Montenegro Chess Federation (MCF) in cooperation with European Chess Union (ECU) have the honor to invite all National Chess Federations members of the European Chess Union and eligible players to the 23rd EUROPEAN WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP organized in Petrovac, Montenegro from 17th March (arrival) to 30th March (departure). The event is open for all women players from National… Read More »

European Chess Union announces the 1st European Cities & Towns Chess Championship which will take place on Sunday, 29th January 2023, in hybrid cities venues. The event consists of four categories: Open, Women, Seniors, and Youth (U12). The first edition of the new European Competition is supported by the FIDE Development fund. Each City or Town has the… Read More »

The fourth quarterly meeting of the board of ECU was held on November 13-14 in Antalya, Turkey, during the 2022 European Youth Chess Championship. The Turkish Chess Federation hosted the event under excellent conditions and Mrs. Gulkiz Tulay, President of the Turkish Chess Federation, opened the meetings on Saturday, November 13. At the beginning, a minute of silence… Read More »

The 2022 European Youth Chess Championship concluded yesterday in Antalya, Turkey with an impressive closing ceremony. ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, ECU Deputy President Ms. Dana Reizniece-Ozola, President of Turkish Chess Federation Ms. Gulkiz Tukay and the ECU Board members attended the Closing ceremony and joined the awarding. The Awards ceremony started with impressive… Read More »

Five rounds have been already played at the 2022 European Youth Chess Championship in Antalya, Turkey. Many sections got the emerges sole leaders, but four rounds left to be played before the announcement of the Winners. Shogdzhiev Roman Sav (FIDE) is the sole leader of the U8 Open category scoring perfect 5/5 points, and Kokareva Sofya (FIDE) and… Read More »

ECU E-Magazine October 2022 is out!   In this edition of the ECU E-Magazine you may read about: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2022 European Youth Chess Championship 2022 Upcoming European Open and Women Rapid&Blitz Chess Championships 2022 FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022/2023 Tournament of Peace 2022 ECU Commission for Women’s… Read More »

The 2022 European Youth Chess Championship officially opened yesterday in Antalya, before the start of the first round. The impressive opening ceremony of the event was attended by Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, the ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of Turkish Chess Federation Gulkiz Tulay, Turkiye Is Bankasi Deputy General Manager Suat Sozen,… Read More »

The 2022 European Senior Chess Championships (50+ & 65+ age categories) concluded yesterday in Dresden, Germany. England 50-1 won the 50+ event with a round to spare and after nine played rounds scored convincing 17 match points. Berlin 1 and Germany tied for the second place scoring 14 match points, each. According to tiebreaks criteria (Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger), Berlin 1… Read More »

The European Youth Chess Championship 2022 will be played in 6 age categories: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18, open and girls sections separately, and opens on Sunday in Antalya, Turkey. The event will be played from 6th to 15th November in 9 rounds, swiss system. More than 1000 players coming from 46 European federations will compete… Read More »

The 2022 European Senior Team Chess Championships (50+ & 65+ age categories) are ongoing in Dresden, Germany. After four played rounds, Slovakia and England 50-1 tie for the first place of the 50+ section, scoring perfect 8 match points. Slovakia headed by Lubomir Ftacnik yesterday convincingly defeated Österreich with the 3.5-0.5 score, while England 50-1 claimed a narrow… Read More »