Events Director Appointment
The ECF Board is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the discussion about director appointments at the Finance Council meeting on 26th April, it is making an appointment of…
The ECF Board is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the discussion about director appointments at the Finance Council meeting on 26th April, it is making an appointment of…
Congratulations to Sohum Lohia (above right) and Alex Golding, who both gained their third IM norm at the Southend Masters (part of the Southend Easter Chess Festival). They are both…
Watford Chess Club will be among the exhibitors at the Bucks Country Show taking place at the Penn Estate, near Amersham on 4th and 5th May. It will be the…
The festival marks its fifth edition this Summer, headlining an International Open with title norm opportunities up to GM. The event will take place from the 13th-18th August at the…
— from Chris Baker ( a fuller report will appear in ChessMoves for April) Held in Swidnica 4th April to 14th April 2025 featuring 50+ and 65+ teams. This is…
The ECF safeguarding policy can read at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-Safeguarding-Policy.pdf. This has recently been updated and will be reviewed regularly. Please write to the safeguarding team at safeguarding.officer@englishchess.org.uk if you have any…
— by Richard Palliser After five rounds of highly competitive chess Sachsen-Anhalt from Germany emerged victorious in the 12th ChessMates International, which took place in the fine setting of York…
This year’s ECF Online Grand Prix Series starts with an online blitz tournament on Sunday 6th April 2025. Grand Prix events will be held on Lichess at 2.00pm on the first…
An opportunity exists to play a part in the ECF Grassroots Scheme. We need a new volunteer coordinator to cover South East England. Your task will be to assess grant…
An IM/WGM women’s norm event from 20th to 24th March 2025 at the Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD Follow the games live ChessBase – https://en.chessbase.com/post/tenth-vera-menchik-memorial Lichess –…
Please see below the announcement for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships which will be taking place from 10th – 16th June in London. Entries are welcome from…