Chess News
England win World Seniors Team Chess Championship 65+ title!
England had another successful seniors event at the World Senior Team Chess Championships in Krakow, Poland, which concluded today – 11th July – with the Over 65 team winning the…
23,000 join Bodhana at ChessFest!
Record-breaking nine-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan celebrated her call-up to England’s chess team in a packed Trafalgar Square on Sunday as ChessFest drew its biggest-ever crowd. More than 23,000 people—8,000 more than…
British Chess Championships Social Programme
There is a full social programme available for the British Championships. There are historic walks, receptions, a fabulous Ukrainian evening, outdoor chess (with some sponsored Grandmaster Ale), simuls, talks, problems…
Silver and Gold Membership Merge/2024 British Chess Championships
We’ve now completed the IT changes to put into effect the decision made at the English Chess Federation’s Finance Council meeting last April to merge existing Silver and Gold memberships…
England teams for the Chess Olympiad
The England teams for the Chess Olympiad at Budapest in September have been selected. Board orders will be determined by the Selection Committee at a later date. Open Michael Adams;…
Tournament Report and Results – English Chess Championships
Congratulations to the 2024 English Champion Gawain Jones and 2024 English Women’s Champion Elmira Mirzoeva, and well played Mickey Adams and Kata Toma, both finishing a very close second by…
FIDE Chess for Freedom Conference – featuring Carl Portman
IBCA 2024 – reports from Owen Phillips
The last round saw some long tussles, particularly on boards 2 – 5, but GM Marcin Tazbir of Poland disposed of his opponent relatively quickly to finish top on 7½/9…
World Amateur Championship 2024 registration is open
All FIDE Member Federations and eligible players with FIDE rating under 2300 are invited to participate in the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2024. The competition will take place in…
ChessFest is back – Sunday July 7th 2024
There are fewer than 6 weeks to go until ChessFest 2024, CSC’s annual chess extravaganza in Trafalgar Square, London. On Sunday 7th July 2024, 11am-6pm, we’re taking over the whole…
English Seniors Championship starts today
The English Seniors Championship starts today with two sections (50+ and 65+) over seven rounds from Friday 24th May to Tuesday 28th May. For further details please follow this link…
Congratulations IA Alex Holowczak, Technical Administration Panel Chair of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024!
A letter from Arkady Dvorkovich, FIDE President, reads … Dear Mr. Holowczak As you are aware, the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 will take place in Budapest, Hungary, and is scheduled…
ESTCC Triple Champions!
England’s seniors dominated the European Senior Team Chess Championships at Terme Catez, Slovenia, winning three team golds in the Open 50+ and 65+ as well as the Women’s Over 50…