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The many benefits of ECF membership include … ChessMoves – the ECF bi-monthly news letter; reduced entry fees to some congresses; the ECF Yearbook; discounts from chess retailers; 15-month chess diary; click here for the benefits offered by HMCA Insurance. This is your opportunity to support the English Chess Federation in developing chess activities for all regardless of sex, age and ability. Use this table to decide which membership category suits your chess playing …
MEMBERSHIP LEVEL | Cost to Non-Members | ||||||
| BENEFIT | BRONZE | SILVER | GOLD | PLATINUM | |||
| Free grading of results in: | Club competitions | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Each Standard Play result will incur a Game Fee of £2 (junior-only events 50p). Rapid Play results will each incur a Game Fee of £1 (junior-only events 25p). | |
| Leagues | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||
| County championships | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||
| Congresses (excl. FIDE-rated) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | £6 per event (adults); £4 per event (juniors). Applies also to Bronze ECF members. In junior-only congresses, there is a Game Fee per result of 50p (Standard Play) and 25p (Rapid Play). | |||
| FIDE-rated events | Unlimited | Unlimited | N/A – Membership at Gold or Platinum level is mandatory for these events. | ||||
| Cost of annual FIDE rating registration fee (€1) included with membership | Yes | Yes | N/A – Only Gold or Platinum members will be registered for English for FIDE rating purposes. | ||||
| Cost of per-event FIDE rating fee (£1.50) for Swiss system events and leagues (i.e. excluding all-play-all events) included with membership | Yes | Yes | N/A – Membership at Gold or Platinum level is mandatory for these events. | ||||
| ECF Yearbook | Discounted price (£13.50) | Free | £15.50 | ||||
| 15-month ECF Diary | Discounted price (£2.50) | Free | £4.50 | ||||
| Eligibility for inclusion in the ECF Grand Prix | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | |||
| Eligibility for ECF Master Points Scheme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
| Access to online newsletter ChessMoves (six issues per annum) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
| 5% discount offered via the Chess Direct Ltd web site – www.chessdirect.co.uk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
| Discounted subscription to British Chess Magazine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
| Discounted rates with HMCA Insurance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
… then either -
1) Print and complete the form (click here) clearly then post it to the ECF Office along with the appropriate payment. We would strongly advise against sending your credit card details by email. Please note – we can now also accept applications, renewals & payments by telephone, or
2) If you prefer, join online – to register, click on this link then from the dropdown menu select which type of membership you would like to register for. A form will load with the mandatory fields denoted by red asterisks, or
3) download a renewal form if you’re already a member
- 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.
- To enter FIDE rated events membership of the ECF is necessary for FIDE rating purposes.
The English Chess Federation (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 the widest possible audience. To develop chess, by creating the means to enable the highest forms of chess excellence to be achieved and to expand the game as a social and sporting activity.
Annual competitions run by the ECF include – British Championships (with events for everyone from Under-8 to veteran); National Club Championships (Open, Major, Intermediate and Minor); English Chess Federation Grand Prix (Congress competitition); County Championships; Schools Chess Tournament; Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championships
The ECF is responsible for the selection of English teams and individual representatives to all FIDE events, including:
European and World Team Championships, Chess Olympiads for Men and Women, World Championship Zonal Tournaments & World Junior Championships.
Other ECF activities include – the ECF Grading system (click here to visit the online grading database); courses for chess arbiters; sets of Chess Skills leaflets for beginners; chess events calendar (here); advice on publicising an event; advice on running a simultaneous display; advice on your nearest club(s)
Further details from – English Chess Federation, The Watch Oak, Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 OYD.
Tel: 01424 775222 Fax: 01424 775904 Email: office@englishchess.org.uk
ECF Membership Scheme – September 2012
The new ECF Membership scheme (including online subscription and renewal) becomes fully active on the 1st September 2012 – here are the details!
Annual subscription for the year to 31st August 2013
| Membership (1 year) | £ | Concessionary rate (juniors) £ |
| Bronze | 13.00 | 9.00 |
| Silver | 19.00 | 13.00 |
| Gold | 28.00 | 22.00 |
| Platinum | 60.00 | N / A |
| A discount of £1.00 will be available to all members joining or renewing online via the ECF website. The concessionary rate for juniors is available to persons aged under 18 years as at the 1st September of the membership year in question | ||
| SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW MEMBERS! New members joining from 1st July 2012 will have the option of purchasing a membership from the date of joining to 31st August 2013, i.e. up to 14 months for the price of 12 | ||
| You can protect yourself against future increases in the membership rate by purchasing a three-year subscription as follows : | ||
| Membership (3 years) | £ | Concessionary rate (juniors) £ |
| Bronze | 39.00 | 27.00 |
| Silver | 57.00 | 39.00 |
| Gold | 84.00 | 66.00 |
| Platinum | 180.00 | N / A |
Clearly the new scheme differs in several significant ways from the old scheme – for more details and a complete set of downloadable documents covering all aspects of the changeover, click here