European Chess Union invites all European Chess Federations affiliated to ECU to participate in the 40th European Chess Club Cup and the 29th European Women’s Chess Club Cup. The events will be held in Rhodes, Greece, from 18 October (arrival day) to 26 October 2025 (departure day).
The 40th European Chess Club Cup and the 29th European Women’s Chess Club Cup will be played in *****Rodos Palace Conference Hall, in 7 rounds played according to the swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increment for each move, starting from the move one.
The event is open to:
- Five clubs per federation in which a national team chess championship is organised or four clubs per federation in which no national team is organised. There is no restriction how the clubs will be selected by the National Federations
- Additional participation requests will be examined by the ECU Board
- There are no restrictions for participation in the European Women’s Chess Club Cup, and all the club members of the ECU Federations are allowed to participate.
- Clubs shall be registered through the National Chess Federations or directly if there is no objection from the National Chess Federation
The open teams shall be composed of six (6) players plus two (2) reserves all of whom must be
members of the club and were entitled to play for the club in the national team championship of the
federation, which was organized within one year before the start of the current European Club Cup.
However, players who are foreigners to the federation in which the national team championship is
organized, must have played at least two games in this championship.
Foreigners are defined as those which are either belonging to another federation in the FIDE Rating List valid at the start of the national team championship or have a permanent residence outside the
federation in which this national team championship is organized. National Players that competed in the last national team championship with another club are also subject to fees. If a participating club wants to include a national or foreign player in the open competition who does not fulfil the requirements of article F.1.2. (ECU rules) the club has to pay a reduced player’s license fee to
ECU according to the regulations of the event. All the other player’s license fees are waived for the year 2025.
The women teams shall be composed of four (4) players plus one (1) reserve player. There is no
restriction on the composition and all female player’s license fees are waived for 2025.
Tournament schedule:
The total prize fund of the Championship is 40.000 EUR, with 26.000 EUR prize pool in the 40th European Chess Club Cup, and 14.000 EUR prize pool in the 29th European Women’s Chess Club Cup. The best-ranked three teams in each section will receive trophies and medals, and the best individual players for each board will receive a prize.
Every federation that intends to participate, with one or more clubs, must inform the Organizing
Committee at the email chess.at.events@gmail.com by 1st August 2025 of its acceptance of the
invitation, specifying the exact number of the clubs participating. A copy should be sent to the
ECU Tournament Director Mr. Petr Pisk at the email petr.pisk@centrum.cz. Afterwards, entry forms must be completed and sent to the email chess.at.events@gmail.com no later than Monday 18 August 2025.
The organizer will arrange transfers between the international airport of Rhodes (IATA code: RHO) and Rodos Palace conference hotel (25 km). Transfer is included for players and accompanying / accredited persons on the arrival day of 18 October and the departure day of 26 October.
Contact information:
Contact person: IO Nikos Kalesis
Email: chess.at.events@gmail.com
Website: https://eccc2025.europechess.org