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 News
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…
IBCA World Individual Chess – final scores and thoughts from Owen Phillips
The medallists were — Gold and World Champion GM Marcin Tazbir (Poland) 8/9! Silver and a good defence of his title IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro) 7.5/9 Bronze on tie break…
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…
IBCA World Individual Championship – second report from Owen Phillips
For pictures from the event and a particularly useful post explaining the specialised board setup some players us, follow this link — https://www.facebook.com/chessingreece Sad to say that things have so…
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…
WSTCC reports from Nigel Povah – incl. final round and results!
ECF Membership System: Options for Change – update
The ECF Board will be presenting a paper at this October’s Annual General meeting of the English Chess Federation (ECF) setting out ways in which the present membership system could…
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…