English Chess Forum

Oh, here's a question I don't know the answer to, but I know there has been at least one. How many British champions have a 100% record, i.e. they have won every British championship in which they have taken part? Without double checking a possible list is: Napier 1904 Griffith 1912 Combe 1946 Yano...

I acknowledge that Peter Purland and others have been working very hard on our junior organization, including tournaments, but I can't help feeling we've got some way to go yet, and I'm not at all convinced that we are moving in the right direction. Why do we persist in thinking that the homespun E...

Justin I'm afraid I don't have the information you require. I only have national lists from about 1988 onwards, before that union grades were published separately so I only have the SCCU lists. Christopher Flintoff's birth was registered in Preston in the 3rd quarter of 1974 so you'd need the NCCU l...

Geoff

How did you get hold of my c.1965 passport photograph?

I've just doen a quick head count at the Spanish Chess Federation website. Entries for for the current Spanish Junior Championships in Granada are: U18:96, U16:164, U14:150, U12:156, U10:157, U8:35 Particularly impressive are the numbers entering the older age groups; compared to the UK, the number...

Not sure. I can try to look up the grading info for you. I presume it was one of these EPSCA matches. EPSCA have for many years run U11 international matches. The top players sometimes get trips abroad but there are also matches against Wales for those who don't make the main team. So every year 20-...

To the best of my knowledge Chris Flintoff played for the England U11 team.

According to http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/ ... 55374.html Freddie himself played for Lancashire U11s.

A quick google reveals that Michael Jackson had a marble chess set and board. No idea whether he played, though.

Jeremy Clarkson? No thanks!

It's in my copy - page 12 of the Sports section. Nosher's win in the Sigeman tournament.

Matthew Tapp wrote: Also, Russell A James (who is roughly the same age as me - mid 30s) almost certainly did not play in the Barnstaple Open in 1972

Before anyone asks, it wasn't me playing in the 1972 Barnstaple Open either.

Ben Purton wrote:James , Jonathan

Any idea who won the eastman cup it was DK(My team) V Richmond(My former team) and I didnt play before of this fact. Therefore curious who won.

Hi Ben

Richmond won

Just noticed the Round 5 pairings from the Amersham Open.

Board 19 - Almond v Tart.

Congratulations Sean (or your computer).

William Metcalfe wrote:chesskids is a really good web site with lots of puzzles and ideas for kids

Many thanks for the plug, William. You beat me to it.

Work is proceeding (slowly) on a completely new version. Watch this space.

May 2009: The English Chess Federation’s flagship project for the coming year is Chess for Schools – an endeavour to put chess sets in every school in England, and then follow up with the objective of establishing new school chess clubs. The original concept for the project came from the child o...

I received a press release from the ECF at 14.09 this afternoon. No doubt it will be posted on the ECF website shortly.