ECF Office arrangements – updated 1/4/20
With the continuing Covid-19 outbreak showing no sign of letting up in the near future, the office staff are now on furlough, and the office…
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Coronavirus – an update
The world has changed dramatically since our coronavirus guidance to leagues issued on 14th March. There is now no question that leagues and other face…
ECF support for moving chess online
For club secretaries, organisers and chess players – this post is to inform you all how the ECF will be supporting the move to online…
You Tube Chess from IM Andrew Martin
I’m pleased to say that I have created a new You Tube Channel — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYyZx … nm_jxG674w In these extraordinary times , educators are turning…
English Women’s Championships cancelled
It is with great reluctance that the ECF is forced to announce that the English Women’s Chess Championships will not be held at Hull this…
British Chess Championships cancelled
It is with great reluctance that the ECF is forced to announce that the British Chess Championships will not be held at Torquay this July….
March Online Grades are out!
New (online) grades are out. The ECF March 2020 online lists are now available here — https://englishchessonline.org.uk/monthly-ratings/ The lists provide 4 digit Elo ratings for…
Chess experiment – sign-ups needed
Former England Juniors player Cosima Keen writes — I’m just completing my psychology chess study looking at the gender differences in both representation and performance…
RIP Richard Guy
The chess studies expert and brilliant mathematician Richard Guy has just died, aged 103. He was the BCM endings editor from 1948 to 1951.
Arrangements for the Counties Championship 2019/20
In the light of the rapidly changing Covid-19 pandemic situation in the UK and resulting restrictions, the Counties Championships for 2019/20 have been suspended. In…
English Seniors – postponed
Due to recent events concerning the Coronavirus, we are regrettably having to postpone the English Seniors Championships scheduled for April 30th. All entry fees will…
RIP Tony Suttill
We hope to add more details shortly to this brief obituary — Tony died about one month ago and is to be buried at Mortlake…
March Online Cup of Nations – England come third!
We won our group match on lichess on Saturday 14th March to qualify for the final on Sunday afternoon, where we were defending our trophy….