Yorkshire Girls Chess Day
Held on the 12th January 2019 at Archbishop Junior School, Bishopthorpe, York. The event was opened by Mrs Vera Campbell, Sheriff of York. Training was…
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ECF office staffing …
For approximately two months from today, the ECF office will be running with only one full-time and two part-time (two days each) members of staff…
RIP Stephen Berry FM
18th March 1951 – 4th January 2019 Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Steve studied History the University of Hull. In 1972 he travelled to Iceland to…
Appointments to FIDE Commissions
Secretary, Qualification Commission – Alex Holowczak Events Commission – Lara Barnes Commission for Women’s Chess – Christelle Jager-Hafstad Global Strategy Commission – Ali Mortazavi The…
New Junior Selection Policy 2019
The new Junior Selection Policy is now available here or via the link on the Juniors homepage. Players who have qualified will be contacted in early February. Any enquiries should be sent to Alex Holowczak at director.juniorchess@englishchess.org.uk
ECF Accredited Coaches Scheme announcement
A review has been conducted of the ECF Accredited Coaches Scheme. It was agreed by the Board that the Scheme had a number of issues…
Northumbria Masters postponed
Sadly, due to a sudden family bereavement, the Northumbria Masters will not now be going ahead on its scheduled dates of February 16th-20th, 2019. It…
ECU Commissions 2019-2022
Congratulations to all of the following — John Foley – Secretary, ECU Educational Commission John Higgs – Member, ECU Events Commission Christelle Jager-Hafstad – ECU…
Alex goes to St Petersburg …
Alex Holowczak, the current ECF Junior Director and former ECF Home Director, has been appointed as a Pairings Arbiter at the World Rapid & Blitz…
Nakamura wins GCT Final | Gawain Jones wins the British KO!
Press releases – British Knockout Round 1 | British Knockout Quarter Finals Game 1 | BKO latest news | LCC Day One | LCC Day…
Fabi’s Back – This Time It’s a Knockout!
Fans eager for more fabulous top-class chess after the World Championship in London need look no further than the London Chess Classic, where the valiant…
I’ve got news for you … it’s stupid to mock chess
— from ECF President Dominic Lawson’s column in the Mail Apologies — assuming you noticed — for my absence from these pages over the past…
Chess and Education
Forthcoming events which may be of interest to those involved with junior chess — London Chess Conference The Future of Chess in Education 8th-9th December,…
The ECF Resource website …
As part of the plan to put the records previously listed in the first and last thirds of the ECF Yearbook online, the ECF Resource…