The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans. The grants will be awarded to distinguished players, coaches and organizers aged 65+. Anyone…
Tenders are now invited for the bookstall, coaching and/or commentary at the British Chess Championships 2024 in Hull – click here
Find the crosstable here. Congratulations also to Trisha Kanyamarala on becoming the first Irish player and the first female player to tie for first place. An excellent and comprehensive suite of…
Finance Council Meeting 27th April 2024 – to ECF Council Members This notice is a reminder of the arrangements for the next Finance Council meeting that will be held on…
The ECF is accepting registrations for the European Youth Chess Championship in Prague (Czech Republic). The Rapid and Blitz tournaments run from 16 August – 21st August 2024, and the…
Two British Championships on the trot for David Hodge. Chess solving Championships, that is. He was the winner at last year’s Winton British Chess Solving Championship, and he retained his…
The 2nd Cambridge International Open Chess Tournament ran from Monday 19th February to Saturday 24th February 2024 in Cambridge. The event provides an opportunity for participants to achieve international title…
The 2024 Glorney Cup will take place between 23-25 July at the University of Hull. There will be 6 teams: England; England A; Ireland; International; Scotland; Wales. There will be…
The 2024 British Chess Championships will take place in Hull from Thursday 25th July to Sunday 4th August. This will be the 110th British Chess Championships in a series which…
The 2022/23 Chessable Grand Prix has now completed, covering events from August 2022 to July 2023 with all prize winners announced and all prizes awarded. We will be looking to…
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Gregory as the new Chair of the ECF Awards committee. Keith is recently retired after a long career in IT/programme…
Sohum Lohia won his tournament in Wijk aan Zee, which means he has qualified for the Qualifiers tournament at Tata Steel next year. This tournament is the level below the…
The ECF is accepting registrations for the European Schools Championship in Limerick, Ireland between 30 May – 08 June 2024. Please click here for the registration form. The deadline to…
Congratulations to Lan Yao, whose WGM title was confirmed by the 2023 3rd FIDE Council Meeting. Since applying for the title Lan Yao has gained her first IM norm as…