UK wins the World Team Chess Solving Championships!
From left to right – Jonathan Mestel, John Nunn and David Hodge. Christopher Jones writes — ‘In the final results table, you’ll see that their win was by tie-break (less…
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DMR election results – Bronze members’ reps!
The successful candidates for Bronze Direct Members’ Representatives 2024 were JC Le Saux and Tina Teotia.
Glorney Cup 2024
The ECF has been asked to run this year’s Glorney Cup from 23rd to 25th July (i.e. immediately before the British Championships) at the Canham Turner Building in Hull University….
ECF Launches Grassroots Initiative
England win World Seniors Team Chess Championship 65+ title!
England had another successful seniors event at the World Senior Team Chess Championships in Krakow, Poland, which concluded today – 11th July – with the Over 65 team winning the…
23,000 join Bodhana at ChessFest!
Record-breaking nine-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan celebrated her call-up to England’s chess team in a packed Trafalgar Square on Sunday as ChessFest drew its biggest-ever crowd. More than 23,000 people—8,000 more than…
British Chess Championships Social Programme
There is a full social programme available for the British Championships. There are historic walks, receptions, a fabulous Ukrainian evening, outdoor chess (with some sponsored Grandmaster Ale), simuls, talks, problems…
Silver and Gold Membership Merge/2024 British Chess Championships
We’ve now completed the IT changes to put into effect the decision made at the English Chess Federation’s Finance Council meeting last April to merge existing Silver and Gold memberships…
2024 County Championships finals – results and pictures
World Senior Team Chess Championships reports
England teams for the Chess Olympiad
The England teams for the Chess Olympiad at Budapest in September have been selected. Board orders will be determined by the Selection Committee at a later date. Open Michael Adams;…
Membership, Pay to Play and Game Fees 2024/25 (V2)
English Schools Finals 2024 start today
Tournament Report and Results – English Chess Championships
Congratulations to the 2024 English Champion Gawain Jones and 2024 English Women’s Champion Elmira Mirzoeva, and well played Mickey Adams and Kata Toma, both finishing a very close second by…