British Chess Federation
The British Chess Federation (BCF) was the governing body of chess in England from 1904 until 2005. It had long been argued in some quarters that the BCF should change its name to reflect the fact that only England came under its jurisdiction. The main counter-argument was that the BCF did in fact have a British dimension, since it administered the British Chess Championship. From the 1990s there had also been a campaign for the BCF to acquire the status of a company limited by guarantee, as part of a drive towards generating more sponsorship money, increasing membership and limiting the liability of its members.
It was decided to 'kill two birds with one stone', and at the start of the 2005/6 season the English Chess Federation was created, inheriting the BCF's assets and personnel. The former BCF still exists for legacy purposes, and their website remained for a time at www.bcf.org.uk (now defunct) when it was inherited by the ECF.
Read more about this topic: English Chess Federation
Famous quotes containing the words british, chess and/or federation:
“Never forget that you are Germans. Never forget that you are Nazis!”
—Edmund H. North, British screenwriter, and Lewis Gilbert. Admiral Lutjens (Karel Stepanek)
“But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“Women realize that we are living in an ungoverned world. At heart we are all pacifists. We should love to talk it over with the war-makers, but they would not understand. Words are so inadequate, and we realize that the hatred must kill itself; so we give our men gladly, unselfishly, proudly, patriotically, since the world chooses to settle its disputes in the old barbarous way.”
—General Federation Of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)