index

ECF Support for Grassroots Chess Development

ECF Grassroots Fund 4th Tranche

The third Tranche ended on 28th February and there were no applications from the East of England. The fourth Tranche concludes on 31st May. A reminder about the details of the initiative below.:

I am the Coordinator for the East of England which comprises 6 counties (Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex) and all applications to the fund are sent to me for approval. In cases where I have a conflict of interest I have some assistants to whom I can refer.

Individuals, Clubs and Organisations can apply using the application form https://britchess.wufoo.com/forms/ecf-grassroots-chess-initiative/ Please note that I cannot accept applications sent direct to me. Remember to indicate the East of England as your region.

The prospectus outlines the process and give a guide on the types of grants. You will need to justify your application and please ensure you complete all section of the application form as detailed as possible. If accepted you will be asked to provide follow up information on how the project was implemented and what the outcomes were.

If you need to clarify anything, need any advice or guidance then please contact me.

John Wickham

j.r.wickham@btinternet.com

07808876785

Prospectus can be downloaded here.

Forthcoming Events

Cambridgeshire AGM 2025

To be held on the 8th July at St.Ives. More details to follow

Cambridgeshire Rapidplay 2025

Sunday 28th September at Whittlesford Memorial Hall

Entry form can be downloaded here

Online entry here

Cambridgeshire County Individual Championship

Next event information to follow

New Venue & Clubs

New England have a new venue.

Bourne have a new club meeting Thursdays.

SEASON RESULTS

Current Season 2024 - 2025

Jamboree 2025
A very successful Jamboree was held on the 20th May at St.Ives. It was a good event with 10 teams entering, and Linton getting revenge over St Ives for last year's defeat.

Pictures in the Gallery

Past Seasons

CAMBRIDGESHIRE INDIVIDUAL 2024
Results to follow

FIDE RATED CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 2024

The 2nd Cambridge International Open was held from 19th to 25th February 2024. Results here

NEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A new version of the ECF League Management System will be in use this year and thIs site will reference that for results throughout the season. I must take this opportunity to thank Dave Wild whose East Anglian Chess Results site has been SO valuable in the years I have run this site. Thank you for all your hard work.

Cambridgeshire AGM

Details of the 2025 AGM to follow

Previous AGM Minutes

Constitution from the meeting held on Tuesday, 27th June are now available.

AGM Minutes 2022
AGM helds at St Neots June 2023

NEW PUBLICATION

The Southern Counties Chess Union - a restropsective
by Anthony Fulton.

Published in May of this year you may be interested in this publication which also references Cambridgeshire.

Details can be downloaded from here.

SEASON 2022-23

Congratulations to the winners of the various tournaments.

Division 1 - New England

Division 2 - New England

Team 7000 North - New England Patriots

Team 7000 South - Royston

Team 7000 Final - Royston

Fenland Open - Cambridge City

Fenland 7000 - Warboys White Capes

The results of previous seasons are available from the various club pages as pdf files which can be viewed, saved or printed. They are taken from the C4 site and provide a permanent record of the matches & players.

As of July 1st 2022 the East Anglian Chess Results site is closing and we will be using the ECF League Management System.

Peterborough Chess Club have a new Venue. 31.03.22

CHRIS ROSS

Many players in the Cambridgeshire League will know of and have played against Chris over the years. He has just finished his first book, Blind Faith and hopefully you might be interested in purchasing a copy of this splendid publication. From Chris he says...

I am emailing to hopefully bring some small amount of joy and excitement into our world. After some considerable time, I have finally managed to pull together a manuscript, that may bring some enlightenment into some of you. Most of you will be aware that I have occasionally sent out annotations to my games. It has been a fascinating journey over the past quarter of a century and how far I have travelled and developed. Such a demonstrative passage.

I have decided to share that experience and wondrous journey with the world now and have created an inspiring volume. I sincerely hope that you will find it both instructive and developmental.

The book has now been opened up for pre-order purchasing. We are having a period of pre-order purchasing, so that we can gauge to how many printed versions will be required. Naturally, the printed version is more expensive than the E-book version. Those wishing for a signed copy of the book simply need to indicate to me that they wish for this. This may incur a few extra days delay in receiving the volume, but those wishing for the signed copy, notify me accordingly.

The date of release is 09 May. Those ordering the E-book version will be sent this on that precise date.

The links that you require to pre-order this book are given below.

Paperback edition:
https://steelcitypress.co.uk/product/blind-faith/

E-book edition:
https://steelcitypress.co.uk/product/blind-faith-ebook/