ECF Monthly Newsletter - Chess Moves

The ECF publish a monthly newsletter, called Chess Moves. This is a digital newsletter, sent by email, that all ECF Members are entitled to receive. However, after speaking to several Club Members, it would appear that many of you are not receiving it.

The reason for this is simple - you need to opt in to receive it when you renew your ECF Membership. To ensure that you receive the newsletter you should login to the Membership Portal, using your ME number and, on the profile page, click on the Opt Ins tab and check the box that says you agree to receive the ECF Monthly Newsletter. You don't need to wait until you next renew your Membership - you can do it now and it is completely free of charge.

You can click here to view previous editions of the newsletter.

 

Archived Records

You will notice that I have added an Archive tab to the website. This will contain as many historical records as we can find, from whatever sources we can find. Any input from Club Members would be most welcome.

I have already begun to populate it and, with Neil's help, will expand it as far aas possible.

Ashby On Instagram

Ben thought it would be a good idea to have a presence on Instagram to enable us to reach out to a younger audience. To this end,  I have created an Instagram account for the Club, which Ben will manage, and added a link to it on the website towards the bottom left hand side of the page.

2026 AGM

There was an excellent turnout for the AGM on Thursday evening. The Minutes of the Meeting will be available to view on the website very soon.

2026 AGM

Just a reninder to everybody that the 2026 AGM takes place this Thursday @ 7;30. You can click here to view all of the various reports, or use the link on the left hand side of the page. These are not yet complete but will be updated as they are received. Please take the time to read them as it will save time on the night.

Last Week's News

Ashby 2 were held to a 4-4 draw by Anstey last Thursday in the 1st round of the Harrod Cup.

There were 2 games played in the 3rd round of the U1450 Championship, with Ric Dawson beating Tyler Rowney and Paul Harrison beating Ben McDermott.

The draw for the 3rd round of the Club Championship was made and can be viewed here.

Tom Gerrard Wins Reynolds Cup

Many congratulations to Tom Gerrard on winning the 2026 Reynolds Cup. At one point it looked like it was going to be a one horse race, with Tom running away with it. However, in the event it was a close run thing, with Larry finishing just behind in second place and Nick not far behind in 3rd place. In fact, in terms of % points won, Larry came out just in front. But when the % score was adjusted, taking in to  account their opponent's ratings, Tom just edged it by the closest of margins.

	Name	Games Played	% Points Won	% Points Adjusted
1	Tom Gerrard	23	56.52	58.22
2	Larry Hayden	18	58.33	57.01
3	Nick Wyld	18	52.78	51.43
4	Graham Bird	12	45.83	50.59
5	Paul Gibson	15	45.33	44.02
6	Peter Anderton	9	44.44	43.42
7	Chris Tipper	17	44,12	42.69
8	Steve Emmerton	23	41.30	40.73
9	Gheorghe Albu	10	35.00	39.36
10	Tyler Rowney	12	33.33	35.86
	Final Table - 23rd May 2026

Club Championship Results

There were 2 games played in the 2nd round of the Club Championship on Thursday evening, with the defending Champion, Tom Dove, beating Larry Hayden, and Ric Dawson beating Peter Anderton.

There was also a game played in the 3rd round of the U1450 Championship, where Paul Mayer beat Ollie Fordham.