ISF Bahrain Gymnasiade 2024 – report and pictures
… from October 25 to October 30th – the 2024 ISF Bahrain Gymnasiade was the largest in the event’s 52 year history with 5,515 athletes from 71 countries competing across…
ECF News
Record-breaking English chess prodigy earns master title and breaks official 2300 rating barrier aged 9
England’s record-breaking crop of chess talents scored another incredible milestone this week when nine-year-old north London schoolboy Ethan Pang became the youngest-ever to pass the 2300 rating mark in an…
Results of the ECF Elections 2024
The ECF Annual General Meeting was held on 26 October 2024. The following candidates were elected unopposed — President: Dominic Lawson Chair of Council: David Eustace Chief Executive: Mike Truran…
Third and final GM norm for Ameet Ghasi and first for Jonah Willow!
‘… awesome day for English chess …’ – GM Keith Arkell Some good news Sunday (13/10/24) with Midlands players Jonah Willow and Ameet Ghasi finishing 2nd and 3rd, and both…
World Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships
Taking place in Terme Catez, Slovenia 13-17 December 2024. Registration has now opened for the above event. Whilst attendance at this tournament is not restricted, the ECF has a few…
GM Shreyas Royal and IM Aaravamudhan Balaji!
Shreyas Royal (above left), aged just 15, is now officially England’s 41st grandmaster and the youngest ever to achieve the title. Congratulations, Shreyas! In addition, FIDE have also awarded the…
English Chess Federation Book of the Year 2024
This year’s book was first published in Dutch in 2011 and was acclaimed as a classic grandmaster chess autobiography. The book was translated into English to enable this remarkable work…
ECF Grassroots Fund
The ECF grassroots initiative was launched on 16th July this year (on the ECF website and in the July edition of ChessMoves). The fund is intended to be a multi-year…
UK Open Blitz Qualifiers – the story so far!
Congratulations to the UK Open Blitz qualifiers to date from the London, South West, Midlands and North West events. The remaining three qualifying events will take place next weekend (5th…
Play chess ONLINE against other ECF juniors!
Are you an English junior who loves chess? Take your skills to the next level by joining our online tournaments – challenge top players, sharpen your tactics, and experience the…
ECF AGM – nominations update
In the notice calling for nominations circulated on 27th August, I said that I would update delegates on Alex Longson’s decision to continue or not in his current role as…
FM and WFM Title Achievements – updated!
Congratulations to Stanley Badacsonyi (top, left) on achieving his FM title at the age of 14 years and 11 months. Well done Stanley! Stanley joins (below, from left to right)…
ECF Secondary School Chess News September 2024
ECF Book of the Year shortlist
The four books selected this year illustrate the richness of chess. Two show the intricate and amazing complexity of the game itself; the other two show that the human approach…