Rating Category extensions
The lack of rated events due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to many players losing their category status based on number of games in…
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Caplin British Online Chess Championships
November Online Ratings are out!
Please follow the link here to see the newest online rating lists — https://englishchessonline.org.uk/monthly-ratings/
Incomplete membership applications – new junior members
PLEASE NOTE [from the membership page on this website – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership-2020-21/] 3) Junior Silver membership is available FREE to junior players who have not previously…
Simply the Beth …
The ECF is delighted that The Queen’s Gambit, broadcast by Netflix, has proved a terrific success both with audiences and with critics. Tarjei Svensen, writing…
Warm up for the British Junior Championships
LJCC Lite starts this weekend with three weekends of qualifiers followed by finals in Under 8, Under 10, Under 12 and Under 18. Joining details…
Thoughts on running Junior OTB tournaments at the current time
Cheney Under 11 tournament 24/10
— from Joseph Conlon Once upon a time – only one year ago but a world away – I ran an Oxfordshire qualifying event for…
New Government Guidelines – Covid-19/November 5th
On 31st October 2020, the Prime Minister announced that a new national lockdown is to come into effect for four weeks, starting on Thursday 5th…
Tiger Sharks triumph!
After this month’s results we can announce the winners of the Inaugural 2020 Worldwide Champions – Tiger Sharks (UK)! They took Stage 1 convincingly, defeating…
RIP John Calvert
I am sorry to report the death of John Calvert, a great supporter of chess and the British Championships, in August. John passed away without…
October Online Ratings are out!
Please follow the link here to see the newest online rating lists — https://englishchessonline.org.uk/monthly-ratings/
RIP Don Smedley 1933 – 2020
— from Christopher Jones I should pass on to you the sad news of the death on 12th October of Don Smedley. His is a…
AGM Election News
Following the AGM on Saturday October 17th, the ECF would like to welcome and congratulate the following ECF officers — Director of Home Chess –…