FIDE Elections
At an ECF Board meeting held on 20th September the ECF Board decided by a clear majority to support the Presidential ticket of Georgios Makropoulos…
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NSCC Girls’ Chess Championships 2019
‘From inception in 2014, this event has surpassed expectations year on year and is the most dynamic national chess competition for young women. Come and…
AGM Elections
The positions up for election and the people standing for them, at the forthcoming AGM, are as follows, including nominations and election addresses where they have…
GB successes at the World Problem Solving Championships
[courtesy Steve Giddins] I am pleased to report that Great Britain finished an excellent third, behind perennial gold medallists Poland and Russia in silver medal…
ECF Club Finder
In the right hand sidebar you’ll find the new Club Finder. You can search the map for clubs near your location, search the list of…
Peter Gayson – IM Norm
Congratulations to Peter Gayson, who achieved an IM norm at the European Senior Championships in Drammen, Norway that ran from 4th – 12th August 2018…
UK Open Blitz – reports, results etc.
Click here – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/uk-open-blitz-championship/ – for reports, results and more from the qualifiers for the UK Open Blitz on the 8th September 2018 …
Cornwall’s 1st Open Chess Congress
Cornwall’s First Open Chess Congress will take place from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th May 2019 at The Falmouth Hotel, Falmouth TR11 4NZ – see…
UK Open Blitz – entry deadline
Online entries for the 2018 UK Open Blitz will close at 4:30pm on Friday, 7th September. It will still be possible to enter in person…
British Chess Championships 2019
We are pleased to announce that the 2019 British Chess Championships will be held at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay from the 26th July…
English Women’s Championship winners!
Many congratulations to ECF English Women’s Joint Champions 2018 – Kanwal Bhatia and Ingrid Lauterbach, who tied for 1st place, and were presented with the…
Leek Congress cancellation
Please note that the Leek Congress, planned for the 7th to the 9th September, was cancelled some time ago, although entries are still being sent…
Watch the 2018 Women’s Championship live!
Click on this link – https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/english-womens-championship-2018#live – to watch the 2018 English Women’s Championship games live from 7.00pm tonight on Chess24!
Akshaya – Bronze medal winner at the EYCC 2018!
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan has achieved joint 2nd place and the Bronze medal (on tie break) in the U18 section at the European Youth Chess Championships held…