ECF News

Manager of Chess in Prisons Carl Portman recently visited HMP Wakefield – here is his report

Many of the high quality books received this year concentrated on chess training; perhaps reflecting current anxieties the emphasis was not only on chess positions, but also on how the…

On the 1st September, OTB Blitz ratings will go live on the ECF rating website. Blitz chess for ECF purposes are games where each player has between 3 and 10…

The ECF is accepting entries for the 2022 UK Open Blitz Championships. As in previous years there will be 8 one-day regional qualifiers at venues across the UK with the…

Congratulations to all Chessable British Chess Championshipships prizewinners.  The Chessable British Chess Championships finished yesterday (Sunday 21/08) with FM Harry Grieve winning the main Championship after a tense final round…

We are now in the final stages of the Chessable British Championships, with Round 7 this afternoon, Round 8 on Saturday and Round 9 starting at 10.00am on Sunday. Presentations…

The Committee have agreed the following eleven awards in seven categories which the ECF Board have ratified. All winners will be presented with an engraved glass trophy recognising their achievement…

Nominations are invited for the positions detailed below, which will be the subject of elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 15th October 2022. Posts due for…

The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15th October 2022 and will meet in Birmingham (venue still to be determined) with access also by Zoom (starting time…

Congratulations to Shohreh Bayat who was the recipient of the award of Outstanding Chess Arbiter from Europe at Year of the Woman in Chess Awards. More information at https://fide.com/news/1905 [picture…

The Chess Trust announces support for Ukrainian chess players – click here for further details