@EngChessTrack
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An initiative by @MaddChess members, this page is set up to follow English born players, ECF federation players and English tournaments.
Joined February 2025
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English Chess Tracker retweeted
Many congratulations to Uzbekistan and China on their Olympiad gold medals!! 🥇 🏆 Inspirational team spirit and, of course, incredible chess. Been fun watching/commentating on the event, despite the FOMO! ☺️🥹♟️
The Hull 4NCL Congress has been won by IM Marcus Harvey, who scored 4.5/5, including this win over CM Rithvik Deepak Ambattu, after grinding out a fantastic endgame. #chess #Englishchess
Lovely final move from GM Gawain Jones to cap off his Olympiad. This vs GM Francesco Sonis. #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: Italy 1.5-2.5 England.
Final rank: 12th.
England finished with a narrow win, including GM Nikita Vitiugov win on Board 1 vs GM Lorenzo Lodici #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Women: Philippines 1.5-2.5 England.
Final rank: 15th.
An IM-norm gaining win for FM Bodhana Sivanandan vs WGM Janelle Mae Frayna helped England overcome the Phillipines! Frayna didn't anticpate Bodhana's knight when responding to a threat. #ChessOlympiad
English Chess Tracker retweeted
11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan won on demand in the final round to add an IM norm to her WGM norm! chess.com/events/2026-fide-w…
#ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: England 2.5-1.5 Belarus
England achieved narrow victory over Belarus to climb to 21st. GM Gawain Jones' win vs GM Mihail Nikitenko featured some very nice tactics #chess #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Women: England 1.5-2.5 Georgia.
A narrow loss in Rd 10 saw England Women slip to 21st in the rankings. #ChessOlympiad
The Hull 4NCL Congress began yesterday. Rd 3 is under way this afternoon. IM Marcus Harvey shares the lead after 2 rounds. He beat Simon Roe in Rd 2. Things went wrong fast for Roe, who resigned when faced with losing material #chess #Englishchess
What a huge achievement for the young star!
Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: Peru 1-3 England
GM Nikita Vitiugov finished with a lovely move to beat GM Jorge Cori in Rd 9, as England aimed to launch themselves back up the rankings. #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Women: England 3-1 Estonia
IM Harriet Hunt played out an fantastic endgame to beat WFM Sofia Blokhin as England won convincingly against Estonia #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Women (Rd 8 recap): Peru 2-2 England
WGM Lan Yao scored the only win as England drew with Peru. She gradually accumulated material through the game to beat Maria Teresa Jiminez Salas. #ChessOlympiad
Chess Olympiad 2026 Open: England 1.5-2.5 Uzbekistan 2
In Rd 8, it was a second narrow defeat on the bounce for England, leaving England well down the leaderboard. They face Peru in Rd 9. #ChessOlympiad
English Chess Tracker retweeted
Moving on to Round 9 ♟️
A tough R8 saw England lose 2½–1½ to Uzbekistan 2, with Daniel Fernandez fighting for 75 moves. England Women drew 2–2 with Peru, with Lan Yao scoring a dramatic win.
R9 at UK 11am:
♟️ Peru 🇵🇪 v England 🏴
♟️ England 🏴 v Estonia 🇪🇪
Let's go England! 💥
English Chess Tracker retweeted
Despite a win by Luke McShane on board three against Nihal Sarin, India wins the match 2.5-1.5 thanks to boards one and four!
FM Qixiang Han is having a tough one at the SixDays Budapest IM-A, sitting bottom with 1.5/6. He did beat CM Mummana Venkata Ruthvik in Rd 3, who erred in a rook endgame, which Han exploited readily #chess #englishchess
English Chess Tracker retweeted
👏 Gukesh Dommaraju defeated GM Daniel Fernandez and this also ensured team's victory over 🏴 England!
Photo credits: Michal Walusza / @FIDE_chess #ChessOlympiad
English Chess Tracker retweeted
While people are chatting around, dancing or drinking at the Bermuda Party, little Bodhana was busy beating one opponent after another!
And look at the smile on her face. There is nothing more wonderful than to see an immensely talented kid enjoying what they are doing!
