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Book of the Year 2008 Prize Giving May / June 2009 NEWSLETTER OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION £1.50 BOOK OF THE YEAR 2008 PRIZE GIVING From the left Sue Edwards, Ray Edwards, Wilmer Hoogland, Allard Hoogland Proprietor of New in Chess, David Friedgood, Julian Farrand, Brenda Farrand Book of the Year 2008 – London to Elista Evgeny Bareev and Illya Levitov published by New in Chess. It’s worth commenting that the Book of the Year attracts the owner of the world’s best chess magazine and publisher to collect his prize. We all had an excellent evening! Ray Edwards Editorial ECF Vacancies contact the Director of Home Chess on [email protected] News Director of Finance: Manages the or 0116 260 9012. preparation of the annual statement of Accounts of the Company and presents Manager of Prisons Chess: There are more people on prison now than ever it on behalf of the Board, duly audited, before. Chess is viewed by HMG as being to the Annual Meeting of Council. an aid to resettlement of offenders and Above: October 2004 Council Mailing Oversees the records kept by the ECF teaching many of the same values which I am very sad to report that Sophie Office, ensures they are accurate and are encouraged in our chess for schools will be leaving the ECF office at the adequate for accounting purposes and program. beginning of June. Sophie has been for the preparation of VAT and other with the ECF for nine years, starting statutory returns. Guides the work of the There is a need for someone to set up as a school leaver taking on the task accounting staff in the Office. Prepares the and co-ordinate chess in the prisons in of Membership Secretary. Her role Federation’s annual budget, in liaison with England. The needs and opportunities has developed hugely during her the individual ECF Directors, the Board and vary from establishment to establishment. employment with the ECF, being the Finance Committee. Produces for the Preliminary contact has been made with responsible for the website and all IT Board periodic management information the Dept for Justice and the successful within the office. and forecasts of income and expenditure; candidate would be expected to build on the initial contacts and with assistance She has been a delightful, hardworking takes remedial action, as may be required, from others organise teaching and and cheerful colleague and a key in consultation with the Chief Executive support for the inmates. member of the team at Battle. If she and the Board. Is responsible for the does as much for her new employer as collection of Game Fee by the Manager Anyone wishing to discuss this post should she has done for the ECF they will be of Finance and Management Services contact the Director of Home Chess on fortunate indeed. and office staff and provides forecasts of [email protected] Game Fee income. Evaluates the various or 0116 260 9012. Good luck Sophie you will be missed by risks to which the ECF is exposed and us all. proposes to the Board the appropriate Manager of Chess for Schools: Cynthia Gurney course of action, including, as appropriate, Reports to Director of Junior Chess & insurance. Provides general advice to the Education Has overall responsibility Federation on financial matters, taxation, for supervising the ECF element of the statutory accounts and reporting national Chess for Schools scheme. requirements. Must possess, and provide This includes evidence of, an appropriate accounting • Supporting the sponsors Holloid qualification. Plastics in the delivery of the chess sets to the schools. This will require Develops the ECF approach to that the Manager ensures that the membership (of all types), membership ECF is represented at approximately fees (including Game Fee) and benefits 15 events held throughout the (including grading and representation) Christmas 2008 country at which the representative attaching to membership. Contents will be required to speak on behalf of Manager of Congress Chess: This is a the ECF. Book of the Year ............................................FC marvellous chance for the person taking ECF News ........................................................2-4 • Development and sale of follow-up this job to help define the job. Congresses support packages to schools International News......................................5-7 are one of the three strands of chess in • The establishment of a national Junior News ................................................ 8-10 this country, along with County Chess network of affiliated chess Littlewood’s Choice ..................................... 11 and League Chess. Book Reviews ................................................. 12 academies. The successful applicant should have Results Round-Up ...................................13-15 • Responsibility for identification experience of running successful Grand Prix ........................................................ 15 and implementation of any other congresses and be an organiser in general Calendar of Events ....................................... 16 measures necessary to ensure the good standing. The willingness to help success of the Chess for Schools events, offer advice and source assistance scheme. Copy Deadline would be of prime importance. • Responsibility for the work of any 10th July 2009 Anyone wishing to discuss this post should officers who may be appointed with 2 CHESSMOVES – MAY / JUNE 2009 agreement of the ECF Board to support the initiative. Please submit your nominations to: John Wickham, • Liaison with any other ECF officers who are supporting 55 Shakespeare Way, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6SL or email the scheme and in particular the Chief Executive, Director [email protected] of Marketing, the Manager of Coaching, and the ECF Office. Training Arbiters Notes: • CRB Enhanced Disclosure is required. The following people are experienced and have the necessary skills to run a weekend training course for arbiters in conjunction • The Manager is required to respond with due diligence with the Chief Arbiter and Manager of Arbiters. They are now to communications from members of the ECF Board, designated as Training Arbiters. members of the Federation and the general public. • An honorarium will be payable to a suitably qualified If anyone else wishes to be considered for this list, could they officer. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. please contact me (Cyril Johnson – 0116 260 9012, director. [email protected]). We would expect successful The ideal candidate will: candidates to have at least 8 years experience as an arbiter. • Have a successful track record in project management; David Welch, Lara Barnes & Alex MacFarlane, Geoff Jones, Adrian • Be a good public speaker; Elwin & John Shaw, Peter Purland • Have experience in junior organisation. Two important chess news Direct Member Representatives services are being either Nominations are invited for Direct Member Representatives to take office for a period of one year after the end of the Annual discontinued or curtailed General Meeting to be held on 17 October 2009. For the purpose Please write in to comment and complain. If enough people do of the election of Representatives, Direct members are grouped so, the decisions will be reversed. into the following four categories: This week the London Evening Standard have cut Leonard (a) Honorary Life Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Corporate Vice Barden’s columns from daily to one a week. This is a crime against Presidents, Honorary Life Members and Life Members. humanity for what is the longest-running chess column in the (b) Full Direct Members, Family Members, Veteran Members, world. It is true that the column will contniue to be available Student Members, Special Members and Members with online, but that will not bring people into chess. Disabilities. The contact details are: Editor Geordie Greig, letters@standard. (c) Standard Members and Junior Members. co.uk ; Evening Standard, PO Box 2309, London W8 5EE. (d) Basic Members and Basic Junior Members. Each of these four This week The Times online has discontinued displaying Ray categories is entitled to elect two Representatives. Keene’s chess column. Please write in asking it to be reinstated. Nominations are sought among the four categories. If there are The link is http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_ more than two nominations in any category, a first two past the entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article6225551.ece post election will be held in that category in accordance with All chess publicity must be defended fiercely at all times. instructions to be issued by the Board. Stewart Reuben Representatives are members of Council and must be and remain Direct members in the category for which they are elected The Fastest Chess Player throughout their period of office. Currently there is a full complement of Representatives, who are in the World! eligible to stand for re-election if they so wish. New nominations Rosalind Kieran, a former women’s need to be made by a Direct Member who is in the same group world amateur champion and of members as the nominee and accepted by the latter. To be member of the Pride & Prejudice 4 eligible, signed nominations and acceptances must be received Nations Chess League team is now at the ECF office by noon on Friday, 28 August 2009. the fastest chess player in the world! Completing the 2009 London ECF Awards marathon in 2 hours 53 minutes and 30 seconds, running each Don’t forget to put forward your favourite Club, Small Club, mile in less than
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