Shreyas Royal at the Kasparov Chess Foundation
Shreyas Royal was recently selected for training by the Kasparov Chess Foundation. He was first invited to a preliminary training camp in Vienna, as one of eight top European juniors,…
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Wood Green Invitational 14th – 18th July 2023
For the third successive year there will be an all-play-all title norm tournament taking place in Stafford, the home town of the organiser Lawrence Cooper. Thanks must go to The…
Badacsonyi brothers at the World Youth Chess Championships
The link below opens an article by René Butler covering recent successes by Stanley and Frankie Badacsonyi, who took part in the English Chess Championships in Kenilworth and the World…
Chess in Prisons in the media today – Carl Portman
Carl Portman has been on BBC Radio 5 Live today talking about chess in prisons and three other stations too – follow the links below! 5 Live Breakfast – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070htg…
Last call – Chess Teacher training online course this weekend
The ECU-certificated Smart Method to teach chess has provided over a thousand teachers and tutors with new ideas and techniques to teach chess in the classroom — https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/920402
2023 South Lakes Congress prizewinners
A visit to HMP Dartmoor – Carl Portman
We hope this report gives you a sense of Carl’s ongoing work for the ECF, including visits to prisons of all categories across the country. Carl will also be appearing…
RIP Michael Lipton
A full obituary can be found at this link – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/18/michael-lipton-obituary – on the Guardian website Picture courtesy of the University of Sussex – https://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/60706
Northumbria Masters Junior Bursaries
A number of junior bursaries are available for participants in the Northumbria Masters Congress (24-28 August, Newcastle upon Tyne), thanks to generous support from the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust….
Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2023-2024
Entry to this competition sponsored by Winton is by solving the starter problem below. White, playing up the board, is to play and force mate in two moves against any…
Queens’ Chess Festival returns in July
The Queens’ Online Chess Festival, a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, is returning this summer. The third edition of the popular event, organized by the FIDE Commission for…
Volunteers needed for major sporting event in Birmingham
Hundreds of volunteers are needed for a major sporting event coming to Birmingham this summer. The 2023 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games are being held across Birmingham and…
Cotswold Chess Congress 2023 prize list
OPEN 1st place: £300 Yichen Han with 5.5 points 2nd place: £220 Alex Bullen with 5 points 3rd place: £150 Tim Kett with 4.5 points Best score by a Junior:…
5th FIDE World Championships for People with Disabilities
The championships will be held in Lublin, Poland from August 18 (arrivals) to August 28 (departures) 2023. Only players with communication (hearing) impairments, visual impairments and physical disabilities are eligible…