Play Chess and Raise Money for the Ukraine

This weekend the English Chess Federation (ECF) are holding a 24-hour tournament on Chess.com to raise funds for DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal via the British Red Cross.

Please show your support by joining in even if it’s just by playing a few games! Every level of chess player is welcome from beginners to Magnus Carlsen.

To play:

Make sure you are a member of https://www.chess.com/club/english-chess-federation - which is free to join.

The tournament starts at 5pm UK time on Saturday April 2. From 4pm UK time you can join at https://www.chess.com/play/arena/1792555

Anyone can join free through the link above, but if you wish to be eligible for a prize please register first and donate £5 or more via the registration form found at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-charity-marathon-for-ukraine/

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 donate or fundraise:

You can donate at https://tiltify.com/british-red-cross/ecf-chess-marathon

If you are a streamer, you add your stream on the page and raise funds yourself.

To watch:

We will have live coverage of the tournament at https://www.twitch.tv/ecf_commentary

The commentary team will include GM Michael Adams, GM Matthew Sadler, GM John Emms, GM Chris Ward, GM Jon Speelman, WFM Kanwal Bhatia, WIM Natasha Regan, IM Tom Rendle, IM Ali Mortazavi, and MrDodgy.

Many thanks in advance to all of you who show your support.

Best of luck!