The English Chess Federation (ECF) is the governing chess organisation in England. It is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 as one of the...
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FIDE, established in 1924. Most national chess federations are now members of FIDE; several supranational chess organizations are also affiliated with FIDE...
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as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the systems...
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FIDE (redirect from World Chess Federation)
International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (/ˈfiːdeɪ/ FEE-day, Fédération Internationale...
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ECF grading system (redirect from English Chess Federation (formerly British Chess Federation) Grading System)
formerly used by the English Chess Federation. A rating produced by the system was known as an ECF grading. The English Chess Federation did not switch to...
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international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most prestigious of which is Grandmaster; many national chess federations also grant titles...
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British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships...
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The Chess Federation of Canada or CFC (French name: Fédération canadienne des échecs) is Canada's national chess organization. Canadian Chess Association...
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The Chess Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация шахмат России, romanized: Federatsiya shakhmat Rossiyi), known until 2018 as the Russian Chess Federation...
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India Chess Federation is the administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the association is affiliated to the Asian Chess Federation...
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Daniel Howard Fernandez (born 5 March 1995) is an English and Singaporean chess grandmaster and author. Born in Stockport, England, Fernandez was the...
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publicity, chess network contacts Chess portal "The School Chess Club", English Chess Federation, accessed 18 November 2009. WhereToPlayChess.info is a...
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My Great Predecessors (redirect from Modern Chess (book))
several awards from the English Chess Federation, which said: "... Kasparov’s mammoth series has set new standards for writing about chess history." 2003: My...
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have separate national chess federations, and send their own teams to international chess competitions. The English Chess Federation, which in 2005 replaced...
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C. J. de Mooi (category English chess players)
President of the English Chess Federation. In September 2010 he was very outspoken as a delegate to the FIDE (the World Chess Federation)'s presidential...
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BCF British Chess Federation, the former name of the English Chess Federation. See also ECF. BCM An abbreviation for the British Chess Magazine. BCO...
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The 40th Chess Olympiad (Turkish: 40. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament...
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Nor won the English Chess Federation's "Book of the Year 2007" award. Aagaard's Attacking Manual 1 & 2 won the 2010 English Chess Federation book of the...
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magazine; it is not owned or run by the former British Chess Federation (now the English Chess Federation), with which its name was occasionally confused, apart...
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describe chess moves. The rules of chess are published by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs; "International Chess Federation"), chess's world governing...
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taking part. He had his own chess column called "Littlewood's Choice", printed once a month in the English Chess Federation magazine. His brother Norman...
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Nigel Short (redirect from Nigel Short (chess grandmaster))
(born 1 June 1965) is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach and commentator who has been the FIDE Director for Chess Development since September...
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The US Chess Federation Official Rules of Chess (five editions by various authors), Official Chess Handbook, by Kenneth Harkness, Official Chess Rulebook...
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Chess notation systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of chess. Chess notation is used in chess literature...
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notation, based on abbreviated natural language, was generally used in English language chess publications until the 1980s. Similar descriptive systems were in...
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The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases...
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Championship is a team tournament in chess, played under rapid time controls and organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in collaboration with...
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England – English Chess Federation Estonia – Estonian Chess Federation Faroe Islands – Faroese Chess Federation Finland – Finnish Chess Federation France...
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David Wei Liang Howell (born 14 November 1990) is an English chess grandmaster and commentator. A three-time British champion (2009, 2013 and 2014), he...
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the English Chess Federation said that Russia's control of FIDE was absolute. He added that they were staging a slow takeover of the federation with...
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