Stewart Reuben – obituary by Leonard Barden
Stewart Reuben, who died on February 4 aged 85, was England’s outstanding chess organiser of the 20th century, and played a key role in the chess explosion of the 1970s….
ECF News
England Over 65s retain World Senior Team Chess Championship title!
The England Over 65 team retained their World Senior Team Chess Championship title in Prague today, after securing the final point that left their rivals trailing in their wake. The…
English and English Women’s Chess Championships 2025
The English and English Women’s Championships 2025 and the English Women’s U1700 tournament have now been rescheduled from 13-16 June to 18-21 July at the same venue (the Kenilworth Holiday…
Forthcoming ECF events announcement
The ECF is very pleased to announce the following events — The British Rapidplay Championship 2025 1st – 2nd March https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british-rapidplay-championship-2025/ The English Seniors Chess Championships 24th – 28th April …
Online Semi-Final NSCC Girls Schools Team Championships – CANCELLED
We have unfortunately cancelled the girls online semi-final due to lack of entries. The organiser, Andrew Martin, will now be pursuing schools who finished 10th or below in the southern…
ECF Board Vacancies
A number of directors have confirmed that they intend either not to stand for re-election at October’s AGM or to step down before the end of their three-year term at…
England Chessmates Team
The following players have been selected for England in the Chessmates International on 21-23 March, 2025 in York. First Name Surname Category Stanley Badacsonyi U20 Avyukt Dasgupta U20 Alexandr Pereslavtsev…
ITT for 2026 British Chess Championships Venue Provision
The ECF is looking to contract for the provision of a venue for the 2026 British Chess Championships. Interested venue providers are invited to respond to the Invitation to Tender…
British Chess Championships 2025
We are pleased to announce that this year’s British Chess Championships will be held at St George’s Hall in Liverpool and the Liverpool Holiday Inn, with events running from 31st July to…
Visit to HMP Springhill – Carl Portman
National Schools report – Girls Semi-Finals
For the last ten years, St Catherine’s School in Bramley, England has been a sole or co-sponsor of the English Chess Federation National Schools Girls Team Tournament. A school with…
FIDE World School Chess Championships 2025
Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia 19th to 29th March 2025. A minimum of one parent must attend with each child who is playing in the tournament. For all the details and online…
Clubs & Congress Insurance 2024/25
Clubs and other chess organisations can now renew their insurance through Green Insurance Group by using the renewal/application form link below. All applications and payments should be sent to Green…
Bronze for Eugenia Karas at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships
Congratulation to Eugenia Karas, who came third to win a bronze medal in the Girls U16 Blitz section at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships that took place in…