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Who is known as the “Handyman of Chess”? ♟️
A new episode of It’s Your Move! is now available on the ECF YouTube channel. 🎙️
Michael Green talks to Nevil Chan about ChessFest, the CSC Junior Grand Prix, Harrow Chess Club, the Drunken Knights and more.
youtu.be/Lkr1GISYqVE?si=UfS3…
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Congratulations to GM Daniel Gormally on finishing 2nd in the 50 category at the ECU Senior Chess Championship ♟️🥈👏
View Danny's games:
lichess.org/broadcast/europe…
📸: ECU Senior Chess Championship - Acqui Terme (Italy) @ECUonline
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the one, the only Jovanka Houska. I am proud to call her a close friend (probably adopted little sis) and She is such a great person and chess player. Wherever you are Jovi, have a blast, and see you soon. X
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Today’s ECF Annual Awards spotlight features four more ways to recognise people making a difference in chess.
♟️ Accessible Chess
♟️ Junior Chess
♟️ President's Award for Services to Chess
♟️ Chess in the Community
Submit your nomination by 30 June:
englishchess.org.uk/ecf-annu…
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
I received the great advance news of this from Michael Green in person at the South Lakes Chess Congress in Barrow in Furness last weekend. Coincidentally I have applied to the ECF Grassroots Initiative for funding on behalf of the new Tunstall & Burslem Club that I co-founded.
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🎙️ It’s Your Move!
This week, Michael Green talks to Mick Riding about the ECF Grassroots initiative and supporting chess at a local level.
Discover how grassroots chess helps communities, clubs and players across the country. ♟️
📺 Tonight at 7 pm youtu.be/i8AU6iH-JVc
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
A fantastic report by Andrew Willoughby, the Essex U11 Girls Team Manager, titled “Double Champions: Essex Win EPSCA Under 11 Girls." Check out page 59 of May’s ChessMoves! @ecfchess
Check your inbox! 📥
The May 2026 ChessMoves is out for ECF members, featuring:
♟️ 4NCL Finals
🌍 World Senior Teams
🏅 European Individuals
✈️ English players abroad
Not getting ChessMoves? Update your membership Opt-Ins, or email office@englishchess.org.uk with your details.
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Know someone making a difference in chess? 🏆
Nominations are open for the ECF Annual Awards 2026
Today we’re spotlighting:
♟ Women’s Chess
♟ Tournament of the Year
♟ Club & Small Club
♟ Online Contribution
📣 Nominate by 30 June: englishchess.org.uk/ecf-annu…
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
27 Apr 2024
Lloyds' Bank Masters, London, Aug. 1979.
Standing, L to R: @jhawksworth5, Byron Jacobs, the late Ian Wells, David Cummings, Michael Pagden, Clive Hill.
Seated: @GMPeteWells, @DanielKingChess, Julian Hodgson, Mark Hebden.
(Photo: 'British Chess Magazine', Nov. 1979).
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
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Here's my breezy song youtube.com/watch?v=J4re4z5J… on Carl Portman, MBE. @ecfchess @ECFonlinechess @BCMChess @BritishChess @Carl_Portman #chess #ChessInPrisons Not a crime to craft an AI song, as the emphasis is on Portman's lifetime achievements and on-going contributions. Cheers!
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Great to see this Coventry schools chess activity ahead of the 2026 British Chess Championships. ♟️
Fantastic work by everyone involved.
As part of the build-up to the British Championships, CSC partnered with Coventry City Council, Sports Games, and the English Chess Federation to run a series of tournaments aimed at getting more chess played in local schools.
Here is a report:
chessinschools.co.uk/news/do…
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Check your inbox! 📥
The May 2026 ChessMoves is out for ECF members, featuring:
♟️ 4NCL Finals
🌍 World Senior Teams
🏅 European Individuals
✈️ English players abroad
Not getting ChessMoves? Update your membership Opt-Ins, or email office@englishchess.org.uk with your details.
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
May 30
Sussex University masters tournament is proud to have been included in the @ecfchess international series of 2026.
englishchess.org.uk/internat…
You can register for the tournament in the link below:
Sussex University Masters:
forms.gle/htXHCTKJmCBRh85L9
Checkout who has already registered here:
s2.chess-results.com/tnr1424…
@alexholowczak @EngChessTrack
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
May 28
My old stomping ground!
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We are delighted to welcome GM Simon Williams to the Sussex University Masters this July.
The @ginger_gm, known for his uncompromising and entertaining style of play, will also be streaming the event!
We can't help but wonder whether fellow English GM and @NorwayChess commentator @DavidHowellGM might make a guest appearance on commentary and make the festival truly unforgettable... 👀 👀
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
Great start for the English players at the European Women's championship. Bodhana and Elmira both won their games, and Shambavi and Anusha both drew with higher rated opposition (an IM and a WGM). @ecf_women @ecfchess s2.chess-results.com/tnr1368…
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Guess this week’s It’s Your Move! guest 👀♟️
Clues:
• 4-time British Women’s Champion
• Girls’ chess development
• Passion projects beyond the board
• A future novel in the works
🎙️ Episode 29, tonight at 7 pm
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=W4dGybwP…
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Do you know someone making a difference in English chess?
Nominations are open for the 2026 ECF Annual Awards, celebrating achievement across the community.
Find out more and submit your nomination on the ECF website:
englishchess.org.uk/ecf-annu…
#chess #grassroots #ECF
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Congratulations to IM Harry Grieve on earning his third and final GM norm at the SixDays Budapest tournament! ♟️💥
Harry secured the result with a final-round win and a 2600 performance rating.
A brilliant achievement, Harry! 🎉
View his games here: lichess.org/broadcast/sixday…
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
May 16
Exciting news for school chess! ♟️✏️
@cgpbooks, the educational books specialist, joins the 2026 English Schools Chess Championships as a new sponsor.
We look forward to welcoming schools from across England to this year’s Finals!
Find out more here:
englishchess.org.uk/uks-favo…
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
IM Harry Grieve won his Rd 2 game vs GM David Berczes to go 2/2 at the SixDays Budapest GM-A. #chess #englishchess
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