ECF AGM – call for nominations
Nominations are invited for the positions detailed below, which will be the subject of elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 26th October 2024. Posts due for…
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ECF AGM – call for motions
The 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 26th October 2024 in London with access also by Zoom (starting time 1.30pm). In addition to the prescribed business (including…
UK Open Blitz Championships 2024
ECF Awards 2024
This year saw many strong entries and the Awards Committee took on a tough task in reviewing and voting on them all. I was delighted to find that clear winners…
Report on the English Schools Finals 2024
Junior Bursaries for the Northumbria Masters
Thanks to the generous support of the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust, there are a number of junior bursaries (comprising free entry) available for England-affiliated players aged Under 21 entering…
Shreyas Royal on the BBC!
Skip to 50:25 to enjoy Shreyas’ interview on BBC Breakfast this morning 7/8/24 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0021sq1/breakfast-07082024 – and follow this link to the BBC website for an article by Tony Grew…
I Am The New U14 British Chess Champion! Video by Rock Yu
2024 British Chess Championship results
Congratulations to the 2024 British Chess Champion GM Gawain Jones, who became the latest champion following Sunday’s exciting playoff against second placed GM David Howell! Gawain and David agreed a…
Shreyas Royal, Grandmaster!
Shreyas Royal, aged just 15, is set to become England’s 41st grandmaster and the youngest ever, beating GM David Howell’s record, after achieving his final GM norm in the British…
Premier League Fantasy Football 2024
For the 2024/25 Fantasy Premier League, why don’t you join ‘Premier Chess’, the long standing league for chess players? Joining the league couldn’t be easier. Simply use the link below…
Brilliant Under 10s!
Ones to watch – Ethan Pang, Bodhana Sivanandan and Kushal Jakhria!
UK wins the World Team Chess Solving Championships!
From left to right – Jonathan Mestel, John Nunn and David Hodge. Christopher Jones writes — ‘In the final results table, you’ll see that their win was by tie-break (less…
DMR election results – Bronze members’ reps!
The successful candidates for Bronze Direct Members’ Representatives 2024 were JC Le Saux and Tina Teotia.