• 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is the central administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the federation is affiliated...
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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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  • Brazilian Chess Confederation Dominica Chess Federation Guyana Chess Federation Uruguayan Chess Federation Haitian Chess Federation Asian Chess Federation Chinese...
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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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  • 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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    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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    The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • continuously from 1958. The tournament is administered by the English Chess Federation and is open to all schools from the United Kingdom. The competition...
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  • composers and solvers of chess problems, awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition (see List of grandmasters for chess composition). The International...
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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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    England – English Chess Federation Estonia – Estonian Chess Federation Faroe Islands – Faroese Chess Federation Finland – Finnish Chess Federation France...
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  • The French Chess Federation (French : Fédération Française des Echecs – FFE) is the national organization for chess in France. The president is Éloi Relange...
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  • 2023, according to FIDE, the International Chess Federation. As of December 2023, the top 10 active Indian chess players have an average rating of 2703,...
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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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    The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player...
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  • The 44th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India, from 28 July to...
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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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    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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  • such as the FIDE Chess Profile pages, although accented letters are used where they apply, which FIDE databases simplify to the English alphabet. When player...
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