ECF Schools Chess

News about ECF chess activities in schools.

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

The 2026 European Youth Chess Championships begin today in Hersonissos, Crete! ♟️

Wishing our team of 29 England juniors the very best of luck as they begin the tournament!

Follow the liveboards throughout the championships: https://t.co/IT8HcHMmsV

Go England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Essex Junior Chess Association @EssexJrChess]

Huge congratulations to Essex Junior, Joshua Buka, who finished 2nd in the Southern Gigafinal with an incredible 6/7 points, out of 150 players in the U10 boys' section! Joshua will go on to compete in the Terafinals in October. Well done, Joshua 💥 @Delancey_UKCC

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

Malachy understood the assignment! Fantastic job! ♟️🏆

[Chess in Schools and Communities @schoolschess]

Malachy - worthy winner of the ChessFest Portishead fancy dress competition!

[Chess in Schools and Communities @schoolschess]

The first of our ChessFest schools’ days at Manchester Square Gardens attracted 140 children from 14 schools, including some from York, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool.

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

🏆 English Schools Chess Championships Finals 2026

Congratulations to this year's winners!

🥇 Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
🥈 Hampton School
♟️ Plate Winners: St Paul's Girls' School

Find out more about ECF Schools Chess:
https://t.co/Qz0Teq0RFa

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

🏆 British Team Challenge 2026
Congratulations to this year’s champions!

🥇Primary Champions: King’s College Junior School

🥇Junior Champions: Wilson’s School

🥇 Senior Champions: Wilson’s School

Well played to all schools who took part in the finals!

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 🌍♟️

Round 1 (15 June)

Team England made a strong start in Montesilvano!

Game highlight: Pengxiao Zhu held third seed IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2490) to a draw with Black in the U16 Open.

📖 Full Round 1 report:
https://t.co/631DJztKmS

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 🌍♟️

Round 2 Game highlight: FM Gabriel Petcu – FM Max Pert.

In a sharp Advance Caro-Kann, Max battled through a complex middlegame and secured a draw by perpetual check after more than four hours.

Full report:
https://t.co/631DJztKmS

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Do you know someone making a difference in English chess?

Nominations are open for the 2026 ECF Annual Awards, celebrating achievement across the community.

Find out more and submit your nomination on the ECF website:
https://t.co/Mj790T2sV7

#chess #grassroots #ECF

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

Exciting news for school chess! ♟️✏️

@cgpbooks, the educational books specialist, joins the 2026 English Schools Chess Championships as a new sponsor.

We look forward to welcoming schools from across England to this year’s Finals!

Find out more here:
https://t.co/4BzbJCuhr6

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

🎙️ It’s Your Move returns tonight at 7 pm with an interview with Neill Cooper, ECF Manager of English Schools Chess.

Neill shares insights into school competitions across the UK and how to get involved.

▶️ https://t.co/n04NLX0q6j

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

Big congrats to Kayal!

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

Congratulations to Kayal Vijay on winning the Under 9 Girls title at the 2026 European Schools Chess Championship in Croatia 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Kayal delivered an outstanding performance, scoring 8/9 points. Well done, Kayal! ⭐️

https://t.co/YenIstFBhb...

@ECUonline #chess

[hari_neo @hari_neo21]

📣 A great resource to share with your chess parents from @schoolschess♟️🏡 family learning time!

[Essex Junior Chess Association @EssexJrChess]

Congrats to the EPSCA Under 11 Girls National Champions… Essex!! 🏆

A fantastic day for chess and for each girl who represented Essex so well.

Winning the title two years in a row is an incredible achievement. We are so proud.

Congrats also to Sussex 🥈 and Oxfordshire 🥉. ✨

[Javokhir Sindarov @GMJSindarov]

I won candidates !

[Mouskos UKCC @Mouskos_UKCC]

Harrow Megafinal underway ♟️

[English Chess Federation (ECF) @ecfchess]

FM Sergey Korshunov and IM Sohum Lohia will face off in a special four-round rapidplay exhibition at the 4th @SUChessTourneys University Congress on 19 April, all in support of Doctors Without Borders.

#chess #DoctorsWithoutBorders #HumanitarianAid #ChessCommunity

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

Full results of the English Schools Girls’ Championships Finals:
U11: https://t.co/HJUFlHi0WA
U19: https://t.co/5R19SvuhX2

[ECF Schools Chess @ECFSchools]

English Schools’ Girls Chess Championships – Final Results 🏆

Thank you to St Catherine’s Bramley for hosting, and to all the teams who took part and helped make it a memorable event.

Congratulations to our champions:
U11 Girls: Eltham College
U19 Girls: St Paul’s Girls’ School

[St Peter's RC High School @StPetersUK]

Members of St Peter's RC High Chess Team played in the Manchester Area Senior Team Chess Challenge and came 2nd overall. Shoutout to Jake, our champion who won every game, and to Year 7s Sam and Holden for a terrific performance. Thank you @ecfchess