It seems that they have made up, at least to some extent. Alex Holowczak is one of the speakers at the Conference.Roger de Coverly (edited by David Sedgwick) wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:05 pmA former ECF Director seems to be a leading figure in an organisation called "ChessPlus".
https://chessplus.net/blog/
Unless they've made up, he may not be on the best of terms with the ECF's current Junior Director.
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