by Sarah Hegarty | Sep 1, 2022 | Blogs
From September the ‘ECF Academy’ will now be known as the UK Junior Chess Academy. This is simply a name change and doesn’t impact on any of our services, coaches or students. The reasons for the change are two-fold We feel it better reflects our...
by Sarah Hegarty | Nov 20, 2020 | Blogs, News
Has there ever been a new year with so much uncertainty? 2020 has been a tremendously difficult year for so many people and heading into 2021 there is still a great deal of uncertainty for families and businesses. Whilst we are a bit later than usual we are happy to...
by Jonathan Bennett | Sep 7, 2020 | Blogs, Weekly Report
The Delancey UK Chess Challenge has come to a close, and what a journey it has been. The pandemic has changed the face of the UKCC this year. We’d like to start by thanking everyone who took part this year for helping us through a time of great turmoil and upset in...
by Jonathan Bennett | Aug 3, 2020 | Blogs, Weekly Report
This week seven UKCC tournaments took place. The three age groups of the blitz played and concluded their final preliminary. The second chess960 qualifiers took place on Saturday, again split into three age groups. Finally, the Racing Kings variant events concluded,...
by Jonathan Bennett | Jul 29, 2020 | Blogs, Weekly Report
Blitz Preliminary 5 The 3+1 blitz preliminary was a chaotic as always. Thousands of games were played over the course of the hour as players tried to balance the quick time controls with careful considered play. At the end, six players came within four points of each...
by Sarah Hegarty | Feb 10, 2020 | Blogs, News
UK Chess Challenge – New for 2020 “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind” C.S.Lewis Here we’d like to introduce a few of the changes to the competition for 2020 which we hope will help improve the overall experience for players, parents and...
