Book of the Year 2022 – shortlist
Many of the high quality books received this year concentrated on chess training; perhaps reflecting current anxieties the emphasis was not only on chess positions, but also on how the…
August 2022
Clubs & Congress Insurance 2022/23 – amended 31/8/22
Clubs and other chess organisations can now renew their insurance through Greens Insurance, using the renewal/application form linked below. Cover will begin when the completed form and payment is received…
Over-the-board Blitz ratings go live!
On the 1st September, OTB Blitz ratings will go live on the ECF rating website. Blitz chess for ECF purposes are games where each player has between 3 and 10…
Entries open for the UK Blitz – first regional event on Monday 29th August!
The ECF is accepting entries for the 2022 UK Open Blitz Championships. As in previous years there will be 8 one-day regional qualifiers at venues across the UK with the…
Chessable British Chess Championships prizewinners
Congratulations to all Chessable British Chess Championshipships prizewinners. The Chessable British Chess Championships finished yesterday (Sunday 21/08) with FM Harry Grieve winning the main Championship after a tense final round…
Bodhana and the BCC – from Leonard Barden
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…