Reykjavik Open 2023 starts

The 37th edition of Reykjavik Open kicks off this Wednesday and will be held from March 29 – April 4 in Harpa Conference Center. The event broke the participation record with 408 entries and the top-seeds are: GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), GM Nils Grandelius (SWE, 2658), GM Aryan Tari (NOR, 2656), GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR, 2629), GM… Read More »

London Chess Conference 2023 concluded

The 9th edition of the London Chess Conference took place from 17-19 March 2023. The theme of the 2023 London Chess Conference was Chess and STEM – exploring the ways in which chess relates to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The participants and speakers represented 32 countries with the opportunity to form partnerships and collaborations with each other… Read More »

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 commenced in Montenegro, Petrovac

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 kicked off in Petrovac, Montenegro, with participation of 134 players coming from 34 European federations. The Opening ceremony of the event took place on Friday evening with the attendance of the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the ECU Honorary Vice President and the Vice President of Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic,… Read More »

London Chess Conference 2023

The 9th edition of the London Chess Conference will take place from 17-19 March 2023. The theme of the 2023 London Chess Conference is Chess and STEM – exploring the ways in which chess relates to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The conference covers the education needed to lay the intellectual foundations for life and work in the… Read More »

Chess for first time as an accompanying event in the European Games!

Chess will make its first step in the European Games – European Olympic Committees as an accompanying event under the aegis of the Organising Committee of Krakow-Maloposka 2023. ECU regulated a new special competition the European Pair Blitz Chess Championship 2023 which will take place on 19th of June 2023 in Krakow, Poland, as the accompanying event and… Read More »

Alexey Sarana wins European Individual Chess Championship 2023

The European Individual Chess Championship 2023 concluded yesterday in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. After 11 played rounds, three players tied for the first place scoring 8.5 points each: GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668), GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668), and GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610). Alexey Sarana and Kirill Shevchenko met each other in the direct last-round encounter for the… Read More »

European Youth Team Chess Championship 2023 – Official invitation

The European Chess Union (ECU), together with the Romanian Chess Federation and Universul Chess Club invite all National Chess Federations of ECU to participate in the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2023, organised from 23 July (arrivals) to 31 July (departures). The event will be played in two age categories: U12 and U18, open and girls sections separately.… Read More »