Chess Links

• Birmingham and District League homepagethe home of the largest local league.
• Birmingham and District League (LMS)the LMS homepage for the Birmingham League.
• Cannock and District League homepagethe latest news and information from the Cannock League.
• Cannock and District League (LMS)the LMS homepage of the Cannock League.
• Derbyshire Chess Association homepagethe latest news and information from the Derbyshire Chess Association.
• Derbyshire Chess Association League (LMS)the LMS homepage for the Derby League.
• Wolverhampton and District Leaguethe homepage of the Wolverhampton League. WDCL does not use LMS for league management; instead they use their own platform.
• Midlands Counties Chess Unionthe home of Midlands chess, with news and updates about regional and county chess competitions.
• Staffordshire Chess Associationthe latest news and information from Staffordshire, including county chess and junior competitions.
• Four Nations Chess League (4NCL)the homepage of the most prestigious nationwide chess league.

The primary organisation responsible for organising English chess.

• English Chess Federation (ECF)the home of English chess.
• ECF rating sitelive ratings for active club players across England.
• ECF ratings (Lichfield players)ratings for Lichfield players.
• ECF events calendarfind upcoming congresses and other chess events.

The International Chess Federation, the organisers of major international competitions, including the World Championship and Chess Olympiad.

• FIDEthe homepage of the International Chess Federation.
• The FIDE Laws of Chessthe official rules for over-the-board chess, including for competitive chess.
• FIDE Ratings Databasesearch for ELO Ratings for players.

For information on junior chess at Lichfield Chess Club, visit our Junior Chess page.

• ECF Juniorsinformation for juniors about English events, development, and more.
• Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC)a nationwide charity that runs chess lessons and clubs in schools across the country.

For other clubs in our leagues, see our League Chess Club Directory.

• League Chess Club Directoryour directory of all of the clubs playing in the same leagues as Lichfield.
• Burton Chess Clubour partner club in the Derbyshire Chess Association League. (Chess.com link).
• Norton Canes Chess Club
• Rugeley Chess Club
• Tamworth Chess Club
• Rushall Chess Club
• Stafford Chess Club
• Walsall Kipping Chess Club

Great places to play, train and practice your chess online:

• Icarus Chessour own chess learning, training and analysis platform for Lichfield members.
• Lichess.orgfree to use, free to play, and full of features.
• Chess.comthe most popular paid service for online chess competition.
• Chesskid.comowned by Chess.com; younger players can safely learn and play online with other juniors.
• Chess Tempotactics and opening training, build your repertoire, search game databases.
• Chessabletrain on openings and tactics with free and paid courses.
• ChessPuzzle.nettest your knowledge of chess tactics with puzzles from master games.

• Chess.com newsthe latest news from international chess events and Chess.com tournaments.
• Chess News from ChessBaseupdates on international tournaments and ChessBase releases.

• The Regency Chess Companysuppliers of high-quality sets, boards and other chess equipment. Regency Chess have supported the club with donations of chess sets and member discounts.
• Richard Winterton Auctioneersa local auction house with premises in Lichfield and Tamworth, and sponsors of The Winterton Trophy for the Lichfield & District Summer League.