ECF Clubs
You can play in upcoming club events by logging in to your provider account and going to the relevant club home page on chess.com and/ or lichess.org which can be found here:
https://www.chess.com/club/english-chess-federation-members
https://lichess.org/team/english-chess-players
Club Events Weekly Schedule
The weekly schedule is as per the table below with 6 tournaments (3 on chess.com and 3 on lichess).
| Event | Start Time | Time Control | Platform |
| Monday Afternoon Blitz | 2-00 pm | 5|2 | lichess |
| Wednesday Evening Blitz | 8=00 pm | 3|2 | lichess |
| Thursday Afternoon Rapid | 2-00 pm | 15|10 | chess.com |
| Friday Evening Slow Blitz | 8-00 pm | 10|0 | chess.com |
| Saturday Evening Slow Blitz | 8-00 pm | 10|0 | lichess |
| Sunday Evening Rapid | 7-30 pm | 15|10 | chess.com |
This Week’s Club Events
Events for this week are as follows:
Friday Evening Diamond Rapid @ ECF Online -July 31st @ 8:00 pm on chess.com https://www.chess.com/live#r=370169 | 90 Minute Arena Format, 10|0
World 10 Countries 6th Team Battle @ ECF Online – August 1st @ 14:45 on lichess.org
https://lichess.org/tournament/UeXl8p4J
70 minute 1.5|0 team battle of 10 teams and 20 leaders. The English team will be playing against 8 other nations including: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Spain, Iran and Mexico.
Saturday Evening Slow Blitz @ ECF Online – August 1st @ 8:00 pm on lichess.org https://lichess.org/tournament/lo6IjEPa | 90 Minute Arena Format, 10|0
England v Romania @ ECF Online – August 2nd @ 7:00 pm On Chess.com
Rapid Segment 15| 2 on 20 or more boards
https://www.chess.com/live#team-match-challenge=513
Blitz Segment 3 | 2 on 20 or more boards https://www.chess.com/live#team-match-challenge=514
Sunday Evening Rapid @ ECF Online – August 2nd @ 8:30 pm On Chess.com https://www.chess.com/live#t=1428274 | 4 round Swiss tournament, 15 | 2
Monday Afternoon Blitz @ ECF Online – August 3rd @ 2:00 pm on lichess.org https://lichess.org/swiss/cuYR0J3M | 7 rounds Swiss at 5|2
Wednesday Evening Blitz @ ECF Online – August 5th @ 8:00 pm On lichess.org https://lichess.org/swiss/4dso4cSY | 11 round Swiss Format 3 | 2
Thursday Afternoon Slow Blitz @ ECF Online – August 6th @ 2:00 pm On Chess.com https://www.chess.com/live#t=1428278 | 10|0 Arena
All club tournaments are ECF online rated with ratings published in the monthly lists. ECF online ratings are completely separate from OTB grades which are not impacted.
National Events
You can find further details of the National Championship and events at the link below including the May 2020 English Online Blitz Championships, the Covid-19 Marathon the English Counties Online and the National Clubs Championships.
Internationals
Our clubs take part in International Events against other National and Federation teams on chess.com and lichess. Lichess Nations Cup Events take place on Saturday afternoons/ evenings; chess.com Nations League events are normally on Sunday afternoon or evenings. Click on the link below for details of upcoming events and reports on recent fixtures.