Prize fund DOUBLED for the English Women’s Championship 2018
The ECF has doubled the prize fund available for the 2018 English Women’s Championship, which will be held later this summer – this has increased…
ECF News
The new grades are out!
The new grades are out – thanks to the tireless efforts of the grading team. How have you done? Click here
Appointment of ECF Manager of Female Social Media
The ECF are delighted to announce the appointment of Helen Frostick as Manager of Female Social Media. Speaking about the appointment, Chis Fegan, Director of…
UK Open Blitz Championships 2018
An exciting new event featuring eight 15-round qualifying Swiss tournaments played in different cities around the United Kingdom on Saturday, 8th September, with the top…
New membership system
As you may already be aware the Federation is in the process of commissioning a new membership administration system. Unfortunately transfer of data from the…
Olympiad teams
Open – Michael Adams, David Howell, Gawain Jones, Luke McShane, Nick Pert with John Nunn as non-playing captain Women – Jovanka Houska, Dagne Ciuksyte, Akshaya…
Office closure …
The ECF will shortly be launching a new membership system that will enable members to join on-line for the 2018/19 year. In order to conduct…
8th IBCA Championships for Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players
From Chris Ross — Here’s my interview with ChessBase India during the VIII IBCA World Team Cup, Sofia, 2018.I discuss a few things such as…
England wins Silver at World Senior Team Chess Championship
England have won the silver medals at the World Senior Team Championship in the 50+ section. The team won seven matches, drew one and lost…
Glorney-Gilbert is underway …
Follow this link for reports and pictures from the 2018 Glorney – Gilbert tournament
… take a chess set and you’ve got a friend for life
Follow this link to read a Guardian article about the ECF Manager of Chess in Prisons, Carl Portman, and his excellent works
Old logos for posterity
Should anyone require a copy of the current ECF logo, or the one before, for posterity before they’re gone, click on the links below and…
World Senior Teams – electrifying news!
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Lancashire retains the County Championship
ECF County Championship Controller Mark Murrell reports … For the second year in succession Lancashire have won the County Championship on tie break. Once again,…