The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans. The grants will be awarded to distinguished players, coaches and organizers aged 65+. Anyone…
Tenders are now invited for the bookstall, coaching and/or commentary at the British Chess Championships 2024 in Hull – click here
Find the crosstable here. Congratulations also to Trisha Kanyamarala on becoming the first Irish player and the first female player to tie for first place. An excellent and comprehensive suite of…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
— 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…