Congratulations to English Juniors – updated 4/5/22
Just in – from ECF President Dominic Lawson To the England Team Juniors On behalf of the English Chess Federation, I am writing to congratulate…
Articles by Danny Rosenbaum
England v Sweden Challenge Match
Chess & Bridge have announced there will be an England v Sweden Challenge Match between Grandmaster David Howell (England) and Grandmaster Nils Grandelius (Sweden) in…
Congratulations Bodhana
6-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan has just won silver medals in both the Blitz and the Rapid European Chess Championship Girls Under 8! You can see the…
England at European Team Chess Championship 2021
Good luck to England at the European Team Chess Championship, which starts today. We have a strong line-up — Open GM David Howell; GM Michael…
Luke McShane wins the Manx Liberty Masters
Many congratulations to GM Luke McShane, the winner of the Manx Liberty Masters, held in Douglas, Isle of Man. Luke won outright with a score…
England at the FIDE Online Olympiad 2021
Good luck to the England team, who are playing this week in the top division of the FIDE Online Olympiad. You can see the players,…
Congratulations to Ravi Haria and Marcus Harvey
Many congratulations to IM Ravi Haria who gained a GM norm (finishing first) and FM Marcus Harvey (finishing joint third) who gained a final IM…
Congratulations to GM Gawain Jones
GM Gawain Jones has become the first Englishman to play in the Champions Chess Tour. He has been invited to be one of the players…
GM Luke McShane on the boom in chess
Chess continues to be in the news and English Grandmaster Luke McShane has written an article in The Spectator on the game’s current surge in…
Ben Chilwell gets the chess bug
Chelsea FC star Ben Chilwell made a video this week about how chess has helped in tough times and is one of the diversions he…
The Caplin Hastings Online All-Play-All
The Caplin Hastings Online All-Play-All takes place this weekend. Taking part are GM Michael Adams, GM David Howell, GM Luke McShane, GM Gawain Jones. GM…
GM Gawain Jones is the European Online Blitz Chess Champion
Many congratulations to GM Gawain Jones on becoming the European Online Blitz Chess Champion! After getting through a gruelling 11-round qualification stage, he reached the…
England qualify for Division 1 – FIDE Online Olympiad
England have qualified for Division 1 in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020, after coming second in Pool E, winning 8 out of 9 matches and…
England start their Olympiad campaign tomorrow
England starts its campaign in the FIDE Online Olympiad tomorrow in Pool E. Matches take place on Chess.com on 14th, 15th and 16th August. The…