The desperately sad news has just been announced that GM Jonathan Hawkins has died at the tragically early age of 42. Our deepest condolences go to Jonathan’s family. Many of…

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March at the Holiday Inn Peterborough – West, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SG. One FIDE rated OPEN section, with a prize fund of at least £6,500. GMs/WGMs and…

The ECF condemns the conduct of the FIDE Congress staged online last Sunday. There were multiple abuses of process, not least, conducting the vote on Russian teams in secret was…

The ECF is proud to launch a new event, the International Series, which is designed to encourage players aspiring to play for England in its international teams to participate in…

The inaugural English Youth Championship will be held on March 7-8, 2026 at Nottingham High School, and is aimed at selecting England Open and Girls to play in 2026 World…

Course dates/schedule – five Monday evenings from 7.00pm to 9.00pm – 12th January; 19th January; 26th January; 2nd February; 9th February Course fee – £40; please note – participants must…

… from Carl Portman, ECF Manager for Chess in Prisons The prison HMP Littlehey is a large Category C men’s prison in Cambridgeshire, England, specializing in holding adult males convicted…

The Annual General Meeting of the ECF was held on 25th October in Birmingham and via video conference. Please note that the agenda and all the reports can be found on…

I was recently invited to have tea at the House of Lords by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to discuss my work with chess in prisons. She plays chess herself…