Great to see our May issue is out and available from Chess & Bridge: London Chess Centre! It had to be Gukesh D on the cover - another fine shot by Stev Bonhage. Much from Malcolm Pein on #FIDECandidates . Also coverage of a busy Easter for #chess in the UK and Agnieszka Milewska's Menchik Memorial!

We are delighted to announce that once again the English Chess Federation will be holding a 24-hour chess marathon in support of British Red Cross 🧡 Ukraine Crisis Appeal. For more details of how to play in the tournament - visit englishchess.org.uk/ecf-charity-ma…

Well said Alex. There’s great content every month free to ECF members - Join now and ChessMoves is included in your membership englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership…

#Chess puzzles selected for the ECF April newsletter:
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Congratulations to Lorin D'Costa for leading sheplaystowin.co.uk team to victory against the UK Parliament chess team last night. 👏👏Thank you Tobias Ellwood MP , Giles Watling MP and Rupa Huq MP Dafydd Wigley for their support & ECF Chess & Bridge: London Chess Centre ♟️♟️♟️

Launched in 2004, this cover of India's first #chess periodical 'Black & White' Nov, 2005 for #ChessTuesday ft. coverage of the subjunior championship. From the ECF library.

@librarydmu GaryLanechess Richard James #chess literature #chess history

We had a professional photographer cover the Greenwich Peninsula Chess club Rapid; this is her art.

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Well done to Bodhana!

The kids' WIM norm watch:

1⃣ 🇬🇪13-year-old Kesaria Mgeladze already has secured the norm! It's her 1st WIM norm! 🥳
2⃣ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 9-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan needs to draw A-M Ciolacu (2188)!

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📷: Jim Laga
#chess #womeninchess #EWCC24

Charity tournament to help underprivileged children develop via chess. There's still time to enter here: form.jotform.com/240524508336554

ECU – ETC Titles’ Webinar 2024 - Members who would like to study for and then secure the titles of ECU Expert Coach (EEC) & ECU Junior Coach (EJC) are invited to apply for the European Chess Union online course englishchess.org.uk/ecu-etc-titles…

Lloyds' Bank Masters, London, Aug. 1979.
Standing, L to R: John Hawksworth, Byron Jacobs, the late Ian Wells, David Cummings, Michael Pagden, Clive Hill.
Seated: Peter Wells, Daniel King, Julian Hodgson, Mark Hebden.
(Photo: 'British Chess Magazine', Nov. 1979).

Great English turnout at the World Cadet Rapid. All-England pairing to close the Open U-12 a mixed blessing, but says something when it's on Bd 3. Anyone who has followed Oleg Verbytski's recent form will understand the scale of Kai Hanache's victory to reach 8.5/11!

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The ECF is pleased to announce this year’s English Championship series will take place in May and June 2024. All events will take place at the Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick. More details via englishchess.org.uk/english-champi… Photo shows last year's winners Michael Adams and Katarzyna Toma

Newquay chess club makes a move to expand the sport in Cornwall voicenewspapers.co.uk//news/newquay-…

Our columnist, Carl Portman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, has come up with a new opening variation, named the Wirral-Squirrel! Read all about it in Carl's article for ChessBase. We'll have more on the UK Armed Forces Championship from Carl in our June pages. #chess
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BBC makes moves with new factual commission Chess Masters bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

One of the longest unbeaten runs in sporting history came to an end last night as Hammersmith Chess beat the 'Man City of chess' Wood Green.

It's 22 years since they last lost a match in the London Chess League.

A truly historic result.
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RIP Michael John Passmore - englishchess.org.uk/rip-michael-jo…

Great news! BBC to revive huge chess show as Taylor Swift causes popularity soar. The ECF director Malcolm Pein said: “The chess community has waited over thirty years for the game to return to our screens and everyone is hugely excited.” mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc…