ECF News

ECF Manager for Accessible Chess

The ECF is delighted to announce that Surrey player Owen Phillips has been appointed as ECF Manager for Accessible Chess. This is an important appointment for the federation, and means…


ECF National Club Championships 2023

To follow the event (32 lives boards and round five commentary by GM Peter Wells and WIM Natasha Regan) go to this page – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-national-club-championships-2023/. Anyone requiring further information should…



Complaint Resolution

A complaint was raised by Chris Fegan in relation to matters arising while he was Director of Women’s Chess which was rejected. CF appealed against the decision and in October…


3Cs Chess Club on the BBC

On the One Show tonight (BBC1 at 19.00hrs) there is a feature on the 3Cs Chess Club in Oldham – https://www.3cschessclub.com/ After the broadcast the show will be available here…


Rhodes – report three from Owen Phillips

STOP PRESS! Round Four Looks like a very important round as the current World Champion IM Predrag Nikac is facing off with Black against GM Marcin Tazbir; and on board…



European Club Cup for Women – medals

Congratulations to Jovanka Houska (second from the right) & Lan Yao (centre)  on winning board medals at the 2023 European Club Cup for Women in Durres, Albania. Jovanka won the…


Membership Options – summary of findings

ECF Members were contacted by email and asked to vote for their preferred membership option between: Option 1 – Single adult membership combining Gold, Silver and Bronze, with existing Bronze…


RIP Geoff Gammon

It is with great sadness that I need to let you know of the death of FIDE Arbiter Geoff Gammon. Geoff was a great arbiter to work with at any…


ECF Book of the Year 2023

The four books on this year’s short list illustrated the wide range of current chess publishing which made the final choice difficult. The book chosen showed the amount of hard…




UK Open Blitz Championships 2023

Entries are now open for the regional qualifiers for the UK Open Blitz Championships 2023! The Championships will follow the format used in previous years. There will be eight regional one-day…