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National Schools report – Girls Semi-Finals
For the last ten years, St Catherine’s School in Bramley, England has been a sole or co-sponsor of the English Chess Federation National Schools Girls Team Tournament. A school with…
British Chess Educational Trust Awards 2025
We are inviting nominations for the BCET Awards 2025 which are for junior schools (including colleges and other education establishments) and junior clubs in the United Kingdom. The awards to…
3rd Cambridge International Open entries
The 3rd Cambridge International Open entrants list is filling up quickly. Please make sure you don’t miss out by visiting the page – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/3rd-cambridge-international-open/ – checking the details and entering…
FIDE World School Chess Championships 2025
Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia 19th to 29th March 2025. A minimum of one parent must attend with each child who is playing in the tournament. For all the details and online…
2025 King’s New Year’s Honours: Stephen Rigby, British Empire Medal
Steve Rigby, the founder of Oldham-based 3Cs Chess Club over forty-six years ago, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2025 King’s New Year’s Honours for services to…
Clubs & Congress Insurance 2024/25
Clubs and other chess organisations can now renew their insurance through Green Insurance Group by using the renewal/application form link below. All applications and payments should be sent to Green…
Chess by the sea
Bronze for Eugenia Karas at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships
Congratulation to Eugenia Karas, who came third to win a bronze medal in the Girls U16 Blitz section at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships that took place in…
Gawain Jones wins London Chess Classic at the Emirates as English stars dominate
English chess stars pulled off an unprecedented 1-2-3 in the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic against a world-class field at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium as Grandmaster Gawain Jones was…
IM Adam Hunt RIP
It is with great sadness that we report the death of IM Adam Hunt. Adam was an International Master with two GM norms. A FIDE trainer, Adam spent over 20…
UK Open Blitz Finals with photography and commentary
ECU / ETC Titles 5th Online Webinar
The ECU – ETC announces the 5th 2024 Webinar (via Zoom) for trainers’ education & titles. In the webinar the titles of ECU Expert Coach, ECU Junior Coach, or ECU…
