Office closure …
The ECF will shortly be launching a new membership system that will enable members to join on-line for the 2018/19 year. In order to conduct…
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8th IBCA Championships for Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players
… in Sofia, Bulgaria from 20th to 31st July 2018. The UK team is Chris Ross, Steve Hilton, Paul Benson, William (Bill) Armstrong, and Graham…
England wins Silver at World Senior Team Chess Championship
England have won the silver medals at the World Senior Team Championship in the 50+ section. The team won seven matches, drew one and lost…
Glorney-Gilbert is underway …
Follow this link for reports and pictures from the 2018 Glorney – Gilbert tournament
… take a chess set and you’ve got a friend for life
Follow this link to read a Guardian article about the ECF Manager of Chess in Prisons, Carl Portman, and his excellent works
Old logos for posterity
Should anyone require a copy of the current ECF logo, or the one before, for posterity before they’re gone, click on the links below and…
World Senior Teams – electrifying news!
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Lancashire retains the County Championship
ECF County Championship Controller Mark Murrell reports … For the second year in succession Lancashire have won the County Championship on tie break. Once again,…
FIDE Presidential nomination
At its Board meeting on 15th June, the Board nominated Nigel Short’s presidential ticket for the FIDE election in October. Regardless of its nomination, the Board…
Director of Home Chess – vacancy
The Director of Home Chess, Alex Holowczak, has decided to stand down from his Directorship at the AGM in October 2018. Since taking on the…
[PLEASE READ] Renewals closed for 2017/18
Please note – ECF membership renewals are now closed for the 2017/18 membership year. If you need to upgrade your existing ECF membership to take…
Awards Committee report
President’s Award for Services to Chess We received seven citations for this award and have decided to make the following four recommendations for the award….
New Director of Women’s Chess
The ECF is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Fegan as the new Director of Women’s Chess. Chris has over 40 years’ experience playing…
Captains for the Women’s and Open Olympiad teams
The captains have been appointed as follows — Open team: GM John Nunn | Women’s team: IM Lorin D’Costa