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
Weekly Club Events
We are currently running 6 online tournaments per week, with 3 on chess.com and 3 on lichess. Events for the coming week are listed below with the tournament links. Please note that you will need to be logged in to chess.com to view the relevant chess.com events and to the relevant platform (chess.com or lichess) to register. You can register for chess.com events one hour before the start time, or you can register now for lichess events.
| Event | Date | Format | Link | |
| Friday Evening Diamond Blitz (ECF Online Rated) | 8-00 pm, 8th Jan on chess.com | 90 minute Arena at 10|0 | 🔥 | Friday Evening Diamond New Year Blitz |
| Saturday Evening Rapid (ECF Online Rated) | 8-00 pm, 9th Jan on lichess.org | 90 minute Arena at 10 | 5 | 🐇 | Saturday Evening Rapid |
| Sunday Evening Rapid (ECF Online Rated) | 8-00 pm, 10th Jan on chess.com | 4 round Swiss at 15|10 | 🐇 | Sunday Evening Rapid |
| Monday Afternoon Blitz (ECF Online Rated) | 2-00 pm, 11th Jan on lichess.org | 7 round Swiss at 5| 2 | 🔥 | Monday Afternoon Blitz |
| Wednesday Evening Blitz (ECF Online Rated) | 8-00 pm, 13th Dec on lichess.org | 9 Round Swiss at 3 | 2 | 🔥 | Wednesday Evening Blitz |
| Thursday Afternoon Blitz (ECF Online Rated) | 2-00 pm, 14th Jan on chess.com | 7 round Swiss at 5|2 | 🔥 | Thursday Afternoon Blitz |
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.