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eNewsletter No. 56 – May 2021

Dear ECF member Welcome to the May edition of the newsletter. We are continuing with our new hybrid format with the email edition providing a quicker read format and links,…


eNewsletter No. 55 – April 2021

Dear ECF member Welcome to the April edition of the ECF newsletter, and I hope you had a good Easter break. In this edition we feature an interview with Shohreh…


eNewsletter No. 53 – February 2021

Dear ECF member Welcome to the February edition of the newsletter. In this edition we feature an interview with GM Gawain Jones, along with an excellent piece from John Sargent,…


eNewsletter No. 52 – January 2021

Dear ECF Member Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2021 edition of the eNewsletter. In this edition we feature a hard-hitting interview with International Arbiter Andy Howie, who…


eNewsletter No. 51 – December 2020

Dear ECF Member Welcome to the final 2020 edition of the eNewsletter. It has been a difficult year for many in the chess community and our thoughts are with the…


eNewsletter No. 45 – June 2020

Dear ECF Member Welcome to the June edition of the Newsletter. In this edition we reproduce Malcolm Pein’s editorial from the May 2020 CHESS magazine, much of which covers the…


eNewsletter No. 43 – April 2020

Stay Safe – Play Chess at Home CONTENTS 1 – Play Chess at Home: an update from the ECF 2 – 4NCL Online: All the action from Round 1 3…


eNewsletter No. 42 – March 2020

Dear ECF Member Welcome to the March edition of the ECF Newsletter. In this edition we feature an interview with chessboxer Chris ‘The General’ Levy.   There is concern among clubs…


eNewsletter No. 39 – December 2019

Dear Member Welcome to the December eNewsletter of 2019. In this edition we lead with a tribute to past ECF Chief Arbiter Dave Welch, who died on November 9th. We also feature…


eNewsletter No. 38 – November 2019

Dear Member Welcome to the November ECF Newsletter. In this edition we feature an excellent performance from the men’s national team’s who won the Bronze Medal in the European Team…


eNewsletter No. 33 – June 2019

Dear Member Welcome to the June edition of the newsletter with features from Tim Wall and Danny Rosenbaum, the first in a series of chess problems chosen by Christopher Jones…


eNewsletter No.32 – May 2019

Dear Member A busy month of chess on and off the board with Gawain Jones continuing his good form with a joint first in the Reykjavik Open and England’s seniors…


eNewsletter No. 31 – April 2019

Dear ECF Member It is with a great deal of pride that we lead with England’s superb performance at the World Team Championships held in Astana, Khazakstan in March. The…


eNewsletter No. 30 – March 2019

Dear ECF Member Welcome to the March edition of the ECF e-newsletter. In this edition Tim Wall reports on the Wolf Gambit and an ‘alarming’ experience at a Doncaster weekender….