English Chess Federation (ECF)

♟️ Another day of drama at the #BritishChess Championships! 🏆 Michael Adams beats Mark Hebden to move to 3/3. 📺 BBC & ITV visited today to film players, organisers & chess parents. 👴 The Senior Championships are underway! Keith Arkell chasing his first British Over-65 title.

🔴 We're almost live! Round 3 is about to get underway at the 112th British Chess Championships. ♟️ 12 players are on a perfect 2/2, so there's everything to play for. 🎙️ Join Daniel Gormally & Nick Pert live from Warwick. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=xTHybT… #BritishChess #BCC2026 #Chess

♟️ Day 3 promises fireworks! With McShane and Shreyas Royal both held to draws yesterday, the Championship is wide open. 🔥 Today's top board: GM Michael Adams vs GM Mark Hebden 📖 Catch up with Tim Wall's excellent report before play begins: britishchesschampionships.co.uk/daily-report-d…

♟️ Congratulations to our newest ECF Level 1 Arbiters! A fantastic in-person seminar at the British Chess Championships, expertly delivered by Alex Holowczak & Jorel Ali, saw the vast majority of candidates pass and qualify.

♟️ Round 2 starts now at the 112th British Chess Championships! Top boards today: ⚔️ McShane 🆚 Wells ⚔️ Adams 🆚 Bates ⚔️ Royal 🆚 Ledger 🎙️ Live commentary with Daniel Gormally & Nick Pert 📺 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=EFrwvE…

♟️ The British Junior Classical Championship is underway! Every game is on the live boards, so you can follow all the action as it happens. 🎙️ Join WIM Natasha Regan & GM Matthew Sadler for live commentary from the Studio in the Arts Centre. 📺 Watch here: youtube.com/live/vFKOe5KgH…

♟️ Another busy day at the #BritishChess Championships 2026! 📋 The pairings are out in around 10 minutes: s3.chess-results.com/tnr1452107.asp… Who's got the toughest draw? 👀 🎥 Follow our coverage for all the latest from Coventry. #BCC2026 #Chess #ECF

♟️ The British Chess Championships 2026 are officially underway! 🎉 Round 1 is in full swing! A huge thank you to Councillor Roger Bailey, the Lord Mayor of Coventry, for making the ceremonial first move and helping us kick off this year's Championships. 👏

♟️ The #BritishChess Championships 2026 are underway! We're kicking things off with the Junior Rapid Championship before the Major Open and British Championship begin. 📺 Watch live:youtube.com/live/ZIfG7Aahx… ⚡ Then tonight, it's time for a 9-round Blitz tournament! #Chess #ECF

⏰ Just 10 minutes left! Entries for the 2026 British Chess Championship and the Major Open close in just 15 minutes. If you've been thinking about playing, now's your chance! The pairings will be published before 10:00pm tonight, so don't forget to check who you'll be facing.

@SUChessTourneys @TelegraphChess @SussexUni @BCMChess @BritishChess 👏👏👏

The person who made the University of Sussex Chess Festival happen: Hooman Honarvarmahalati.

Full results: s1.chess-results.com/tnr1450094.asp…

Congrats to Bodhana Sivanandan on an outstanding performance at the Dole Open! ♟️ Bodhana earned her 1st IM norm and 2nd WGM norm, adding to an impressive tournament in which she also became the youngest female player ever to defeat a GM rated over 2600. 📸 Ife Olayinka

A Dr, a Professor and an International Master walk into a chess tournament…

Stepan Žilka defeated Oleg Korneev and remains co-leader alongside Eldar Gasanov, with both players on 6/7.

Who do you think will win the 2026 British Chess Championships? 🏆♟️ In this video, GM Danny Gormally shares his thoughts ahead of this year’s tournament. youtu.be/00UmssUZm04?is…

What a way to celebrate World Chess Day, @Carl_Portman 🥂

An exhibition event on top of a Blackpool tram, prior to the British Championship 1988! @ecfchess TRAM RESULTS - @MickeyAdamsGM (Truro) 4½/5; 2= Neil Carr (London), @AAMortazavi (St. Pauls School), Charlie Storey (Killingworth), Tim Wall (Killingworth) 4. #chess #chesshistory

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Congratulations to GM Shreyas Royal on winning the Wood Green Invitational, and to FM Stanley Badacsonyi on winning the blitz section! 🏆 🏆