{"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><\/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\/kayal-vijay-under-9-girls-champion-european-schools\/'>Kayal Vijay Under 9 Girls Champion \u2013 European Schools<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T10:52:13+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">06\/05\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">We are delighted to share the news that Kayal Vijay has been crowned Under 9 Girls Champion at the European Schools Chess Championship 2026, held in Croatia from 27th April&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-yearbook-2026\/'>ECF Yearbook 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-05T14:32:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">05\/05\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 2026 ECF Official Chess Yearbook is now available as a free PDF to all readers here: https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Yearbook-2026-compressed.pdf Weighing in at just over 300 pages, the yearbook\u2019s contents include: Home&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/expression-of-interest-glorney-cup-2026\/'>Expression of Interest: Glorney Cup 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-05T13:30:35+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">05\/05\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 2026 Glorney Cup, involving junior teams from six nations including England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, is being held at the University of Limerick, Ireland on 27-30 July.\u00a0England will be&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/rating-system-incident-and-file-resubmission-required\/'>Rating System Incident and File Resubmission Required<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T15:24:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">01\/05\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Our hosting provider, which provides the server for our websites, email, rating and LMS systems, has informed us of a global security incident impacting managed cloud servers across the internet&#8230;.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/problem-with-swiss-manager-and-the-ecf-rating-list\/'>Problem with Swiss Manager and the ECF rating list<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T13:25:04+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">There is an ongoing problem at the moment in that Swiss Manager, the main pairing program used at events around England can\u2019t access the latest ECF rating list.\u00a0There is a&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-grassroots-funding-initiative-update\/'>ECF Grassroots Funding Initiative \u2013 update<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T11:10:15+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The ECF Grassroots Funding Initiative remains in business, and we encourage people to apply for funding. The website has been updated. Click here \u2013 https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-grassroots-initiative\/ \u2013 to see the new&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/world-senior-team-chess-championships-2026-daily-reports\/'>World Senior Team Chess Championships 2026 \u2013 Daily Reports<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T09:48:01+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Sunday 19th April \u2013\u00a0The FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championship kicks off today in the seaside resort of Durres in Albania, with a total of 36 teams participating in the&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-online-grand-prix-2026-begins-this-sunday\/'>ECF Online Grand Prix 2026 begins Sunday 5\/4\/26<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T17:45:55+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">02\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The ECF Online Grand Prix Series returns for 2026, beginning on Sunday, 5 April and running through to December. The series features monthly blitz and rapid tournaments open to all&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/april-monthly-ratings-and-website-issues-2nd-april\/'>April Monthly Ratings and Website Issues \u2013 2nd April<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T16:47:49+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">02\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Please note that the ECF month-end rating process ran successfully last night. This means that this month\u2019s official ratings have now been published, with monthly ratings displaying correctly in the&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/april-month-end-ratings\/'>April Month End Ratings<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T15:34:10+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">01\/04\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Please note that the ECF month-end rating process did not run last night, which means that this month\u2019s official ratings have not yet been published. 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