European Chess Union is delighted to announce ESET as a new ECU partner and also as a sponsor of the European Online Chess Championship (16-31 May 2020). ESET is a pioneer of antivirus protection, creating award-winning threat detection software. ESET’s goal is to make sure that everybody can enjoy the breathtaking opportunities that technology offers. ESET security solutions allow… Read More »
Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen won “Magnus Carlsen Invitational” Online tournament after defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the finals of the event. The final match was played with rapid time control: 15 minutes+ 10 seconds of an increment, and it started with Carlsen’s victory with white pieces. Nakamura striked back in the 2nd round of the match and… Read More »
ECU E-Magazine April 2020 is out! In April 2020 edition of the ECU E-Magazine you may read about: European Online Chess Championship 2020 FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup ECU Online activities: several Webinars and Online courses Arbiters corner Legends questions: Meet GM Margeir Petursson FUN Zone April 2020 edition of the ECU Magazine may be read online… Read More »
European Chess Union and the International Chess Federation Trainers’ Commission organise and ECU/FIDE Trainer Online Seminar from 5th-7th June 2020. The seminar will be held in English and is open to all participants: Lecturers are: FST & GM Artur Yusupov FST & GM Ivan Sokolov FST & GM Alexander Motylev FST & IM Jesper Hall Information and Registration:… Read More »
FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup will take place from 5th-10th May 2020, through a chess.com platform. Six teams will take part in this competition: Russia, USA, Europe, China, India and a team representing the “Rest of the World.” Teams are composed of 4 players + 2 reserve players, and in each round one female player must be in… Read More »
Within the ECU Online activities, European Chess Union organises the ECU/FIDE Online Arbiters Seminar from 3th-7th May 2020. The seminar will follow all the standards required by FIDE and will also provide information for ECU arbiters from the members of ECU Arbiter’s Council. Basic information: Organizer: European Chess UnionDates: 3. – 7. 5. 2020Venue: Online-Zoom Platform Language: EnglishRegistration fee: 50 €Lecturer: IA Jirina… Read More »
Registration form for the European Online Chess Championship
European Chess Union organises the Webinar with theme Women’s Chess in Europe. The Webinar will take place on Friday, 24th April 2020, and will be free of charge. The Webinar will be led by Mrs. Eva Repkova, ECU Vice-President and FIDE Women’s Commission Chairmen, and Alice O’Gorman, member of ECU Women’s Commission. The webinar will include discussion on… Read More »
European Chess Union organises the European Online Chess Championship from 16th-31st of May 2020, through Chess.com platform. The event will be played in 5 rating categories (according to April 2020 FIDE Rating Rapid list): A. 1000 – 1400 B. 1401 – 1700 C. 1701 – 2000 D. 2001 – 2300 E. 2300+ Any player belonging to one European… Read More »
Within ECU Online activities in the period April-May 2020, European Chess Union organizes “ECU101 Training Seminar: The SMART Method to Teach Chess” in period from 15th April – 24th May. The seminars are supported by FIDE development fund. “ECU101 TRAINING COURSE: The SMART Method to Teach Chess” will cover the basic didactic principles and is suitable for teachers… Read More »
