The 35th edition of European Club Cup and the 24th edition of European Club Cup for Women kicked off yesterday in Ulcinj, Montenegro, with participation of 80 teams. The Opening ceremony of the event took place on 9th November in Official Hotel of the event, with attendance of: President of European Chess Union, Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of… Read More »
The 35th edition of European Club Cup 2019 and the 24th European Club Cup 2019 for Women take place in Ulcinj, Montenegro, from 9th to 17th November 2019. 80 teams in total, 66 teams coming from 29 European federations registered for Open event and the top seeds are: Alkaloid (MKD, average rating of players 2701), Mednyi Vsadnik (RUS,… Read More »
The 5th and 6th November ECU Education Commission in co-operation with Norwegian and Swedish Chess Federations and the FIDE Development Fund organised two large sponsor events targeting the finance sector. The purpose of the two events was to show how sponsoring chess in schools would strengthen the brand of a company, and to show the great CiS movement in the… Read More »
ECU E-Magazine October 2019 is out! October 2019 edition of the ECU E-magazine may be read online on the following link, or can be downloaded as a PDF file down bellow. ECU-Magazine_October-2019 Meeting chess legends- Download the cbv file: Analized game Balashov Yuri-Geller Efim 60 SHARES Share on Facebook Tweet Follow us Share Share Share Share Share
Teams of Russia took double gold at European Team Chess Championship 2019 in Batumi, Georgia. Russian Women team defended the title of European Team Chess Champion from 2017, while Russian team in Open section defended the position of the top seed from the beginning of the Championship. After intense finish of the event in Open section, Russia took… Read More »
After seven played rounds at European Team Chess Championship 2019 in Batumi, Georgia, teams of Russia lead in both sections of the event! Team of Russia in Open section maintained the leadership with draw against Germany. Nisipeanu liviu Dieter (GER, 2656) brought a point to Germany after defeating Vitiugov Nikita (RUS, 2732) on the first board with white… Read More »
The European Chess Union Board meeting took place on the 24th of October in Batumi, Georgia. The meeting was held under excellent conditions in the hotel Batumi Hilton during the European Team Chess Championship 2019. The main areas under discussion and decisions made were the following: Administration ECU Board approved the ECU Budget 2020 which submitted to the… Read More »
Five rounds have been played at European Team Chess Championship 2019, and today is a resting day in Batumi, Georgia. Teams of Russia and Ukraine are sharing the top in Open section, while Russian Women team emerged as the sole leader in Women section. In the clash of the leaders of round 5 in Open section, Russia triumphed… Read More »
Three rounds have been already played at European Team Chess Championship 2019 in Batumi, Georgia, and both sections (Open and Women) got 3 teams as emerged leaders. In Open section, top seeds suffered huge upsets in the first three rounds. Teams of Armenia, Ukraine and Netherlands are the only ones who scored perfect 6 match points, and share… Read More »
European Team Chess Championship 2019, with participation of 72 teams coming from 40 European federations, opens today in Batumi, Georgia. The first round starts tomorrow, and the event will take place from 23rd October-3rd November. 40 teams registered for the Open section of the Championship, and the top seeds are: Russia (average rating of players 2722), England (average… Read More »
