The ECF’s 24-hour online chess marathon in aid of the British Red Cross starts today on Chess.com at 5pm UK time. The tournament is being held under the auspices of this Club! You can join here after 4pm UK time.
Entries and donations are accepted before and during the tournament (you can ‘latejoin’).
All details such as how to enter, rules, prizes etc can be found at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/checkmate-covid-19-playing-chess-for-the-british-red-cross/ - the page has a link to a word document covering rules, FAQ, and a list of prizes.
A big thank you to all the hundreds of people who have already generously donated and helped in various ways.
A huge thank you to Chess.com who have not only helped with the organisation, but have also donated $500 of prizes as well as giving $500 direct to the British Red Cross.
Look out for these streamers over the course of the event:
| Tom Rendle | https://www.twitch.tv/im_trendle | |||||
| Maria Emilionova | https://www.twitch.tv/photochess | |||||
| ChessPitPod (Phil Makepeace) | https://www.twitch.tv/chesspitpod/ | |||||
| chesspatzeruk (Jacques) | https://www.twitch.tv/chesspatzeruk/ | |||||
| Gawain Jones | https://www.twitch.tv/verdenotte | |||||
| Dagne Ciuksyte | https://www.twitch.tv/imdagnechess/ | |||||
| Simon Williams | https://www.twitch.tv/gingergm | |||||
| Matthew Sadler & Natasha Regan | https://www.youtube.com/c/gamechangerchess | |||||
| Adam Taylor | https://www.twitch.tv/makinggrandmasters/ | |||||
