ECF AGM 14th November 2026
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2026 4:31 pm
Nominations are invited for the positions detailed below, which will be the subject of elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 14th November 2026. Posts due for election are listed below together with the intentions of the current holders regarding re-standing.
Members of the Board
Home Chess Development Director – Yuri Krylov is intending to stand
Non- Executive Chair of the Board – Stephen Woodhouse is intending to stand
Non-Executive Director – J C Le Saux is intending to stand
Other elected posts
Chair of the Finance Committee – Daniel Lindner is intending to stand
Members of the Finance Committee – David Eustace is standing down
Members of the Governance Committee – Michael Farthing and David Eustace are standing down
Notes
To be eligible to stand for election, a candidate must be a member of the ECF on the day of the AGM.
Each candidate for a post must be a nominee of the Board or a person proposed by ‘the Requisitionists’ as defined in the Articles (see the website post https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-agm ... motions-3/).
Nominations must be made by Thursday 8th October 2026 by sending an email to the Chair of Council at [email protected] entitled ‘AGM 2026 Nominations’.
The AGM agenda will only set out that a candidate has been duly nominated to stand for election. The names of nominators will not be included.
Election Addresses
A duly nominated candidate has the right to have an election address published on the ECF website. The body of the election address must be no more than 750 words in length. All election addresses must be received by Thursday 15th October 2026. All received election addresses will be published simultaneously on the website: any election addresses received after the deadline will not be published.
Election addresses are published in PDF format. Addresses submitted in this format will be published as received, preserving any internal formatting. Addresses submitted in other formats, including plain text, will be converted into PDF format (or referred back if the format is not known to us). Exact formatting match cannot in these cases be guaranteed. Revisions to a submitted address will be permitted up to the nomination deadline but must be complete resubmissions – the Chair or ECF staff will not make alterations on behalf of candidates. After the deadline no revised submissions will be accepted, even of a minor nature.
Conduct of Candidates
Candidates are required to comply with the Code of Conduct – Regulation No. 4 – for the election campaign period.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of individual directors are set out in the Directors and Officers Responsibilities Regulations – Regulation No. 2 – which is available on the ECF website. Candidates should note that the Board has the power to amend these Regulations at any time.
— David Eustace, Chair of Council
Members of the Board
Home Chess Development Director – Yuri Krylov is intending to stand
Non- Executive Chair of the Board – Stephen Woodhouse is intending to stand
Non-Executive Director – J C Le Saux is intending to stand
Other elected posts
Chair of the Finance Committee – Daniel Lindner is intending to stand
Members of the Finance Committee – David Eustace is standing down
Members of the Governance Committee – Michael Farthing and David Eustace are standing down
Notes
To be eligible to stand for election, a candidate must be a member of the ECF on the day of the AGM.
Each candidate for a post must be a nominee of the Board or a person proposed by ‘the Requisitionists’ as defined in the Articles (see the website post https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-agm ... motions-3/).
Nominations must be made by Thursday 8th October 2026 by sending an email to the Chair of Council at [email protected] entitled ‘AGM 2026 Nominations’.
The AGM agenda will only set out that a candidate has been duly nominated to stand for election. The names of nominators will not be included.
Election Addresses
A duly nominated candidate has the right to have an election address published on the ECF website. The body of the election address must be no more than 750 words in length. All election addresses must be received by Thursday 15th October 2026. All received election addresses will be published simultaneously on the website: any election addresses received after the deadline will not be published.
Election addresses are published in PDF format. Addresses submitted in this format will be published as received, preserving any internal formatting. Addresses submitted in other formats, including plain text, will be converted into PDF format (or referred back if the format is not known to us). Exact formatting match cannot in these cases be guaranteed. Revisions to a submitted address will be permitted up to the nomination deadline but must be complete resubmissions – the Chair or ECF staff will not make alterations on behalf of candidates. After the deadline no revised submissions will be accepted, even of a minor nature.
Conduct of Candidates
Candidates are required to comply with the Code of Conduct – Regulation No. 4 – for the election campaign period.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of individual directors are set out in the Directors and Officers Responsibilities Regulations – Regulation No. 2 – which is available on the ECF website. Candidates should note that the Board has the power to amend these Regulations at any time.
— David Eustace, Chair of Council