Hosting Ukrainian refugees
The ECF would like to help one or more Ukrainian chess players to find hosts in England through the Government’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme. In the first instance please read…
March 2022
2022 MSO Grand Prix
Registration is now open for this year’s MSO Grand Prix, which commences on April 15. The goal of the MSO Grand Prix is to continue to bring together the world’s…
Chessable support for the English Chess Federation and English Chess
ECF memberships – Ukraine
The ECF Directors at their recent Board meeting agreed that the ECF will until further notice offer free ECF membership to all Ukrainians with a FIDE UKR registration, whether they…
Charity Marathon for Ukraine
RIP Edward Claud Sowden
I am writing to advise you that my father, Edward Claud Sowden, passed away on the 13th February 2022 aged 85 years after a short illness and it was his…
European Chess Women’s Gala
On the 26th and 27th of February, the English Chess Federation’s Director of Women’s Chess, Agnieszka Milewska, travelled to Monaco to represent England in the European Chess Women’s Gala. The…
The English Championships 2022
RIP David Robertson
Dave sadly passed away yesterday [2/3/22] after a short spell in hospital. He will be greatly missed by Chester members. Our thoughts are with his wife Laura and family. He…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day – March 8th, 2022 – is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action…
Ukraine – statement update
The ECF Board confirms that individual players and officials with a Russian or Belarusian FIDE registration will be excluded from all ECF-organised competitions until further notice. The ECF Board urges…