Congratulations Bodhana!
Bodhana Sivanandan came second in the U8 Girls category at the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship. Bodhana actually finished joint top with 9.5 points after 11 rounds but narrowly missed…
September 2022
Aga Milewska – ECU Women’s Commission Councillor
The English Chess Federation is extremely proud that our Director of Women’s Chess Aga Milewska has been selected to be a Councillor on the European Chess Union’s Women’s Commission. Congratulations,…
ECF AGM 2022 – papers
The agenda and papers for the upcoming AGM can be found via this link — http://ecfcouncillive.ndlazi.uk/
Andrew Leadbetter RIP
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Andrew Leadbetter following a road traffic accident last Thursday. Andrew was a stalwart of Stafford Chess Club,…
Nominations for election at the AGM – updated 14/9/22
The nominations for election at the forthcoming AGM are listed below. Election addresses can be found on the Council database via this link – http://ecfcouncillive.ndlazi.uk/index.php?command=MeetingRecord&page=B Chair of Council David Eustace…
HM Queen Elizabeth II RIP
The English Chess Federation offers its condolences on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second. Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time. [Photograph courtesy of…
Junior Development Pathway
The English Chess Federation’s Junior Development Pathway is a new initiative by the ECF to create a structured and formal progression plan for junior chess players which incorporates existing coaches,…
UK Blitz 2022 – results and qualifiers to date
Click here – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/uk-open-blitz-2022-results-and-qualifiers/ – for the results and qualifiers as at 4th September
Level 1 Arbiter Course September 2022 closing date
Entries for this course – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-arbiter-course-registration/ — will close at 5.00pm tomorrow September 6th. Please enter now if you plan to.
A visit to HMP Wakefield – Carl Portman
Manager of Chess in Prisons Carl Portman recently visited HMP Wakefield – here is his report