Winton British Chess Solving Championship
Two British Championships on the trot for David Hodge. Chess solving Championships, that is. He was the winner at last year’s Winton British Chess Solving Championship, and he retained his…
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2nd Cambridge International Open – results
The 2nd Cambridge International Open Chess Tournament ran from Monday 19th February to Saturday 24th February 2024 in Cambridge. The event provides an opportunity for participants to achieve international title…
British Chess Championships 2024
The 2024 British Chess Championships will take place in Hull from Thursday 25th July to Sunday 4th August. This will be the 110th British Chess Championships in a series which…
ECF Awards Committee – new Chair
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Gregory as the new Chair of the ECF Awards committee. Keith is recently retired after a long career in IT/programme…
Sohum Lohia in Wijk aan Zee
Sohum Lohia won his tournament in Wijk aan Zee, which means he has qualified for the Qualifiers tournament at Tata Steel next year. This tournament is the level below the…
WGM title awarded to Lan Yao
Congratulations to Lan Yao, whose WGM title was confirmed by the 2023 3rd FIDE Council Meeting. Since applying for the title Lan Yao has gained her first IM norm as…
FIDE changes to rating system and title regulations
FIDE are making some changes to their rating system and title regulations with further details at the link here – https://fide.com/news/2831 The rating system changes will come into force from…
British Rapidplay 2024
We’re pleased to be able to confirm that the ECF are once again supporting the 4NCL in organising the 2024 edition of the British Rapidplay Championship on Saturday 2nd and…
Manager for Accessible Chess
Owen Philips has decided to stand down from the post of Manager for Accessible Chess on health grounds. During his tenure Owen has taken forward a number of initiatives to support…
Bodhana Sivanandan enters chess history – from Leonard Barden
LCC – Adams wins with ‘Best Ever Result’, Royal makes second GM Norm
— from Chess.com GM Michael Adams said it was probably his best-ever result to win the London Chess Classic 2023 at the age of 52. He clinched the title with…
National Honour – 3Cs Chess Club
3Cs Chess Club have once again been given national recognition, with the club’s founder Steve Rigby having secured a ‘Points of Light’ award, a national honour personally bestowed by the…
Announcing the 2023 London Chess Classic
Chess in Schools and Communities are proud to announce that the London Chess Classic will return to the capital this December for its thirteenth edition. The London Chess Classic will…
Baptism of fire for the UK Parliamentary Chess Club
The UK Parliamentary Chess Club played its first over-the-board match in decades, and it was bruising encounter for them against a well-organised and impressive Imperial College Chess Club team. The…