BIDS 2025

The European Chess Union opens the bidding procedure for the organisation of the official European Chess Championships in 2023, 2024 & 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. Any document that reaches the ECU office after the official deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The deadline for bids to reach the European Chess Union office is by Friday 14th of April 2023by 4 PM CET. All the bids must reach the European Chess Union office by e-mail  ecu.secretary.general@gmail.com

A. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2023 & 2024.

1.  European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 700)
2.  European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 100)
3.  European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 700)
4.  European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 100)

B. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2025 (including combined bids for European Individual Championships for next years):

  1. European Individual Open Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
    *Bids are accepted separately or as a combined bid with another ECU Competition available for 2025 or 2026
  2. European Open & Women Team Championship 2025 (est. number of players 350 – teams 70)
  3. European Club Cup Open and Women 2025 ((est. number of players 500 – teams 80)
  4. European Individual Women Championship (est. number of players: 150)
    *Bids for European Individual Women Championships can be combined with European Youth Championship 2027 or another ECU Championship for the year 2026
  5. European Senior Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
  6. European Youth Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
  7. European Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 700)
  8. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 100)
  9. European School Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
  10. European Amateur Championship (estimated number of players: 200)
  11. European Corporate Championship
  12. European Youth Rapid&Blitz Chess Championship (estimated number of players 300)

C. Bid fees

Championship Open for bid Bid fee (euros)
European
Open Championship 		1000
European
Championship for Women 		1000
European Team
Championship Open & Women 		1000
European Club Cup 1000
European Youth Championship 1000
European
Senior Championship 		500
European
Rapid & Blitz Championship 		500
European
Rapid & Blitz Championship for Women 		500
European
School Championship 		500
European
Amateur Championship 		500
European
Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 		500
European
Corporate Championship 		500
European
Team Championship for Youth 		500
European
Team Championship for Seniors 		500
European Club Cup
for Women 		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 after the deadline. The deadline of a bid fee to reach the ECU Bank
account is the Friday 21st of
April 2023.

Bank: Credit Suisse
Bank address: Postfach 357, Zug 6301, Switzerland
BIC/SWIFT Code: CRESCHZZXXX
IBAN Account number: CH3604835183510542000
Account Holder: European Chess Union

D.  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

Bid procedure
Official ECU Bid form