman of Finance Committee Mike Truran The Old Farmhouse, 7 Church Street, Ducklington, Witney OX29 7UA Email	Chairman of Governance Committee Chris Majer Basement Flat, 9 West Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BH Email	Trustees of the Permanent Invested Fund Ray B Edwards Julian Farrand Keith B Richardson
Past Chief Executive Serving on Council Andrew Farthing	Past President serving on Council CJ de Mooi	Past Non-Executive Chairman serving on Council John Paines
Patrons – no current appointments

Direct Members’ Representatives

Other Officials

Company Secretary John Philpott Email	Auditor Goatcher Chandler 10 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EF	Armed Forces & Veterans Liaison John Higgs Email
Manager of Coaches David Levens Email	Manager, Qualified Coaches Implementation David Eustace Email	Manager of School Chess Andrew Martin Email
Manager of Arbiters (International) David Sedgwick	Manager of ICT Vacant

Officers Reporting to the Board, President, Chief Executive or Non-Executive Chairman

Direct Membership Officer Tina Turner (as ECF Office)	ECF Data Controller Tina Turner (as ECF Office)	Editor, Yearbook Vacant
Sport & Recreation Alliance Representative David Sedgwick 23 Tierney Court, Canning Road, Croydon CR0 6QA Email	Strategic Planning Officer Vacant	Editor, Chess Moves Andrew Farthing Email
Voting Register Officer John Philpott Email	Publicity Officer Vacant	Minutes Secretary David Eustace Email

Home Chess Officers

Manager(s) of Women’s Chess Jovanka Houska / Sabrina Chevannes Email	Manager of Congress Chess Bruce Holland 2A Bertie Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JP Email	Manager of Chess in Prisons Vacant
Manager of Grading Chris Majer (as above) Email	Manager of the British Chess Championships Lara Barnes Email	Grading Website Officer Jon Griffith Email
Controller, Counties Championship Vacant	Grading Administrator Richard Haddrell 48 Southview Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9BX Email	Controller, County & District Correspondence Chess Championships This event is being run by the BFCC
Controller, Counties Rapidplay Championship Vacant	National Club Chief Controller Julie Johnson 105 Central Avenue, Syston, Leics LE7 2EG	National Club Chief Arbiter Vacant
National Club Open Cyril Johnson 105 Central Avenue, Syston, Leics LE7 2EG	National Club Major Julie Johnson	National Club Intermediate Mike McNaughton 110 Cavendish Court, Recorder Road, Norwich NR1 1HX Email
National Club Minor Guy Greenland 6 Spruce Court, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 3QU Email	National Club Rapidplay – Vacant	Chief Arbiter / Curator of Equipment David Welch Flat 1 63 Croxteth Road Liverpool L8 3SF
Secretary, Adjudication Service Philip Clemow Parkfield House, Slackstead, Braishfield, Romsey, Hants SO51 0QL [NB Adjudication service is now £15.00 per game]	Adjudicators Peter Clarke, Peter Gibbs, Peter Griffiths, Paul Littlewood, Ken Neat & Jonathan Penrose	Manager of Arbiters (Home) – vacant
Grand Prix Co-Ordinator Colin Gardiner Email

International Chess Officers

Finance Officers

Financial Controller John Philpott Email

Junior Chess and Education Officers

Senior Controller, National Schools Chess Championship Richard Haddrell (as above)	National Head Coach GM Nicholas Pert Email	Junior Directorate Business Manager Jim Wadsworth Email
Junior Ratings Officer FA Neville Belinfante Email	Junior Development Officer Angela Eyton Email	Junior Development Assistant Megan Owens Email
National Primary Schools Co-ordinator (North) Julian Clissold Email	National Primary Schools Co-ordinator (South) Vacant Email	National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator Vacant Email
Manager, Certificate of Excellence Peter Turner Email	Manager of the Certificate of Merit John Upham Email	Junior Trip Coordinator Debbie Taylor Email
Junior Trip Coordinator (2) Jay Atara Email	Junior Clubs Co-ordinator John Kendell Email

Committees

International Selection Committee
David Openshaw (Chairman), Jonathan Parker

International Senior Selection Committee
Stewart Reuben (Chairman), David Anderton, Ken Norman, Peter Wilson

Junior Player Development and Selection Committee
Click here

The Finance Committee
Mike Truran (Chairman), Ray Clark, Ian Reynolds and ex officio, the President and, by invitation, the Auditor

The Governance Committee
Chris Majer (Chairman), Richard Haddrell, Andrew Leadbetter and ex officio, the President

Committee for the County Championship National Stage Draw
David Welch, the Director of Home Chess and County Championships Controller

The ICT Committee - to be appointed by the Manager of ICT

Personnel – John Wickham (Chairman), David Anderton, Debbie Taylor, ex officio The President and the Finance Director

Awards – Roger Edwards (Chairman), the Marketing & Membership Director, Stan Goodall, Bob Jones

Book of the Year – Ray Edwards, Julian Farrand and David Friedgood

David Openshaw – Profile

David was a strong junior chess player. He regularly represented Lancashire Juniors and was 4th in the British Boys Under-16 Championship (Bath, 1963). In 1967 he was captain of the Oxford University team. Having just recently taken up chess again, David played in the British Seniors Championship in Sheffield last year and recently was joint winner of the British Championship (Under 180) at North Shields.

He worked mainly in the Automotive Industry, firstly with Volvo UK as Operations Director and then in the retail sector, including ten years as Managing Director of Lex Retail Group (£200m turnover) and Motorway Tyres (£70m turnover). From 1996 he worked as a self-employed Management Consultant, focusing mainly on Logistics, Management Coaching and Major Change Programmes.

David knows what it’s like to develop and play at the very top of a sport. He was a regular member of the Great Britain croquet team between 1979 and 2002. He captained the team that won the World Championship in 1982, 1990, 1993 and 2000. On an individual basis he was British Open Champion in 1979, 1981 and 1985, World Champion (One Ball) in 1982, and Silver Medallist in the 1991 World Championship.

He was a Council Member of the English Croquet Association from 1982 to 1986 and from 1998 to 2010 and President of the World Croquet Federation 2003 to 2009.

His other interests are golf, supporting Burnley football team, the theatre and being a good Grandad.

David says ‘I am very pleased to become the International Director of the ECF, and look forward to working with the ECF Board for the benefit of English Chess. I would like to see the English teams improve their relative position in the chess world. I want to ensure we have strong elite development programmes for our top players. I also want to ensure we have the means so that our very best players are able to play in key international events. To do this we are likely to need commercial partners to support the English teams. I will be working hard, with I hope many others, to achieve these aims.

My first actions will be to talk to our top players and ex-players to understand their needs, and to start to develop a network of people who can help us find commercial partners. If you can help please contact me.’