New homepage
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Important
As a result of disagreements with the old webmaster Vladimir Beliavski, ECU has decided to change the domain name to
http://europechess.org
Please bookmark the new link and if your homepage refer to ECU-homepage please change the link.
The new mail adresses:
Sorry for the circumstances, Heinz Herzog, Webmaster
Tournament Invitations
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Dresden: Facts and Figures
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, id:526 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
An ECU Board meeting is scheduled for 19 November 2008 in Dresden. The organizers of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden published some interesting facts and figures.
Dresden schedule
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, id:525 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
The Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 starts on Wednesday, November 12, with the Opening Ceremony on 8 pm. You can download the up-to-date schedule for the Olympic Tournament and the FIDE Congress (including the ECU General Assembly as "Continental Meeting") here.
Official Site (English): www.dresden-2008.de
Motion of ECU Board revised
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, id:524 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
Attached to the Circular Letter No. 09/2008 is a revised version of the motion of the ECU Board regarding the Tournament Rules (item 10 of the Agenda of the General Assembly on 22 November 2008 in Dresden).
The voting right in the General Assembly depends on the settlement of the invoices sent to all federations.
www.europechess.org/info523.aspx Chess TV in Dresden
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 10 November 2008, id:522 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
The Chess Olympiad has its own TV channel where you can watch matches, highlights, interviews and portraits 24 hours a day. The organizers in Dresden recommend you to download the player now before the event starts.
Link for the Download at the official site (English version)
Arrival in Dresden
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 10 November 2008, id:521 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the first participants in the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 (November 12-25) arrived at the Dresden International Airport: 13 players from India.
Pictures at the official site (German version)
Congratulations
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Sunday, 02 November 2008, id:520 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
After his 6,5:4,5 victory in the World Chess Chmpionship match in Bonn (Germany) World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand (India) received messages of congratulations from the Indian President Pratibha Patil and from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
WCC 2008
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, id:519 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
The World Chess Championship 2008 in Bonn is the first WCC match in Germany since 1934. More than 400 journalists are accredited. Today ChessBase has published a press review (in German). In the match between World Champion Viswanathan Anand (India) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Anand now leads by 6:4. After a rest day yesterday Game 11 might be a decisive one. The game will start on Wednesday, October 29, 3 p.m.
Official site: www.uep-worldchess.com
Interview with James A. Stallings
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 24 October 2008, id:518 Article cached on Friday, 21 November 2008 03:41:09
 Pic-Id:159 James A. Stallings
in Herceg Novi 2008
Photo: Nebojsa Baralic |
The University of Texas at Dallas (USA) has an ambitious chess program, which includes scholarships for the winners of the European U-16 chess championships (total value approximately $1M ). James A. Stallings, the Director of the program, explains the ideas behind this project in the following interview. |