ECF News

ECF Safeguarding Policy

The ECF safeguarding policy can read at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-Safeguarding-Policy.pdf. This has recently been updated and will be reviewed regularly. Please write to the safeguarding team at safeguarding.officer@englishchess.org.uk if you have any…


12th ChessMates International in York

— by Richard Palliser After five rounds of highly competitive chess Sachsen-Anhalt from Germany emerged victorious in the 12th   ChessMates International, which took place in the fine setting of York…


ECF Online Grand Prix Series 2025

This year’s ECF Online Grand Prix Series starts with an online blitz tournament on Sunday 6th April 2025. Grand Prix events will be held on Lichess at 2.00pm on the first…




British Rapidplay Championship 2025 – report

The British Rapidplay Championship was held at the Holiday Inn, Peterborough on the 1st – 2nd March 2025. After a very close contest, a playoff was required between grandmasters Nikita…



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….




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 …



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…