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Chessable British Championship – final stages
We are now in the final stages of the Chessable British Championships, with Round 7 this afternoon, Round 8 on Saturday and Round 9 starting at 10.00am on Sunday. Presentations…
2nd IPCA World Individual Chess Championship Rapid and Blitz
— from IPCA General Secretary Olexandr Prohorov I’d like to inform you that the IPCA (International Physically Disabled Chess Association) will be holding the 2nd IPCA World Individual Chess Championship Rapid…
ECF Awards 2022
The Committee have agreed the following eleven awards in seven categories which the ECF Board have ratified. All winners will be presented with an engraved glass trophy recognising their achievement…
FIDE Commissions – nominations
FIDE are seeking nominees for their various non-elected Commissions – please see below. If you are interested, please email the ECF office on office@englishchess.org.uk with the information requested in the…
ECF AGM – call for nominations
Nominations are invited for the positions detailed below, which will be the subject of elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 15th October 2022. Posts due for…
ECF AGM – call for motions
The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15th October 2022 and will meet in Birmingham (venue still to be determined) with access also by Zoom (starting time…
Olympiad gold for Uzbekistan — and David Howell!
British Championships Notice – events underway 8/8/22
Good luck to all of the entrants to the British Chess Championships. If you have any questions or last minute changes to your entry over the weekend, please direct these…
Premier League Fantasy Football 2022
For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don’t you join ‘Premier Chess’ – the number one league for chess players? Joining the league couldn’t be easier. Simply use the link…
Outstanding Chess Arbiter from Europe – Shohreh Bayat
Congratulations to Shohreh Bayat who was the recipient of the award of Outstanding Chess Arbiter from Europe at Year of the Woman in Chess Awards. More information at https://fide.com/news/1905 [picture…
Chess Trust – support for Ukrainian chess players
The Chess Trust announces support for Ukrainian chess players – click here for further details
Direct Members Reps Elections 2022 results
At the close of voting for the silver representatives results were as follows — Robert Dennington – 21; Srihari Iyengar – 8; Tahir Maher – 8; Julian Morrison – 16;…
Staffing in the office 1st – 5th August
The best days in the coming week to contact the office by telephone will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday owing to staff leave. Phones will be unmanned Monday and Wednesday….