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FIDE World School Chess Championships 2025
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Bronze for Eugenia Karas at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships
UK Open Blitz Finals with photography and commentary
ECF Level 1 Arbiter Course – January 2025
ECF Secondary School Chess News November 2024
ISF Bahrain Gymnasiade 2024 – report and pictures
Record-breaking English chess prodigy earns master title and breaks official 2300 rating barrier aged 9
England’s record-breaking crop of chess talents scored another incredible milestone this week when nine-year-old north London schoolboy Ethan Pang became the youngest-ever to pass the 2300 rating mark in an…
Results of the ECF Elections 2024
The ECF Annual General Meeting was held on 26 October 2024. The following candidates were elected unopposed — President: Dominic Lawson Chair of Council: David Eustace Chief Executive: Mike Truran…
Third and final GM norm for Ameet Ghasi and first for Jonah Willow!
‘… awesome day for English chess …’ – GM Keith Arkell Some good news Sunday (13/10/24) with Midlands players Jonah Willow and Ameet Ghasi finishing 2nd and 3rd, and both…
World Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships
Taking place in Terme Catez, Slovenia 13-17 December 2024. Registration has now opened for the above event. Whilst attendance at this tournament is not restricted, the ECF has a few…
GM Shreyas Royal and IM Aaravamudhan Balaji!
Shreyas Royal (above left), aged just 15, is now officially England’s 41st grandmaster and the youngest ever to achieve the title. Congratulations, Shreyas! In addition, FIDE have also awarded the…