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ECF Marathon for Ukraine – results

The English Chess Federation’s 24-hour charity marathon for Ukraine took place over the weekend of 02/04 to 03/04 on Chess.com to raise funds for the Red Cross DEC appeal in…



ECF Women’s Norm Event 2022/She Plays To Win

Follow these links — https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/ecf-womens-norm-event-2022#live https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/1st-she-plays-to-win-international-2022#live (image courtesy of Netflix)


Junior Development Pathway consultation

Junior chess remains extremely popular in England with a thriving educational and competitive scene. There are many organisations and service providers including for profits, charities and not for profit associations…



ECF Red Cross Charity Marathon for Ukraine

The English Chess Federation’s 24-hour charity marathon for Ukraine took place over the weekend of 02/04 to 03/04 on Chess.com to raise funds for the Red Cross DEC appeal in…


ECF Yearbook 2022

The ECF Yearbook 2022 is now available. Features this year include — Ravi Haria – England’s Newest GM; Chess in the Time of Coronavirus; Guildford’s 25 Years in the 4NCL;…


Hosting Ukrainian refugees

The ECF would like to help one or more Ukrainian chess players to find hosts in England through the Government’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme. In the first instance please read…


2022 MSO Grand Prix

Registration is now open for this year’s MSO Grand Prix, which commences on April 15. The goal of the MSO Grand Prix is to continue to bring together the world’s…



ECF memberships – Ukraine

The ECF Directors at their recent Board meeting agreed that the ECF will until further notice offer free ECF membership to all Ukrainians with a FIDE UKR registration, whether they…



RIP Edward Claud Sowden

I am writing to advise you that my father, Edward Claud Sowden, passed away on the 13th February 2022 aged 85 years after a short illness and it was his…