Most of the England Team have now arrived in beautiful Porto Carras in Greece for the upcoming World Chess Championships. We are staying in the…

Today after an extra hour in bed, the coaches were breakfasting early along with those having the early 8.30am slot. The sun is shining today…

The England team are staying at the Hotel Sithonia, just 5 mins walk from the Olympic Hall playing venue. Having been here 5 years ago…

It’s 45 minutes before the first round begins. We’ve had our meeting, the players have been presented with their England badges, and the team pose…

Official website – http://www.wycc2015.org/ Everyone is now getting used to their coaching slots and finding their way around. We were again blessed with lovely weather…

The sun continues to shine in Porto Carras, unfortunately the insects are also in abundance and now a number of the group are now suffering…

Our hotel is nestled in the foothills of Mount Meliton which on a clear day sets a spectacular backdrop – however this morning, the skies…

Hooray … the wi-fi has spluttered back into life and we are all catching up on emails, Facebook, and Twitter – not to mention the…

The Rest Day was enjoyable for everyone.  The parents needed a break from the daily routine of supporting the players.  The players also needed to…

… by Vaidyanathan Ravikumar IM Today is rest day in Porto Carras and the English Chess delegation – all 79 of us (!) – are…

Today, whilst being round 6 of the WYCC, is also Halloween! We have a number of young players and siblings on our trip and so…

— from Glenn Flear At the World Youth Championships in Halkidiki each of the six ECF coaches were allocated four pupils to guide throughout the…