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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
Well done John Foley!
Thoroughly deserved we say
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The final round in Samarkand! 💥
England are playing their final matches of the Olympiad:
♟️ Italy 🇮🇹 v England 🏴
♟️ Philippines 🇵🇭 v England 🏴
Follow live:
♟️Liveboards @lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/46th-f…
📺 Commentary @chess24com: piped.video/live/b89RHWEXOcI…
#ChessOlympiad
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WGM norm success in Samarkand! 🎉♟️
Bodhana Sivanandan has secured her 3rd and final WGM norm at the Olympiad!
Her R9 draw against IM Mai Narva secured the norm, taking her to 6½/9. Bodhana earned her 1st WGM norm in 2025, becoming the youngest ever to do so.
📸 Michal Walusza
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: Peru 1-3 England
GM Nikita Vitiugov finished with a lovely move to beat GM Jorge Cori in Rd 9, as England aimed to launch themselves back up the rankings. #ChessOlympiad
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Round 9: A double victory for England! 💥
Nikita Vitiugov and Gawain Jones scored the wins against Peru, with Gawain winning in just 25 moves.
England Women beat Estonia, with wins for Elmira Mirzoeva and Harriet Hunt after a marathon 104-move game.
📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE
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Moving on to Round 9 ♟️
A tough R8 saw England lose 2½–1½ to Uzbekistan 2, with Daniel Fernandez fighting for 75 moves. England Women drew 2–2 with Peru, with Lan Yao scoring a dramatic win.
R9 at UK 11am:
♟️ Peru 🇵🇪 v England 🏴
♟️ England 🏴 v Estonia 🇪🇪
Let's go England! 💥
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Don’t have 6+ hours to catch up on the Olympiad stream? ♟️
GM Danny Gormally has you covered with highlights from England’s games in Samarkand.
His latest videos include Bodhana’s Round 7 win as England Women beat Turkmenistan 4–0 👇
piped.video/svA5nteIbfw?si=1qD7…
#ChessOlympiad
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Chess Olympiad: Round 7 recap ♟️
England lost 2½–1½ to India, with an excellent win for Luke McShane over GM Nihal Sarin.
A clean sweep for England Women, who beat Turkmenistan 4–0! 💥
Round 8 tomorrow:
♟️ England v Uzbekistan 2
♟️ Peru v England
📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
🇬🇧🇮🇪 Round 7 Highlights
🔥 England Women win 4-0
🤝 England Open push India to the limit
🏆 Wales Men win
✌️Ireland Women win
Round 8 awaits!
#ChessOlympiad2026 #TeamEngland #TeamIreland #TeamWales
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad: Round 6 recap ♟️🏴
England drew 2–2 with France, with an important win for Michael Adams. England Women narrowly lost 2½–1½ to Ukraine.
Today is a rest day!
Round 7 tomorrow:
♟️ England v India 🇮🇳
♟️ England Women v Turkmenistan 🇹🇲
📸 @FIDE_chess
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
Chess Olympiad 2026 - Women: Australia 0-4 England
England romped home in Rd 5. FM Bodhana Sivanandan remains on track for a potential 3rd WGM Norm. Despite missing a very picturesque tactic early on, Bodhana overcame WFM Zhiyuan Shen in a rook endgame #ChessOlympiad #chess
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Another strong day for England at the Chess Olympiad in Round 5! ♟️🏴
England defeated Georgia 2½–1½, while England Women beat Australia 4–0💥
GM Daniel Gormally takes a look at the Open team’s match against Georgia in his latest Olympiad analysis.
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piped.video/dzvuG_kyfUc?is=lVX7…
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The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has begun! ♟️🏴🇺🇿
Round 1: Open 🏴 England v Monaco 🇲🇨
Women 🏴 England v Barbados 🇧🇧
Follow the games 👇
Open: lichess.org/broadcast/46th-f…
Women: lichess.org/broadcast/46th-f…
📺 YouTube: piped.video/live/cpbe-4FjtWc…
Let's go, Team England! 💥♟️
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
I was honoured to have been made a Life Vice President of the Berkshire Chess Association at the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
I was not expecting this and I am most grateful. Thank-you to you all!
@ecfchess @berkshireca
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Remembering Tony Gillam (1943–2026)
We are saddened to share that Anthony “Tony” Gillam passed away on 15 August at the age of 83.
Known as “The Chess Player”, Tony spent decades researching and writing about chess history and will be missed by so many in the chess community.
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Tony's funeral will be held at Gedling Crematorium on Wednesday 16 Sept at 11.30am.
Donations in Tony's memory:
Dementia Research UK: demruk.org/
Chess in Schools: chessinschools.co.uk/
Our thoughts are with Tony's family and friends.
demruk.org/
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The countdown is on: just 1 week until the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad! ♟️🏴🇺🇿
Team England heads to Samarkand, with Round 1 starting on 16 Sept. Good luck, Team England! ♟️
Do you have a favourite commentator you'll be following? Let us know! 👇
📸 @FIDE_chess
#ChessOlympiad
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English Chess Federation (ECF) retweeted
Remembering previous years when we travelled all over the UK doing these…. But today Stanley came 1st in the Harrow (London 1) 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier, so is in the final in November after one try. Was close though! @ecfchess @LanceLSmith23 @chessdom @EngChessTrack @CHESS_Magazine
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European Senior Team success for England in Crete! 🏆♟️
England brought home two European titles: gold in the Open 50+ and Women's 50+, plus silver in the Open 65+, and an incredible 11 individual board medals!
See all the board medal winners in the comments 👇
📸 Zetta Grapsa
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Medal winners 🏅♟️
Open 50+
🥇 Daniel Gormally (Bd 2)
🥇 John Emms (Bd 4)
🥇 Graeme Buckley (Bd 5)
🥈 Mark Hebden (Bd 3)
🥈 Clive Frostick (Bd 5)
🥉 Stuart Conquest (Bd 1)
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