Junior Bursaries for the Northumbria Masters
Thanks to the generous support of the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust, there are a number of junior bursaries (comprising free entry) available for England-affiliated players aged Under 21 entering…
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Shreyas Royal on the BBC!
Skip to 50:25 to enjoy Shreyas’ interview on BBC Breakfast this morning 7/8/24 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0021sq1/breakfast-07082024 – and follow this link to the BBC website for an article by Tony Grew…
I Am The New U14 British Chess Champion! Video by Rock Yu
2024 British Chess Championship results
Congratulations to the 2024 British Chess Champion GM Gawain Jones, who became the latest champion following Sunday’s exciting playoff against second placed GM David Howell! Gawain and David agreed a…
Shreyas Royal, Grandmaster!
Shreyas Royal, aged just 15, is set to become England’s 41st grandmaster and the youngest ever, beating GM David Howell’s record, after achieving his final GM norm in the British…
Premier League Fantasy Football 2024
For the 2024/25 Fantasy Premier League, why don’t you join ‘Premier Chess’, the long standing league for chess players? Joining the league couldn’t be easier. Simply use the link below…
Brilliant Under 10s!
Ones to watch – Ethan Pang, Bodhana Sivanandan and Kushal Jakhria!
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…
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…