ECF Online Grand Prix Series 2025
This year’s ECF Online Grand Prix Series starts with an online blitz tournament on Sunday 6th April 2025. Grand Prix events will be held on Lichess at 2.00pm on the first…
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ECF Grassroots Initiative: Regional Coordinator South East England
An opportunity exists to play a part in the ECF Grassroots Scheme. We need a new volunteer coordinator to cover South East England. Your task will be to assess grant…
The 10th Menchik Memorial
An IM/WGM women’s norm event from 20th to 24th March 2025 at the Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD Follow the games live ChessBase – https://en.chessbase.com/post/tenth-vera-menchik-memorial Lichess –…
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships
Please see below the announcement for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships which will be taking place from 10th – 16th June in London. Entries are welcome from…
British Chess Championships – tenders invited
Chess Masters – The Endgame … on BBC Two
Don’t miss the brand-new chess series starting on BBC Two on Monday 10th March at 8.00pm … more details at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028x4d
British Rapidplay Championship 2025 – report
The British Rapidplay Championship was held at the Holiday Inn, Peterborough on the 1st – 2nd March 2025. After a very close contest, a playoff was required between grandmasters Nikita…
Stewart Reuben – funeral details for Tuesday 4th March
Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 12.30pm at Golders Green Crematorium East, 62 Hoop Lane, London NW11 7NL. Officiated by: Rabbi Roberta Harris (gentlemen please cover your heads). Stewart’s niece has…
Stewart Reuben – obituary by Leonard Barden
Stewart Reuben, who died on February 4 aged 85, was England’s outstanding chess organiser of the 20th century, and played a key role in the chess explosion of the 1970s….
England Over 65s retain World Senior Team Chess Championship title!
The England Over 65 team retained their World Senior Team Chess Championship title in Prague today, after securing the final point that left their rivals trailing in their wake. The…
Never Mind the Grandmasters, Here Come the Amateurs – Carl Portman
My new book, Never Mind the Grandmasters, Here Come the Amateurs, will be published on 24th March. Pre-orders are being taken as only around 200 copies will be printed. The web…
Winton Chess Solving – David Does The Treble!
Three consecutive British Championship titles for David Hodge: 2023, 2024, and now 2025. The title is for chess solving. The Winton British Chess Solving Championship is held annually – this…
English and English Women’s Chess Championships 2025
The English and English Women’s Championships 2025 and the English Women’s U1700 tournament have now been rescheduled from 13-16 June to 18-21 July at the same venue (the Kenilworth Holiday…
Forthcoming ECF events announcement
The ECF is very pleased to announce the following events — The British Rapidplay Championship 2025 1st – 2nd March https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british-rapidplay-championship-2025/ The English Seniors Chess Championships 24th – 28th April …