Watford Chess Club at the Bucks Country Show
Watford Chess Club will be among the exhibitors at the Bucks Country Show taking place at the Penn Estate, near Amersham on 4th and 5th May. It will be the…
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V Mindsports International Chess Festival 2025
The festival marks its fifth edition this Summer, headlining an International Open with title norm opportunities up to GM. The event will take place from the 13th-18th August at the…
English and English Women’s Championships 2025
Entries are open for this year’s English Championship, English Women’s Championship and English Women’s U1700 tournament which will take place at the Holiday Inn, Kenilworth between Friday 18th July and…
European Senior Team Chess Championships
— from Chris Baker ( a fuller report will appear in ChessMoves for April) Held in Swidnica 4th April to 14th April 2025 featuring 50+ and 65+ teams. This is…
ECF Safeguarding Policy
The ECF safeguarding policy can read at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-Safeguarding-Policy.pdf. This has recently been updated and will be reviewed regularly. Please write to the safeguarding team at safeguarding.officer@englishchess.org.uk if you have any…
12th ChessMates International in York
— by Richard Palliser After five rounds of highly competitive chess Sachsen-Anhalt from Germany emerged victorious in the 12th ChessMates International, which took place in the fine setting of York…
ECF Online Grand Prix Series 2025
This year’s ECF Online Grand Prix Series starts with an online blitz tournament on Sunday 6th April 2025. Grand Prix events will be held on Lichess at 2.00pm on the first…
Next Grassroots assessment
Applications are invited for funding under the ECF’s Grassroots Initiative (fourth tranche). The closing date for applications is 1st June. There have already been 91 applications for support under the…
ECF Grassroots Initiative: Regional Coordinator South East England
An opportunity exists to play a part in the ECF Grassroots Scheme. We need a new volunteer coordinator to cover South East England. Your task will be to assess grant…
The 10th Menchik Memorial
An IM/WGM women’s norm event from 20th to 24th March 2025 at the Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD Follow the games live ChessBase – https://en.chessbase.com/post/tenth-vera-menchik-memorial Lichess –…
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships
Please see below the announcement for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships which will be taking place from 10th – 16th June in London. Entries are welcome from…
British Chess Championships – tenders invited
Chess Masters – The Endgame … on BBC Two
Don’t miss the brand-new chess series starting on BBC Two on Monday 10th March at 8.00pm … more details at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028x4d
British Rapidplay Championship 2025 – report
The British Rapidplay Championship was held at the Holiday Inn, Peterborough on the 1st – 2nd March 2025. After a very close contest, a playoff was required between grandmasters Nikita…