ECF News

The following international junior tournaments are coming up in Rhodes, Greece — European Schools Championship 20th – 30th April World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz 30th April – 4th…

We are happy to invite you to European Individual Chess Championship 2022 in Brežice, Slovenia. We are accepting registrations through National Federations only. The registration deadline is February 20th. All expenses should…

Following the decision on Arbiter title applications approved by the recent FIDE Council Meeting, England now has two more FIDE Arbiters. I am sure that everyone will want to join…

The ECF is scheduling a one-day Endgame Challenge Rerun on Saturday 29th January with IM Lorin D’Costa (above right) and GM Keith Arkell (above left). This will be an abridged…

Harry gained his first IM norm with a terrific score of 7/9 to take joint top spot in the Roquetas Open. Along the way he beat GM Karthik Venkataraman and…

Please note this Call of Interest for Arbiters invitation from FIDE … Who is eligible? All FIDE Arbiters and International Arbiters with a valid FIDE license. As we anticipate a…

The shortlist this year features remarkably different books on two of the greatest World Champions; the first is an inside story of the coaching that helped make and then kept…

This year’s selections include two types of books that have never reached the BOY Short List before: one featuring end game studies and the other no chess moves at all!…

The large number of varied and interesting books this year made the selection particularly difficult, but the choice came down to books by two new chess publishers and two excellent…

The Short List this year contains four differing and wide ranging books reflecting the different personalities of the writers.  Two long standing world class players reveal their opinions; Portisch on…