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[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

♟️ GM Keith Arkell reaches 100 unbeaten games!

Keith began this impressive streak just a week after his 65th birthday and went on to win 72 and draw 28 in 100 consecutive FIDE-rated classical games.

Congratulations, Keith! 💥

📸 Melinda Wilde/ECF

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

12-year-old Supratit Banerjee becomes the UK’s youngest International Master! 🎉♟️

Huge congrats to Supratit, who was awarded the IM title in Samarkand. From earning his 1st norm at 11 to becoming an International Master at 12, what a magnificent achievement! 💥

📸 Yury Krylov

[4NCL @4NCL]

The 2026–27 4NCL season begins today! ♟️

Rounds 1 & 2 take place this weekend:
📆 Sat 10 Oct – Round 1, 2pm
📆 Sun 11 Oct – Round 2, 11am

Live games from Divisions 1 & 2 will be available with a 15-minute delay. https://t.co/3flsMLP9kP

Good luck to all the teams! 💥

[English Chess Tracker @EngChessTrack]

French GM Jules Moussard also won the Super Blitz tournament at the 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters. English GMs Gawain Jones and Luke McShane finished in the last two places, though McShane did beat Moussard in the tournament, who had blundered a double attack #chess

[Andrew Chess @AndrewC42711235]

I’m at the @Delancey_UKCC Challengers event in Peterborough this weekend. What an awesome spectacle with some 200 top juniors battling it out, age range U8 through to U18. Makes for quite a range in the height of the competitors who eagerly gather like a sea for the next round.

[English Chess Tracker @EngChessTrack]

Round 6 saw another draw for young IM Sohum Lohia, this time against GM Vitezslav Rasik. 2.5/6 and 8th place, as it stands #chess

[CNN @CNN]

An 11-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest woman grandmaster of all time, after a strong performance at the 46th Chess Olympiad. https://t.co/myEJgrceHo

[BritishChessNews @BritishChess]

Well done John Foley!

Thoroughly deserved we say

@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @FIDEschoolChess @KingstonChess @johnchess @ECUonline @schoolschess @CSCTeesside @Carl_Portman @chesstutor @richardpalliser @TelegraphChess @ChessPlus

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

The final round in Samarkand! 💥

England are playing their final matches of the Olympiad:
♟️ Italy 🇮🇹 v England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
♟️ Philippines 🇵🇭 v England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Follow live:
♟️Liveboards @lichess: https://t.co/ksoeDI1V75

📺 Commentary @chess24com: https://t.co/K6npl20Vgo

#ChessOlympiad

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

WGM norm success in Samarkand! 🎉♟️

Bodhana Sivanandan has secured her 3rd and final WGM norm at the Olympiad!

Her R9 draw against IM Mai Narva secured the norm, taking her to 6½/9. Bodhana earned her 1st WGM norm in 2025, becoming the youngest ever to do so.

📸 Michal Walusza

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

@schoolschess Congratulations!!!! 💥

[English Chess Tracker @EngChessTrack]

Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: Peru 1-3 England

GM Nikita Vitiugov finished with a lovely move to beat GM Jorge Cori in Rd 9, as England aimed to launch themselves back up the rankings. #ChessOlympiad

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Round 9: A double victory for England! 💥

Nikita Vitiugov and Gawain Jones scored the wins against Peru, with Gawain winning in just 25 moves.

England Women beat Estonia, with wins for Elmira Mirzoeva and Harriet Hunt after a marathon 104-move game.

📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Moving on to Round 9 ♟️

A tough R8 saw England lose 2½–1½ to Uzbekistan 2, with Daniel Fernandez fighting for 75 moves. England Women drew 2–2 with Peru, with Lan Yao scoring a dramatic win.

R9 at UK 11am:
♟️ Peru 🇵🇪 v England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
♟️ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Estonia 🇪🇪

Let's go England! 💥

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Don’t have 6+ hours to catch up on the Olympiad stream? ♟️

GM Danny Gormally has you covered with highlights from England’s games in Samarkand.

His latest videos include Bodhana’s Round 7 win as England Women beat Turkmenistan 4–0 👇

https://t.co/U1eki4xux6

#ChessOlympiad

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Chess Olympiad: Round 7 recap ♟️

England lost 2½–1½ to India, with an excellent win for Luke McShane over GM Nihal Sarin.

A clean sweep for England Women, who beat Turkmenistan 4–0! 💥

Round 8 tomorrow:
♟️ England v Uzbekistan 2
♟️ Peru v England

📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

[Chess Outlook @thechessoutlook]

🇬🇧🇮🇪 Round 7 Highlights

🔥 England Women win 4-0
🤝 England Open push India to the limit
🏆 Wales Men win
✌️Ireland Women win

Round 8 awaits!

#ChessOlympiad2026 #TeamEngland #TeamIreland #TeamWales

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

46th FIDE Chess Olympiad: Round 6 recap ♟️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England drew 2–2 with France, with an important win for Michael Adams. England Women narrowly lost 2½–1½ to Ukraine.

Today is a rest day!

Round 7 tomorrow:
♟️ England v India 🇮🇳
♟️ England Women v Turkmenistan 🇹🇲

📸 @FIDE_chess

[English Chess Tracker @EngChessTrack]

Chess Olympiad 2026 - Women: Australia 0-4 England

England romped home in Rd 5. FM Bodhana Sivanandan remains on track for a potential 3rd WGM Norm. Despite missing a very picturesque tactic early on, Bodhana overcame WFM Zhiyuan Shen in a rook endgame #ChessOlympiad #chess

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Another strong day for England at the Chess Olympiad in Round 5! ♟️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England defeated Georgia 2½–1½, while England Women beat Australia 4–0💥

GM Daniel Gormally takes a look at the Open team’s match against Georgia in his latest Olympiad analysis.

👇

https://t.co/cMC6vFiRI4