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Championships Schedule
24 March – Close of nominations
26 April – Preliminary Round (where required)
10 May – Open, Minor Counties, U1850 & U1450 Quarter Finals
17 May – U2050 & U1650 Quarter Finals
07 June – Semi Finals of all championships
05 July – Finals of all championship sections
The 2025 finals will be held regionally, combining finals where practical to do so.
Championships Results (in the ECF LMS) will appear here
Open | Minor Counties | U2050 | U1850 | U1650 | U1450 | Draws | Draws PDF (not yet published)
Qualifying Competitions
These are being contested by all five Unions in at least one section. The results can be viewed here —
East | Midlands | North | South | West
The Championships
Open
FIDE & ECF rated (no rating limit)
Gold ECF membership required for more than one game and FIDE registration that is not Russian or Belarusian.
Minor Counties
For County teams with a maximum team average ECF rating of 2050
Bronze ECF membership required
ECF Rating Limited Sections
For County teams with players rated U2050, U1850, U1650 and U1450
Bronze ECF membership required
The 1st September monthly standard Official Original list (Blue September 2023) categories A and K determines eligibility for the purposes of the rating limited sections and team average in the Minor Counties. Players without such a rating will be assigned a competition rating according to their first published category K or A rating in subsequent Official Original standard lists (blue) and otherwise by the allocation of a competition estimate by the National Controller.
Rules