{"id":2414,"date":"2023-02-19T18:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T18:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2414"},"modified":"2023-02-19T23:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T23:26:33","slug":"news-summary-ecf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/news-summary-ecf\/","title":{"rendered":"ECF news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dates has-authors has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/coaching-blind-players\/'>Coaching blind players<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-30T09:21:32+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">30\/09\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Greetings all! Putting on my ECF Manager of Coaches hat I have been asked by Gerry Walsh if there are any coaches out there who would like to coach blind&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/new-ecf-resources-for-chess-clubs\/'>New ECF resources for chess clubs<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-15T14:48:56+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">15\/09\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The English Chess Federation has produced a new collection of guidance and model documents to support local chess clubs. The resources are intended to help club volunteers establish clear and&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-agm-call-for-nominations-4\/'>ECF AGM \u2013 Call for nominations<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-14T09:28:17+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">14\/09\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Nominations are invited for the positions detailed below, which will be the subject of elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 14th November 2026. Posts due for&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/the-european-senior-team-chess-championships-2026-daily-reports\/'>The European Senior Team Chess Championships \u2013 wins across the board!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-05T07:00:16+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">05\/09\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">\u2014 from Nigel Povah England retain two European Senior Team Chess Titles! England retained two of the European titles (which they had won last year) in the European Senior Chess&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/help-strengthen-the-ecfs-it-team\/'>Help strengthen the ECF\u2019s IT team<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T14:06:32+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">01\/09\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Following the retirement of our IT Manager, Nigel Towers, at the end of August, the ECF is reviewing how its IT function should be organised for the future. We are&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/leonard-bardens-birthday-2\/'>It\u2019s Leonard Barden\u2019s birthday!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-20T11:28:41+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The ECF wishes Leonard Barden a very happy 97th birthday today! Leonard is the Guardian\u2019s chess columnist, and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running continuous chess column, which&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/the-11th-menchik-memorial\/'>The 11th Menchik Memorial<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-19T13:24:48+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">19\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The English Chess Federation is pleased to host the 11th Menchik Memorial Tournament, which will take place from Monday 24th to Sunday 30th August 2026 at the ILEC Conference Centre&#8230;.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/high-level-tournaments-in-london-22-29-august\/'>High Level Tournaments in London (22-29 August)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-12T13:36:40+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">12\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">If you are around in London later this month. There are some high level tournaments taking place already boasting strong player line-ups. \u00a0 22-23 August: 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/the-2026-british-chess-championships-conclude-in-coventry\/'>The 2026 British Chess Championships conclude in Coventry<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-12T10:35:05+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">12\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 2026 British Chess Championships have come to a close!\u00a0After nine unforgettable days of outstanding chess, dramatic finishes and exceptional performances at the University of Warwick, we have crowned our&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/led-zeppelins-robert-plant-drops-into-play-chess-at-bewdley\/'>Led Zeppelin\u2019s Robert Plant drops into play chess at Bewdley!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-06T16:21:17+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">06\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Bewdley\u2019s Mayor, Sharon Harvey, arranged for Robert to drop into the Worcestershire Junior Chess Congress \u2013 see BBC Hereford &amp; Worcester for picture and more \u2013 https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cly914w625xo<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2414","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2414\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}