{"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\/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\/the-european-senior-team-chess-championships-2026-daily-reports\/'>The European Senior Team Chess Championships 2026 Daily Reports<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-28T09:04:16+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">28\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">\u2014 from Nigel Povah The European Senior Team Chess Championship kicks off today in the seaside resort of Hersonissos in Crete, with a total of 14 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\/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><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/european-youth-championships-england-coach-appointment\/'>European Youth Championships \u2013 England Coach Appointment<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-03T12:46:46+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">03\/08\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The ECF is appointing the England Coach for the European Youth Chess Championships (EYCC) in Crete from 2-13 November 2026. The England Coach will: Deliver daily on-the-spot coaching with England&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/direct-member-representative-appointments\/'>Direct Member Representative appointments<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T15:30:48+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">31\/07\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by WebAdmin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Please see below the list of appointments \u2014 HLVPs, VPs, CVPs, Honorary Life Members \u2013 Gerry Walsh, John Wickham Platinum Members \u2013 Adrian Elwin, David Eustace Gold Members \u2013 Barbara&#8230;<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.englishchess.org.uk\/mick-ridings-fundraiser-for-alzheimers-society\/'>Mick Riding\u2019s Fundraiser for Alzheimer\u2019s Society<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T14:12:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">13\/07\/2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Melinda Wilde<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Mick Riding, Grassroots Initiative Chairman, will celebrate his 70th birthday on Saturday 18 July by taking part in the Northumberland leg of an Alzheimer\u2019s Society nationwide fundraising initiative. \u00a0 Mick&#8230;<\/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}]}}