English Chess Forum

Sean Hewitt posted a banner: "100th Championships of the British Isles" Really? Do the Irish know about this? Yes. Really. In fact, not only do they know about it, but both the Irish Chess Union and the Ulster Chess Union are signatories to the agreement which sets out the responsibilities for the ...

Reminded of a beautiful exchange on here last Summer: Poster: What has the publicity officer done to promote the British Championships? Pub. Officer: I have done nothing. However, now ask what has the acting DoMM done to promote the British Championships? Stuck this on every page of the ECF website...

I would hope that everyone would agree that waivers are best considered in an open and transparent manner. There's Guernsey as well and for that matter the numerous exemptions the ECF awards itself for junior events, the National Club, the National County stages and the British Championships. Guern...

Due to the success of my last event: the 24 hour chess marathon. It has been decided that me and my colleagues will go for the world record. The current record stands at 40 hours and 20 minutes. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/6000/longest-chess-marathon. I will update the forum w...

The Cheshire and North Wales county are opposing the removal of their concessions The ECF Membership paper doesn't propose removing their concession - it notes it, says it will be continued for the current year to end August, and invites Council to say whether they still want to have that, and the ...

Perhaps I might more accurately have asked 'Who tested this system ?' though it does seem that there is at least one software bug - which resulted in the change of membership Category and Due Date. I'm looking into this, but it strikes me as extremely unlikely that the system has changed your membe...

It was very tense in that final time scramble, though I was only really able to follow the Carlsen-Svidler game. It was nerve-shredding to see Carlsen's clock ticking down and him clearly not being able to navigate his way through the complexities of the position. Seeing the assessment on the Chess...

I quoted the question posed to the ECF Office in full I quoted the ECF Office's response in full The ECF then bothered to make a formal request to have that information taken down. Why? I shall be happy to answer that. The ECF received an email, purporting to be from an ECF member , asking a questi...

The latest E-mail from the ECF says a number of things 1. It passes on a deal from a seemingly fairly dubious business without first checking it out Could you quote that bit of the email, as I must have missed the bit where the email says that. Or do you actually mean to say that this is simply you...

I joined the ECF as a Standard Member in 2011 for 3 years. I understand this has been transferred to Gold Membership but apart from the initial letter with my membership card I haven't received any communications either by post or email from the ECF. Is that because I joined under the old scheme? I...

For those interested in the actual legalities rather than opinion, the ECF would need a 'soft opt in' option if it wanted to market other chess related products to its members. This would be the case if, for example, the ECF wanted to sell chess books or equipment to members. The ECF does not need s...

I would like reports and results from every congress collated and available in one central place - The ECF website. Whilst an excellent idea, it would be somewhat pointless to restrict access to this to ECF members. In the context of the thread, Sean is looking for ideas that are benefits to ECF me...

Therefore, can I ask that ONLY ECF members post replies please. Presumably the ECF is only interested in responses from individuals. I said members very deliberately. As you rightly say, this includes organisations who are full members as well as individuals who are direct members. So, with that cl...

I'm looking at what the ECF can do to improve its services to members. Therefore, can I ask that ONLY ECF members post replies please.

So guys - blank piece of paper. What would you like the ECF to do for you?

Roger de Coverly wrote:Is there a "pay-to-play" concession for members of the WCU taking part in events in Cheshire, as WCU members were also offered the £ 6 discount?

No there isn't.