English Chess Federation
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The official organisation for chess in England - take a look at https://www.englishchess.org.uk
The ECF’s Junior Selection Policy has been updated to reflect changes in the way England Juniors will be selected and qualify for major international individual and team events. The full policy is at www.englishchess.org.uk/Juniors/juni...
October 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The ECF’s Junior Selection Policy has been updated to reflect changes in the way England Juniors will be selected and qualify for major international individual and team events. The full policy is at www.englishchess.org.uk/Juniors/juni...
Read GM Nigel Davies on Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 on our Substack at englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/hull-4ncl-... It first appeared in our magazine ChessMoves - free to members - join at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh... Photo: Brendan O'Gorman
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Read GM Nigel Davies on Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 on our Substack at englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/hull-4ncl-... It first appeared in our magazine ChessMoves - free to members - join at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh... Photo: Brendan O'Gorman
♟️ Well done to Junyi Zhang who finished 9th in the FIDE World Cadet Under-12s with 7.5/11 despite being only 11 years old.
♟️ His games included a win against IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed who became Egypt's national chess champion in 2024.
♟️ Table etc at s2.chess-results.com/tnr1234781.a...
♟️ His games included a win against IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed who became Egypt's national chess champion in 2024.
♟️ Table etc at s2.chess-results.com/tnr1234781.a...
October 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
♟️ Well done to Junyi Zhang who finished 9th in the FIDE World Cadet Under-12s with 7.5/11 despite being only 11 years old.
♟️ His games included a win against IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed who became Egypt's national chess champion in 2024.
♟️ Table etc at s2.chess-results.com/tnr1234781.a...
♟️ His games included a win against IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed who became Egypt's national chess champion in 2024.
♟️ Table etc at s2.chess-results.com/tnr1234781.a...
🌟 Congratulations to Peter Sullivan! 🌟
FIDE has recognised Peter with a Certificate of Appreciation for his incredible voluntary work bringing chess into prisons. Since 2017, he’s set up clubs in 20 prisons, using chess to support rehabilitation. Peter’s work shows how chess can change lives.
FIDE has recognised Peter with a Certificate of Appreciation for his incredible voluntary work bringing chess into prisons. Since 2017, he’s set up clubs in 20 prisons, using chess to support rehabilitation. Peter’s work shows how chess can change lives.
September 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🌟 Congratulations to Peter Sullivan! 🌟
FIDE has recognised Peter with a Certificate of Appreciation for his incredible voluntary work bringing chess into prisons. Since 2017, he’s set up clubs in 20 prisons, using chess to support rehabilitation. Peter’s work shows how chess can change lives.
FIDE has recognised Peter with a Certificate of Appreciation for his incredible voluntary work bringing chess into prisons. Since 2017, he’s set up clubs in 20 prisons, using chess to support rehabilitation. Peter’s work shows how chess can change lives.
Watch live the qualifier for the UK Open Blitz Championships, with GMs Jon Speelman, Eldar Gasanov, Shreyas Royal, Matthew Wadsworth. Follow from 11:00 Saturday on:
lichess.org/broadcast/20...
www.chess.com/events/2025-...
view.livechesscloud.com#e27adbd6-e5f...
📷 Yuri Krylov & Brendan O'Gorman
lichess.org/broadcast/20...
www.chess.com/events/2025-...
view.livechesscloud.com#e27adbd6-e5f...
📷 Yuri Krylov & Brendan O'Gorman
September 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Watch live the qualifier for the UK Open Blitz Championships, with GMs Jon Speelman, Eldar Gasanov, Shreyas Royal, Matthew Wadsworth. Follow from 11:00 Saturday on:
lichess.org/broadcast/20...
www.chess.com/events/2025-...
view.livechesscloud.com#e27adbd6-e5f...
📷 Yuri Krylov & Brendan O'Gorman
lichess.org/broadcast/20...
www.chess.com/events/2025-...
view.livechesscloud.com#e27adbd6-e5f...
📷 Yuri Krylov & Brendan O'Gorman
The wonder of chess: Prodigy, 10, takes on golden oldie, 92 - Bodhana Sivanandan v James Sherwin worldchess.com/news/the-won...
Photo by Fanella Headlong
Photo by Fanella Headlong
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The wonder of chess: Prodigy, 10, takes on golden oldie, 92 - Bodhana Sivanandan v James Sherwin worldchess.com/news/the-won...
Photo by Fanella Headlong
Photo by Fanella Headlong
Tim Wall's article Coaching That Inspires is now available on the ECF substack. Read free at
englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/coaching-t... - whilst there subscribe, so that you don't miss out on our regular quality content.
englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/coaching-t... - whilst there subscribe, so that you don't miss out on our regular quality content.
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Tim Wall's article Coaching That Inspires is now available on the ECF substack. Read free at
englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/coaching-t... - whilst there subscribe, so that you don't miss out on our regular quality content.
englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/coaching-t... - whilst there subscribe, so that you don't miss out on our regular quality content.
Congratulations to Paul Billington, photographed here receiving his ECF Award for Contribution to Accessible Chess. 🏆
Paul is the Inclusion Officer at Shropshire Chess Association. Read about Paul's achievements at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-2...
Paul is the Inclusion Officer at Shropshire Chess Association. Read about Paul's achievements at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-2...
September 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Congratulations to Paul Billington, photographed here receiving his ECF Award for Contribution to Accessible Chess. 🏆
Paul is the Inclusion Officer at Shropshire Chess Association. Read about Paul's achievements at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-2...
Paul is the Inclusion Officer at Shropshire Chess Association. Read about Paul's achievements at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-2...
♟️ Chess unites generations! At today’s UK Open Blitz Qualifier in Cardiff, James Sherwin (92) faced Bodhana Sivanandan (10) — an 82-year age gap across the board. ✨
You can still enter future blitz qualifiers here 👉 britchess.wufoo.com/forms/2025-u...
📸 Thanks Fanella Headlong!
You can still enter future blitz qualifiers here 👉 britchess.wufoo.com/forms/2025-u...
📸 Thanks Fanella Headlong!
September 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
♟️ Chess unites generations! At today’s UK Open Blitz Qualifier in Cardiff, James Sherwin (92) faced Bodhana Sivanandan (10) — an 82-year age gap across the board. ✨
You can still enter future blitz qualifiers here 👉 britchess.wufoo.com/forms/2025-u...
📸 Thanks Fanella Headlong!
You can still enter future blitz qualifiers here 👉 britchess.wufoo.com/forms/2025-u...
📸 Thanks Fanella Headlong!
Congratulations to the winners of the BCET Awards! The Chess Trust made 8 awards: St Catherine’s School Bramley; Stockport Grammar School; Brentwood School; Redhill Prep School; Radcliffe & Bingham Chess Club Juniors; Guildford Juniors; Gosforth Juniors; Whitefield Primary School
September 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Congratulations to the winners of the BCET Awards! The Chess Trust made 8 awards: St Catherine’s School Bramley; Stockport Grammar School; Brentwood School; Redhill Prep School; Radcliffe & Bingham Chess Club Juniors; Guildford Juniors; Gosforth Juniors; Whitefield Primary School
Read Tim Wall's report 'England Juniors Win All Four Glorney Events' at englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/england-ju... If you like the content, you can join us for as little as £9.99 which includes our monthly mag ChessMoves - more info at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh...
September 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Read Tim Wall's report 'England Juniors Win All Four Glorney Events' at englishchessfederation.substack.com/p/england-ju... If you like the content, you can join us for as little as £9.99 which includes our monthly mag ChessMoves - more info at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh...
The ECF Book of the Year 2025 shortlist has been announced. Many thanks to the judges Ray Edwards, Jovanka Houska, Sean Marsh and congratulations to those who made the shortlist. www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-book-of-...
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The ECF Book of the Year 2025 shortlist has been announced. Many thanks to the judges Ray Edwards, Jovanka Houska, Sean Marsh and congratulations to those who made the shortlist. www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-book-of-...
The ECF are delighted to announce that we have hit over 20,000 members for the first time!! A big thank you to all our members - old & new! 🙏 Join us at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh...
September 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The ECF are delighted to announce that we have hit over 20,000 members for the first time!! A big thank you to all our members - old & new! 🙏 Join us at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membersh...
♟️ The 1st of 16 qualifiers for the UK Open Blitz was held in Hampton, London yesterday.
🎉 Many congratulations to Shreyas Royal who qualified for the Final, and to Eunice Hng who qualified for the Women's Final.
📈 s2.chess-results.com/tnr1240758.a...
🎉 Many congratulations to Shreyas Royal who qualified for the Final, and to Eunice Hng who qualified for the Women's Final.
📈 s2.chess-results.com/tnr1240758.a...
August 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
♟️ The 1st of 16 qualifiers for the UK Open Blitz was held in Hampton, London yesterday.
🎉 Many congratulations to Shreyas Royal who qualified for the Final, and to Eunice Hng who qualified for the Women's Final.
📈 s2.chess-results.com/tnr1240758.a...
🎉 Many congratulations to Shreyas Royal who qualified for the Final, and to Eunice Hng who qualified for the Women's Final.
📈 s2.chess-results.com/tnr1240758.a...
Nominations are invited for various positions on the English Chess Federation Board and they must be made by Thursday 18th September. Find out more about the vacancies and the process at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-agm-call...
August 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Nominations are invited for various positions on the English Chess Federation Board and they must be made by Thursday 18th September. Find out more about the vacancies and the process at www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-agm-call...
🎉👏 Congratulations to International Arbiter Matthew Carr, awarded a FIDE Certificate of Excellence!
20 years in chess, 18 as an arbiter — from leading events like the Cambridge International Open to mentoring new arbiters through ECF courses, Matt’s impact has been immense.
20 years in chess, 18 as an arbiter — from leading events like the Cambridge International Open to mentoring new arbiters through ECF courses, Matt’s impact has been immense.
August 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
🎉👏 Congratulations to International Arbiter Matthew Carr, awarded a FIDE Certificate of Excellence!
20 years in chess, 18 as an arbiter — from leading events like the Cambridge International Open to mentoring new arbiters through ECF courses, Matt’s impact has been immense.
20 years in chess, 18 as an arbiter — from leading events like the Cambridge International Open to mentoring new arbiters through ECF courses, Matt’s impact has been immense.
Many congratulations to Brandon Clarke who came joint first and gained a GM norm at the Mindsports International Festival 2025. 🎉 Other great performances included Sohum Lohia and Jonah Willow who both finished on 6.5/9 s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?l...
📷 Brendan O'Gorman at 4NCL
📷 Brendan O'Gorman at 4NCL
August 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Many congratulations to Brandon Clarke who came joint first and gained a GM norm at the Mindsports International Festival 2025. 🎉 Other great performances included Sohum Lohia and Jonah Willow who both finished on 6.5/9 s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?l...
📷 Brendan O'Gorman at 4NCL
📷 Brendan O'Gorman at 4NCL
♟️✨ The 5th London Mindsports Centre Chess Festival is buzzing! With 2 rounds left & norm chances on the line, it’s all to play for.
Lance Leslie-Smith: “Competitive but friendly, with blitz & Chess960 adding fun. A surprise Naroditsky’s blitz visit lit up the room!”
Lance Leslie-Smith: “Competitive but friendly, with blitz & Chess960 adding fun. A surprise Naroditsky’s blitz visit lit up the room!”
August 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
♟️✨ The 5th London Mindsports Centre Chess Festival is buzzing! With 2 rounds left & norm chances on the line, it’s all to play for.
Lance Leslie-Smith: “Competitive but friendly, with blitz & Chess960 adding fun. A surprise Naroditsky’s blitz visit lit up the room!”
Lance Leslie-Smith: “Competitive but friendly, with blitz & Chess960 adding fun. A surprise Naroditsky’s blitz visit lit up the room!”
♟ Kingston Invitational fills the summer league gap with top-class chess & IM norm chances. This year honours IM Gavin Wall & Paul Durrant, two giants of local chess. Great to see so many fresh from the #BritishChess Champs back in action — some can’t get enough!
August 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
♟ Kingston Invitational fills the summer league gap with top-class chess & IM norm chances. This year honours IM Gavin Wall & Paul Durrant, two giants of local chess. Great to see so many fresh from the #BritishChess Champs back in action — some can’t get enough!
🎨♟ Artist Pia Sprong brought her unique eye to the #BritishChess Championships in Liverpool, capturing the focus & tension of the games in stunning drawings. View her work here 👉 piasprong.nl/page/1971bbf... #ChessArt
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎨♟ Artist Pia Sprong brought her unique eye to the #BritishChess Championships in Liverpool, capturing the focus & tension of the games in stunning drawings. View her work here 👉 piasprong.nl/page/1971bbf... #ChessArt
Read Tim Wall's report on the exciting last round & tie-break of the British Chess Championships. There's a mention of the Masters winner. Read Maestro Mickey: Adams Wins Ninth British Title. Spoiler alert: congrats to Tim! www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/round-9-repo... Photo: Yuri Krylov
August 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Read Tim Wall's report on the exciting last round & tie-break of the British Chess Championships. There's a mention of the Masters winner. Read Maestro Mickey: Adams Wins Ninth British Title. Spoiler alert: congrats to Tim! www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/round-9-repo... Photo: Yuri Krylov
Congratulations to MIchael Adams who becomes British Chess Champion for the ninth time! Great performances too from Stuart Conquest who came second and Peter Roberson who came third. Stuart and Peter ended up tied with Mickey after and it went to a tie-break. Photo Yuri Krylov
August 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Congratulations to MIchael Adams who becomes British Chess Champion for the ninth time! Great performances too from Stuart Conquest who came second and Peter Roberson who came third. Stuart and Peter ended up tied with Mickey after and it went to a tie-break. Photo Yuri Krylov
Final round of the #BritishChess Championships is LIVE! 🏆 Titles will be decided today — maybe even in rapid tiebreaks. Huge thanks to GMs Gormally & Pert for top commentary, and to David Lightfoot for making the broadcasts happen! ♟🔥
August 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Final round of the #BritishChess Championships is LIVE! 🏆 Titles will be decided today — maybe even in rapid tiebreaks. Huge thanks to GMs Gormally & Pert for top commentary, and to David Lightfoot for making the broadcasts happen! ♟🔥
Shreyas’s rollercoaster continues — win vs Wadsworth, loss vs Conquest. Jones–Adams draw keeps the title race tight! In the Major Open, ECF Junior Dev. Director Tim Wall isn’t going easy on the kids — tied 7/8 with Kolani. Big finals tomorrow! ♟🔥
August 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Shreyas’s rollercoaster continues — win vs Wadsworth, loss vs Conquest. Jones–Adams draw keeps the title race tight! In the Major Open, ECF Junior Dev. Director Tim Wall isn’t going easy on the kids — tied 7/8 with Kolani. Big finals tomorrow! ♟🔥
The British Junior Chess Championship is complete! Huge thanks to Claire McColgan, Director of Culture & Major Events, for presenting the trophies. Now the main championship penultimate round is live — watch on our YouTube! ♟🔥
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The British Junior Chess Championship is complete! Huge thanks to Claire McColgan, Director of Culture & Major Events, for presenting the trophies. Now the main championship penultimate round is live — watch on our YouTube! ♟🔥