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The ECF have issued a press release on this matter : https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-academy-statement/ You got there before me John! Our team worked hard on the bid and we're delighted to be working with the ECF on this project. We're looking forward to sharing further details with parents and...

Thanks to matthew Turner we have live boards from today’s event - tune in here - http://view.livechesscloud.com/0535e0e3 ... ba6b963ec2 !

Hi - time control is 20+10 seconds. We have published the list as off last week- up to over 50 entries now and a very strong field!

http://chess-results.com/tnr365549.aspx?lan=1

Thanks John - we are very lucky to be able to offer lots of junior prizes and free entry to juniors - thanks to the generous support of the John Robinson trust and Natasha Regan.

I think we should not discuss what happened on here- we should just reflect on what a nice, talented person Peter was and celebrate his life. David that sounds like a great idea !

I have put a tribute on the ECF website - it's really hard to describe how great he was. He helped me with lots of grunfeld ideas when we were students and then we both decided to pack it in as it was too complicated (for me anyway!) when we had less time! He always helped me with my chess and alway...

Link to Challengers live boards- http://api.livechesscloud.com/live/23ae ... 671d0ed488

Over the summer I was saddened to hear that the future of the UK Schools Chess Challenge, the world's largest chess competition, was in doubt. The UK Schools Chess Challenge is very close to my heart . Indeed, way back in 1996 it was the first major tournament that I won. This opened some incredible...

Over the summer I was saddened to hear that the future of the UK Schools Chess Challenge, the world's largest chess competition, was in doubt. The UK Schools Chess Challenge is very close to my heart . Indeed, way back in 1996 it was the first major tournament that I won. This opened some incredible...