IBCA 2024 – reports from Owen Phillips
The last round saw some long tussles, particularly on boards 2 – 5, but GM Marcin Tazbir of Poland disposed of his opponent relatively quickly to finish top on 7½/9…
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IBCA European Open Chess Championship 2024
Owen Phillips writes — From 15/25 June, Gary Hogan of the BCA and Witney chess clubs will play in his long-awaited second major international FIDE event when he participates alongside…
IBCA World Individual Chess – final scores and thoughts from Owen Phillips
The medallists were — Gold and World Champion GM Marcin Tazbir (Poland) 8/9! Silver and a good defence of his title IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro) 7.5/9 Bronze on tie break…
IBCA World Individual Championship – second report from Owen Phillips
For pictures from the event and a particularly useful post explaining the specialised board setup some players us, follow this link — https://www.facebook.com/chessingreece Sad to say that things have so…
IBCA World Individual Championship – from Owen Phillips
This is a forerunner of the reports that will be winging their way to the ECF in coming weeks from the wonderful island of Rhodes, the ancient base of the…
ECF Manager for Accessible Chess
The ECF is delighted to announce that Surrey player Owen Phillips has been appointed as ECF Manager for Accessible Chess. This is an important appointment for the federation, and means…
Rhodes – rounds seven and eight from Owen Phillips
Leaders after round seven — GM Marcin Tazbir 6.5; IM Predrag Nikac 6; FM Alexey Streltsov 5.5; Yuri Bibikov 5.5; then ten players on 5. Gary Hogan won again, this…
Rhodes – rounds six and seven from Owen Phillips
Briefly, as we have the IBCA Congress to attend and vote in as well as prep for round seven — GM Marcin Tazbir (Poland) 5.5/6 Vladyslav Kolpakov (Ukraine) 5/6 IM…
Accessible chess
Everyone should have a seat at the table The ECF believes that everyone should have a seat at the chess table – whether for over-the-board events or online – and…
eNewsletter August 2018 – Issue 23
Welcome to the August edition of the eNewsletter. A successful British Championships in Hull ended with Michael Adams winning the Open for the sixth time, after a dramatic last day…
eNewsletter July 2017 – Issue 12
Welcome to the July eNewsletter, your coffee-break assortment of chess news from England and beyond. For the August eNewsletter you might want a more substantial tipple than coffee as you…