ECF memberships – Ukraine
The ECF Directors at their recent Board meeting agreed that the ECF will until further notice offer free ECF membership to all Ukrainians with a FIDE UKR registration, whether they…
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Charity Marathon for Ukraine
RIP Edward Claud Sowden
I am writing to advise you that my father, Edward Claud Sowden, passed away on the 13th February 2022 aged 85 years after a short illness and it was his…
European Chess Women’s Gala
On the 26th and 27th of February, the English Chess Federation’s Director of Women’s Chess, Agnieszka Milewska, travelled to Monaco to represent England in the European Chess Women’s Gala. The…
The English Championships 2022
RIP David Robertson
Dave sadly passed away yesterday [2/3/22] after a short spell in hospital. He will be greatly missed by Chester members. Our thoughts are with his wife Laura and family. He…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day – March 8th, 2022 – is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action…
Ukraine – statement update
The ECF Board confirms that individual players and officials with a Russian or Belarusian FIDE registration will be excluded from all ECF-organised competitions until further notice. The ECF Board urges…
Ukraine – statement
The English Chess Federation (ECF) agrees with FIDE Council’s recently announced decision that the 44th Chess Olympiad, including the competition for players with disabilities, as well as the FIDE Congress,…
English Seniors Championships 2022
Wednesday 4th May to Sunday 8th May 2022 at the Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, 212 Abbey End, Kenilworth CV8 1ED. Over 50 – players must be aged 50 or over on…
New ECF Manager of Arbiters
After two years in post, IA Alan Atkinson (far left) is looking to move on from the ECF Manager of Arbiters role. We would like to thank Alan for his…
Membership Mondays
The ECF’s former Membership Secretary Christine Adams, who retired a while ago, has agreed to help out on Mondays with email and telephone enquiries concerning ECF membership. The ECF office…
University of Edinburgh chess study – attn. parents
We are a research group at the University of Edinburgh conducting a study on chess knowledge and memory in children. If you have a child between the ages of eight…
RIP Stan Goodall
— from Alan Burke Stan was very well known by many of our long-serving members for his duties both for the Manchester Chess Federation as well as for the ECF…