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Latest News
250,000
Free Chess Sets for Schools in England
Just once in a lifetime, if you are very fortunate, something happens
which is bigger than anything you ever imagined. To say that I am
delighted to be actively involved with a chess opportunity which
has arisen over the past 7 months or so would be an understatement
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Presentation
to St Peters Roman Catholic College
Gerry Walsh joined local MP Vera Baird on Friday
20th June 2008 to hand over 10 free new chess sets. Photograh now
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National Chess Library
Official Opening
 The
National Chess Library, the third largest public chess library in the
world, was officially opened on Tuesday at the University Centre Hastings
by former Home Secretary, Charles Clarke MP.
The English Chess Federation library now has a permanent home in Hastings,
a town with a long association with the game of chess ...
more
New Prizes for the British Chess Championships
Liverpool John Moores University Prizes for Excellence at the British
Chess Championships. £100 Best Game Prizes for each of the 11 rounds
of the British Championship. The overall Best Game Prize will receive
in addition the £100 Alexander Prize.
Best achievement by a Merseyside player in the Congress as decided by
the event arbiters: £200, £100.
Best Swindle Prize in the Congress £50.
Best Combination £50.
Details of a further £500 junior prizes will be announced in due
course.
This generous support has been arranged for us by Professor David Robertson
of Liverpool John Moores University.
County Championships 2007/8
The results have been updated, please
click here to view them. The venue
details and timetable are also now available.
Right Move
Andrew Martin is appealing to all those wishing to send in articles for
the Right Move to do so before the 20th of the month. We welcome all news
about junior chess,including games, annotations etc and are delighted
to help YOU publicise your junior activities.
Please send to
ECF Board Meeting 7th June
A meeting of the new ECF Board was held on 7th June 2008 with representatives
of the Constituent Units present. Alan Martin was elected to the vacant
Board position of Non-Executive Director. We now have a full-complement
of Directors and so it is business as usual. A report on the Board meeting
is available here
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Master Points System
The Master Points System has been updated, click
here for more info ...
British Championships News
British Championships Quiz
Playing in the British Championships in Liverpool
Accommodation Form for the 2008 British Championships
Press Release
World Youth Chess Championships
Read details on important annoucement ...
more
Chess Organisations Applying for Charitable Status
Under new legislation chess organisations, e.g. chess clubs, may now qualify
for charitable status ...
more
Manager of Women’s Chess
Claire Summerscale will be standing down at the end of June and a replacement
is sought. Details of responsibilities can be found here.
Direct Member Representatives
Nominations are invited for Direct Member Representatives to take office
for a period of one year after the end of the Annual General Meeting to
be held on 18 October 2008 ...
more
Are You a Hidden Maths Genius?
We are looking for people who have a natural talent for maths to
take part in a Channel 4 documentary.
You don't need a degree or any qualifications at all - just raw ability.
So, if you've got a knack with numbers... It could be you. Take our short
online test and find out: www.mi-id.com/hiddengenius
Sad News
It is with great sadness that we report that John Dunleavy has passed
away. Our condolences to his family.
Please click here to read
his obituary by Robert Jones.
British Championships
The double round day for the Under-12 Championship was erroneously published
as Thursday 7th August. It should be on Sunday 3rd August.
We apologise that negotiations for cheap accommodation have fallen through.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Chesscube
Our online chess cube now has well over 1000 members and numbers are continuing
to rise. If you haven’t already joined, do so now! Membership is
free!
Chesscube is continually evolving and improving ecfclub.chesscube.com
Best wishes, IM Andrew Martin
John Robinson Junior Grand Prix
Congratulations to the winners of the 1st John Robinson Junior Grand Prix.
You can see the full results here.
2008/2009 Calendar of Events & ECF Diary
Click here to submit your event
U18 & U13 County Championships
We are pleased to announce the dates and venue for the U18 & U13 County
Championships. We hope to see all counties represented at this event.
Please pass it onto your junior county organisers ...
more
British Chess Championships 2008
The online entry form is now available.
English Chess Federation Joins BingoLotto
The English Chess Federation is delighted to announce it will be amongst
the beneficiaries of BingoLotto - a new TV game which will raise money
for sport and the voluntary sector ...
more
ECF Grand Prix 2007/8
The Leader Boards have been upated
(24/6/08)...
ECF Centre of Excellence & ECF Accredited Coach
Schools and clubs wishing to become an ECF Centre of Excellence or those
who would like to apply for the ECF Accredited Coach title are invited
to contact IM Andrew Martin on
ECF Membership Agreement
All interested parties please contact the ECF Office for a hard copy of
the contract, plus an excel spreadsheet template for Members details.
Click here to view
the agreement.
Notice About FIDE Rating
It is a FIDE requirement that "to be included in the FRL or FIDE
Rapidplay Rating list, a player must be a member of a national chess federation
which is a member of FIDE" (FIDE Handbook B.02, paragraph 16.1).
The ECF will only submit a game for FIDE rating if both players of the
game are members of a national federation ...
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A guide to starting a school chess club, produced
in conjunction with the DfES.
Press Cutting Service
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your area? Please send any cuttings to the ECF Office, Battle. Postage
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