By the deadline of 17th April for ECU elections 2026 the following combine tickets have been received by alphabetic order of the Presidential candidate:
Ticket Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1. President: Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations
of Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, North Macedonia and Turkey
2. Deputy President: Mr. Vlad Ardeleanu (ROM)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Romania and Moldavia
3. Vice President: Mrs. Ingrid Lauterbach (GER)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Germany and Montenegro
4. Vice President: Mr. Lasse Ostebo Lovik (NOR)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Norway and Estonia
5. Secretary General: Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou (GRE)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Greece and Cyprus
6. Treasurer: Ms. Prabitha Urwyler (SUI)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Ticket : Kouatly, Bachar
1. President: Mr. Bachar, Kouatly (FRA)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
2. Deputy President: Mr. Radoslaw, Jedynak (POL)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
3. Vice President: Mr. Loek van Wely (NED)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
4. Vice President: Ms. Maria, Gevorgyan (ARM)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
5. Secretary General: Tom Kalnins (LAT)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
6. Treasurer: Birger, Wenzel (GER)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
Ticket : Turlej, Lukasz
1. President: Mr. Lukasz, Turlej (POL)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Finland, Iceland and Slovakia
2. Deputy President: Mr. Roman, Muzik (CZE)
Nominated by the National Chess Federation of Czech Republic
3. Vice President: Mr. Jonathan O’Connor (IRL)
Nominated by the National Chess Federation of Ireland
4. Vice President: Mrs. Katrin, Didriksen Apol (FAI)
Nominated by the National Chess Federation of Faroe Islands
5. Secretary General: Alojzije, Jankovic (CRO)
Nominated by the National Chess Federations of Finland, Iceland and Slovakia
6. Treasurer: Gunnar Bjornsson (ISL)
Nominated by the National Chess Federation of Iceland
Important notes:
The federation listed next to each candidate’s name indicates only their membership.
Nominations for each candidate, according to the ECU statutes, are individual and do not constitute endorsement of the whole tickets.
Individual Candidates for the 3 ECU Vice Presidents
- Sarkhan, Hashimov (AZE)
- Malcolm, Pein (ENG)
- Jean Michel, Rapaire (MNC)
- Milan, Roman (SVK)
- Antoaneta, Stefanova (BUL)
All the individual candidates have been nominated by their National Chess Federation
The approval of all candidacies will be made by the ECU Board meeting on 30th of April 2026 after a verification report by the ECU legal Advisor.