{"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\/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. We are currently working on&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/bodhana-sivanandan-becomes-britains-no-1-female-player\/'>Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes Britain\u2019s No. 1 Female Player<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T14:45:36+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\">Press Release: Not an April Fool! British chess phenom Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by shooting to the top of the UK chess rankings after a sensational start to 2026,&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/24-hour-chess-marathon-in-support-of-macmillan-cancer-support\/'>24-Hour Chess Marathon in Support of Macmillan Cancer Support<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T19:06:53+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">31\/03\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">\u00a0 The English Chess Federation is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support through a special 24-hour online chess marathon. This fundraiser is in memory of Adam Hunt and Jonathan Hawkins,&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/regulation-5-2\/'>Regulation 5<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:47:05+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">31\/03\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Regarding the Regulation 5 Complaint by Nick Faulks against Stephen Woodhouse, a panel of non-executive directors found no evidence of bias during Stephen\u2019s investigation of an earlier complaint and no&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/english-youth-championship-qualifiers-prizewinners\/'>English Youth Championship Qualifiers &amp; Prizewinners<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T11:54:41+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/03\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">\u00a0 The top two players in each section of the English Youth Championships qualify to play for England in the World Youth\/Cadet Championships or European Youth Championships, with the first-placed&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/ecf-schools-u19-national-finals\/'>ECF Schools U19 National Finals<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T11:51:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/03\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday, 24th June 2026 at Nottingham University Pope Building, University Park Campus * The tournament will be a 5 round Team Swiss System tournament for teams with&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/uk-v-ukraine-solidarity-match-tuesday-17-march\/'>UK v Ukraine Solidarity Match \u2013 Tuesday 17 March<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T13:54:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">16\/03\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A historic match, the UK v Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match, will take place on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. 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