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We now have 200 entries with 4 weeks still to go. There are still free places for those over 2100. P

144 entries already.looks like it will fill up well before the event.

We still have 16 of the 20 free places in the 16 to age category for over 2100 players

The fourth free over 2100 place has been taken. 16 left. Top player 2301
https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1420942 ... 1&SNode=S0

The third free over 2100 place has been taken. 17 left
https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1420942 ... 1&SNode=S0

The second over 2100 place has been taken. 18 left

The first free over 2100 place has been taken. 19 left

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The EJCOA finals entry is now live. There are already 72 entries. You can register on https://ejcoa.co.uk/online-payments/nyc-2026 The full program is also on the entry link. This is now by far the best junior final in the UK with the normal 5 rounds of fide and ECF rated chess plus training in pre-...

Inspiring report of the ejcoa finals on link below

https://www.ejcoa.co.uk/news/ejcoa-nati ... 025-report

I feel very saddened by this. I have know Gavin most of my life and have some great memories with him such as drinking and playing quiz machines in pubs in kensington high street that Gavin would win the jackpot and finance the drinks for the night in every pub we went to, and also the time when we ...

Afternoon all. Just over a week way from the national youth finals. The best junior final in England with fide rated slow play games, pre-determined training sessions, game analysis and an evening simul with already 92 players wanting to take part in the simul There is still time for the players who...

I rarely play in open events especially around london due to their being so many players whose rating could put them in the bottom Tournament at most. This means i basically get very few games of value. Hence it is a breath of fresh air to sea an organiser adding a minimum rating band in an u2300 ev...

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Hi Roger I have heard this argument before. It is not the case when junior player play each other as they do in the many junior only ECF tournaments. The best players increase much quicker. Yon only have to look at the top juniors ECF ratings compared with the others. I do agree though the process w...

Good morning All We all know that there are to many juniors to list with with very low fide ratings compared to ECF, which causes all sort of knock on effects to them gaining norm opportunities when ready and the affect on adult fide ratings also being dragged down I am very pleased that the ECF boa...