All the bids received by Friday, 14th of April 2023 can be downloaded below.
European Amateur Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Malta
European Individual Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Montenegro
*Bid combined with the European Open and Women’s Club Cup 2026
European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Greece
*Bid combined with the European Youth Chess Championship 2027
European Open and Women’s Club Cup 2025 – 1. Greece, 2. Slovenia
European School Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Croatia, 2. Italy, 3. Romania
European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Malta, 2. Poland
European Team Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Georgia
European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Greece
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 – 1. Czech Republic, 2. Poland, 3. Slovenia
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The bidding procedure remains open for the following European Chess Championships 2023, 2024 & 2025:
1. European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 700)
2. European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 700)
3. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 100)
4. European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 (estimated number of players: 700)
5. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 (estimated number of players: 100)
6. European Corporate Chess Championship 2025
The bids must be submitted exclusively in the Bid form regulated by the ECU (can be downloaded below). For any additional documents delivered separately from the bid form, it must be stated in the bid form what they relate to. All the bids must reach the European Chess Union office by e-mail ecu.secretary.general@gmail.com
| Championship Open for bid | Bid fee (euros) |
| European Rapid & Blitz Championship | 500 |
| European Rapid & Blitz Championship for Women | 500 |
| European Amateur Championship | 500 |
| European Corporate Championship | 500 |
A bid will only be considered if the federation/organizer concerned has paid a bid fee (as the table above), for each championship, to the bank account of the European Chess Union within one week.
Bank: Credit Suisse
Bank address: Postfach 357, Zug 6301, Switzerland
BIC/SWIFT Code: CRESCHZZXXX
IBAN Account number: CH3604835183510542000
Account Holder: European Chess Union
Capacity of the Playing Halls
According the ECU Tournament regulations, the total space is calculated according the estimated number of participants of each event. Each Championship shall be played in the same paying hall. Multiple playing halls will be evaluated with fewer points by the inspectors.
The minimum size of a tournament hall shall foresee 3m2 per board and additionally 40 % (25% for youth tournaments) space for players’ and spectators’ corridors. The distance between the chess boards and the spectators should be not less than 1m.
More information: Standards for ECU Competitions