The Day has Arrived!

All you need to know about the Marathon in aid of the British Red Cross which starts today:

To play:

 

1. Make sure you are a member of this group https://www.chess.com/club/english-chess-federation - which is free to join. You probably are if you are reading this but this is in case you tell your friends etc (please do spread the word!)

2. The tournament starts at 5pm today. From 4pm you can join at https://www.chess.com/live#r=1187013

As with all chess.com Arena tournaments you can play as much or as little as you like. You can even join late. The games are 5 minute a side.

To watch:

 

We have live 24 hour coverage of the tournament at https://www.twitch.tv/ecf_commentary - amongst those commentating are GM Michael Adams, WFM Shohreh Bayat, GM Nigel Short, WFM Louise Head, FM Akshaya Kalaiyalahan, GM Simon Williams, GM Matthew Sadler, WIM Natasha Regan, GM Luke McShane, GM Gawain Jones, and GM Daniel King – you can see the full list and lots of other details at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/checkmate-covid-the-rematch/

 

The link also shows the prizes – to be eligible for which you have to have donated £5 or more. Also anything requiring postage is for players with UK addresses only.

 

We really appreciate the generosity of the prize donors listed on the link above.

 

Many thanks also to all of you who have donated to the British Red Cross. You are doing your bit to make the world a better place and we are very grateful.

 

If you haven’t already done so – you can donate at https://tiltify.com/@ecf-commentary/ecf-checkmate-covid-ecf-commentary - if possible put your chess.com username in the comments so we know you are eligible to win a prize.

 

Best of luck and see you later!