PRESIDENTS OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (1904 – 2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005 – present)

These are the current lists – past holders will be added as our research discovers them …

1904-05 – F G Naumann 1905-20 – Sir J O S Thursby, Bt 1921-38 – Canon A G Gordon Ross, MA 1938-41 – The Hon F G Hamilton-Russell 1942-50 – J N Derbyshire, JP 1950-53 – Sir R Robinson 1953-56 – G S A Wheatcroft 1956-59 – Sir L S Swinnerton Dyer, Bt 1959-61 – Sir C Sadd, CBE, JP 1961-64 – V J R Soanes, 1964-67 – Sir F A Hoare, Bt. 1967-70 – Dr C G Addingley 1970-73 – P S Milner-Barry, CB, OBE 1973-76 – J Rushton

1976-78 – C E Williams 1978-79 – W A Cordon 1979-82 – D W Anderton, OBE 1982-85 – P M Shaw 1985-89 – D C Jarrett 1989-93 – J Poole 1993-96 – A C Martin 1996-2001 – S Davis, OBE 2001-09 – G F Walsh 2009-12 – CJ de Mooi 2012-13 – R J Edwards 2013-14 – A Paulson 2014 — D Lawson

CHAIRMEN OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (1996 – 2001) & NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMEN OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2009 – 2013)

1993-96 – Alan Martin 1996-99 – Stewart Reuben 1999-2001 – Gerry Walsh 2009-10 – John Paines

2010-13 – Mike Gunn 2016-2022 –  Julian Clissold 2022 — Stephen Woodhouse

CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (2001 – 2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005 – present)

2001 – Chris Majer 2001-2002 – Mrs Susan Richards 2003-2006 – Roy Heppinstall 2006-2008 – Martin Regan

2008-2010 – Chris Majer 2010- 2012 – Andrew Farthing 2013-2015 – Phil Ehr 2016 — Mike Truran OBE

HLVPs / HLMs

Honorary Life Vice-Presidents
RJ Edwards, AP Farthing, N Graham, DC Jarrett, AC Martin, CE Majer, J Poole, P Purland, S Reuben, G Turner, P Turner, GF Walsh, J Wickham

Honorary Life Vice-Presidents (deceased)
DW Anderton OBE, VJ Dunleavy, RA Furness, BA Fewell, H Golombek OBE, CFW Johnson, Sir S Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE, CR Moore, JA Philpott, RG Wade, D Welch, Professor GSA Wheatcroft, R Woodcock

Honorary Life Members
T Bristow, S Bush, B Cafferty, B Callaghan OBE, M Foster MP, JM Glendinning, CM Gurney, J Humphreys, M Johnson, CJA Jones, AF Kent, G Pearce, A Philpott, J Poole, Sir T Rice, GF Walsh

Honorary Life Members (deceased)
DJ Blackman, KJ Bloodworth, GAM Boswell, JM Brew BBC, Mrs RM Bruce, DH Butler, RK Clues, E Croker, R Edwards, PC Gibbs, NA Grant, S Grundy, R Gurney, F Hatto, KG Humphreys, JG Jones, JJ Lauder, JA Leake, PA Makeev, CR Moore, PE Morrish, WR Morry, Sir J Morse, A Mothersill, RO Powis, E Pritchard, GMA Smith, AGT Stevens, TW Sweby, M Taylor, P Taylor, MD Thornton, WB Turner, RG Wade, CW Warburton, R Woodcock