On Saturday August 14th, in the Hotel Dlouhe Strane in Kouty nad Desnou in the Czech Republic, the 19th European Union Youth Chess Championship U8, U10, U12 and U14 has begun. European Union Youth Chess Championship 2021 under the patronage of the European Chess Union is organized again by Sachovy klub Svetla nad Sazavou in cooperation with the Czech… Read More »

The 2nd Online Seminar on applying for and running an Erasmus+ project will be held on Friday, 17th September, 2021, from 15:00 till 17:00 CET. The European Union has increased its participation in the fund Erasmus+. ECU Education, and its’ members, has been part of several successful applications and projects. In two seminars Jesper Bergmark Hall and Alessandro… Read More »

Four rounds have been played at the 21st European Women’s Individual Chess Championship in Iasi, Romania. IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2413) emerged on the top to be the sole leader of the event as the only player to have a perfect 4/4 score. In the 4th round which brought encounters of top seeds, Bulmaga defeated the top seeded… Read More »

ECU E-Magazine July 2021 is out! In the July 2021 edition of the ECU E-Magazine you may read about: FIDE World Cup 2021 European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2021 Face-to-face Erasmus+ meeting ECU ChessInSchools ECU General Assembly 2021 European Individual Chess Championship 2021 European Youth Chess Championship 2021 Arbiters corner Legends Questions Fun Zone The ECU Magazine July… Read More »

European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2021 has started in Iasi, Romania. All 117 registered participants, coming from 29 different European federations safely arrived to Romania and have been paired for the first round. Starting rank list and pairings Romanian Chess Federation, the Mayor of Iasi Municipality, Mr. Mihai Chirica, and the ECU President, Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili hold an… Read More »

European Women’s Chess Championship 2021 starts on Monday, 9th of August in Iasi, Romania. 117 players from 29 European federations registered for the event, with Georgian trio top seeding the starting list: Batsiashvili Nino (GEO, 2491), Javakhishvili Lela (GEO, 2473), Khotenashvili Bela (GEO, 2463). The battlefield is completed with Girya Olga (RUS, 2448), Bodnaruk Anastasia (RUS, 2446), Mammadzada… Read More »

The 2021 FIDE World Cup 2021 concluded yesterday in Sochi, while FIDE Women’s World Cup ended on the 3rd of August. 23 years old Duda Jan-Krzysztof (POL) became the Winner of the event after defeating Sergey Karjakin (RUS) in the final match with a convincing 1.5-0.5 result. The first game of the match ended in a draw, but… Read More »

TOG Amsterdam on behalf of the KNDSB (Netherlands) and International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) organise a. 3rd ICCD European Individual Deaf Chess Championships b the 25th ICCD Europa Cup Open Deaf Club Team Championship and c. the 9th ICCD Open Individual Deaf Chess Tournament. All the events will simultaneously take place from 18th-22rd October 2021, in… Read More »

European Chess Union and Turkish Chess Federation have decided to postpone European Youth Chess Championship in Antalya, Turkey, until 2022, taking into account the following parameters.  1. European Youth Chess Championship is a mass competition (with 2000 participants, players, coaches and accompanying persons).2. The situation with Covid19 in Europe is still unstable. 3. The youth event involves U18 players,… Read More »

The European Chess Union and US-based Chess in Schools Announce a Cooperative Agreement to Develop Chess in Education in the United States Download the Press Release [Tuscaloosa, Alabama] – Chess in Schools (CIS) is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with the European Chess Union (ECU) supporting Chess in Education (CIE) in the United States. Under the agreement,… Read More »