The arbiter appointments for the Chennai Olympiad have been announced at https://arbiters.fide.com/news/7464. There is a relevant article at https://www.fide.com/news/1801. There are 22 senior roles and the arbiters appointed to these positions come…
The 52nd Cotswold Chess Congress was held at The Kings School, Gloucester Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th June. The organizers are grateful to Karen Gulley from the school who assisted…
Bloxwich Junior Chess Academy and Club return on Saturday 11th June 2022 at 9.45am to celebrate their 12th Birthday with a chess match from 10.00am till 11.30am. They will be…
The starter problem is attached below. White, playing up the board, is to play and force mate in two moves against any Black defence. There is no entry fee, and…
The English Chess Federation and Chess in Schools and Communities Charity are delighted to announce an agreement about work with chess in prisons between the two organisations. There has been…
(picture – Chris Ross at Sheffield Hallam University, where he holds a senior administrative role) Chris Ross, the UK’s strongest ever fully blind chess player, has just written a book…
It is with great sadness we report that David Anderton passed away today, 1st April 2022. This is a great loss. Our condolences go out to his wife, Doreen, and…
On Thursday May 12th 2022 13.30 to 15.00 at the Café Tropea, Russell Square Gardens. We will be joined by Malcolm Pein, International Chess Master, ECF International Director and CEO…
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…
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…
On the 26th and 27th of February, the English Chess Federation’s Director of Women’s Chess, Agnieszka Milewska, travelled to Monaco to represent England in the European Chess Women’s Gala. The…
Dave sadly passed away yesterday [2/3/22] after a short spell in hospital. He will be greatly missed by Chester members. Our thoughts are with his wife Laura and family. He…
International Women’s Day – March 8th, 2022 – is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action…
The English Chess Federation (ECF) agrees with FIDE Council’s recently announced decision that the 44th Chess Olympiad, including the competition for players with disabilities, as well as the FIDE Congress,…