<![CDATA[europechess]]> Follow europechess, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/europechess Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:35:39 +0200 <![CDATA[IM Meri Arabidze clinches European Women’s Chess Championship 2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oEZvFr9HXQ-w

After 11 thrilling rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 two players emerged on the top tying for the first place with 8.5 points, each: IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433) and IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406).

Thanks to her 8th round victory in direct encounter against the Polish representative, IM Meri Arabidze clinched the European Women’s Chess Champion title.

IM Oliwia Kiolbasa won silver medal.

Four players scored 8 points (each) to tie for the third place: IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2358), IM Salome Melia (GEO, 2366) and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2290). Aleksandra Maltsevskaya had the best tiebreaks and claimed bronze.

Final standings

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening with attendance of ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU Vice President Mr. Alojzije Jankovic, ECU Chief Executive Officer Mr. Erald Dervishi, ECU Honorary Vice President and Vice President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic, and the President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Jovan Milovic.

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 took place from 17th-30th March in Petrovac, Montenegro, with participation of more than 130 players from 34 federations. The total prize fund of the event was 60.000 EUR and according to the ECU Board decision and FIDE regulations, 9 players will qualify for the next FIDE Women’s World Cup.

Official website of the event

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]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:36:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oEZvFr9HXQ-w <![CDATA[Two-way tie at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 with one round to go]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pR73IBJtTXOQ

Only one round is left to be played before the announcement of the 2023 European Women’s Chess Champion and IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433) and IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406) tie for the first place scoring 8 points, each.

The penultimate 10th round saw two decisive results on the top two boards as IM Oliwia Kiolbasa defeated her compatriot IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), while IM Meri Arabidze clinched the victory against IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2379).

IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2358) and IM Salome Melia (GEO, 2366) tie for the third place with 7.5 points, with eight players following them with 7 points each: IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), GM Elina Danielian (ARM, 2431), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2443), IM Nataliya Buksa (UKR, 2405), IM Anna Sargsyan (ARM, 2371), IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA, 2344), IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2379), and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2290).

The last 11th round starts today at 13:00 CEST with the encounters between the leaders and tiers for the 2nd place. The top 10 pairings can be seen below:

All results, pairings & standings after 10 rounds can be found here.

Live broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU Youtube channel.

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]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:49:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pR73IBJtTXOQ <![CDATA[Reykjavik Open 2023 starts]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oA3tJxzCWDAg

The 37th edition of Reykjavik Open kicks off this Wednesday and will be held from March 29 – April 4 in Harpa Conference Center.

The event broke the participation record with 408 entries and the top-seeds are: GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), GM Nils Grandelius (SWE, 2658), GM Aryan Tari (NOR, 2656), GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR, 2629), GM Abjhijeet Gupta (IND, 2620), GM Banusz Tamas (HUN, 2616), GM Alexandr Fier (BRA, 2606), GM Emre Can (TUR, 2600), and GM Viktor Erdos (HUN, 2587).

Starting list of players can be found here.

The tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 min for 40 moves  + 30 minutes after move 40. Increment of 30 sec. for every move starting from move one. The total prize fund of the event is 16.250 EUR, with 5.000 EUR reserved for the tournament Winner.

Tournament schedule:

WednesdayMarch 29th15:00Round 1
ThursdayMarch 30th09:00Round 2
ThursdayMarch 30th16:00Round 3
FridayMarch 31st15:00Round 4
SaturdayApril 1st09:00Round 5
SaturdayApril 1st16:00Round 6
SundayApril 2nd15:00Round 7
MondayApril 3rd15:00Round 8
TuesdayApril 4th11:00Round 9

The Opening party will take place tomorrow in Hnoss Restaurant at Harpa with the start at 17:30 (local time).

Official website of the event

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]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:58:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oA3tJxzCWDAg <![CDATA[IM Oliwia Kiolbasa in the sole lead at European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 – Round 6 report]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pn3w_BcMDBJg

After six played rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 in Petrovac, Montenegro, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406) emerged on the top with 5.5 points.

In the fifth-round direct encounter between the leaders, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa defeated IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438) to head into the free day as the sole leader of the Championship.

The European Women’s Champion 2022 GM Monika Socko (POL, 2432) and IM Mai Narva (EST, 2389) tie for the second place scoring 5 points, each. They are followed by 15 players who are in the race for the top with the score of 4.5 points: IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2445), IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2379), IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (ESP, 2361), GM Elina Danielian (ARM, 2431), GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491), WGM Dinara Wagner (GER, 2411), IM Leya Garifullina (FIDE, 2372), WIM Mariam Mkrtchian (ARM, 2343), IM Nataliya Buksa (UKR, 2405), IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433), IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2379), IM Laura Unuk (SLO, 2297), and Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA, 2344).

Results, pairings and standings can be found here.

Today is the free day, and the event continues tomorrow with the 7th round which will start at 15:00 CET. The top-10 pairings are:

Live broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU YouTube channel.

Official website of the event

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]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:05:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pn3w_BcMDBJg <![CDATA[ECU resolution on players participation after the Russian Chess Federation joining the Asian Chess Federation]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pm8pM9OaDgkA

ECU notes that chess is by definition an individual sport, and that all players have the right to participate in FIDE world championships or continental championships under the flag of a new federation, already considering representation of a national team at the highest level.

ECU decides on players formerly belonging to the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) that move to a European federation under the special resolution of the FIDE Council dated 22.2.2023 (https://fide.com/news/2247), hereinafter the “22.2.2023 resolution”, given the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) accepted the (CFR) as a member of the ACF as of May 1,2023:

For the ECU Individual Championships:

FIDE resolution defines that all these players (22.2.2023 resolution) have the right to represent the new federation in all official individual events of FIDE from the next day of submitting their application without any restrictions.

ECU clarifies that from 1 May 2023 players who belong to the CFR and the players who have moved to the FIDE flag from the CFR cannot compete in European Individual Chess Championships.

Exceptions

In good faith and in the spirit of sportsmanship, two senior players playing under the FIDE flag who registered for the European Senior Championship in Italy (May 25th) prior to the Asian Chess Federation’s decision to admit the CFR, can still compete, but they have no right to be awarded any European title or medal.

 For the European Team Chess Championship 2023:

  1. Any player, who moved according to the 22.2.2023 resolution, holding a government-issued document belonging to a country that is a European Chess Union member can play with the respective team of citizenship. The document giving evidence of such citizenship (passport or ID card) must be issued by the submission date of the basic team list, one month before the start of the competition.
  2. For other players without citizenship of a European Chess Union member, any Federation can enlist no more than one such player in their open and women’s team, formerly belonging to the CFR (Chess Federation of Russia), who moved under its flag according to the 22.2.2023 resolution. However, this limitation does not apply to players who transfer according to the ordinary procedure described in the FIDE Handbook B.04.

For the year 2025 onwards:

Any Federation can enlist any player who had moved under its flag according to the 22.2.2023 resolution. The ECU notes that according to the current FIDE Handbook B.04, any player formerly belonging to the CFR may play any official FIDE event free from any transfer or compensation fee provided in a term of one to two years depending on residence.   

For any other ECU Team Competition:

  1. For Youth and Seniors’ team events that are open to any number of teams, there is no restriction, and any Federations may decide each team composition according to its internal rules.
  2. For the European Club Cup, European clubs have the right to enlist players belonging to any continent, however the following rules will apply according to the ECU GA and Board decisions:
    – There is not any restriction for players move based in the “22.2.2023 resolution.”
    – players formerly belonging to the CFR and transferred to FIDE Flag by 1st May 2023 (or before) have the right to play. 
    – players who belong to the CFR can’t play for any club, until a further ECU Board or GA decision.
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]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:47:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8pm8pM9OaDgkA <![CDATA[London Chess Conference 2023 concluded]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o2u_qU_L0cug

The 9th edition of the London Chess Conference took place from 17-19 March 2023. The theme of the 2023 London Chess Conference was Chess and STEM – exploring the ways in which chess relates to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The participants and speakers represented 32 countries with the opportunity to form partnerships and collaborations with each other for furthering the use of chess in education.

The first session of the Conference took place on Friday, with the start at 13:00 CEST. The pre-recorded session was hosted by Leontxo Garcia who welcomed the participants and the speakers.

The speakers were:

  • Author & Educator Victoria Winifred (USA) – Using Chess to Promote Literacy in Preschoolers
  • Marianna Amiraghyan (Armenia) – Pre-school Chess Project in Armenia
  • Miriam Monreal Aladren and Jordi Prio Burgues (Spain) – Creative pre-chess
  • Founder and president of the educational initiative Schach fur Kids e.V (chess for kids) Ralf Schreiber (Germany) – Chess pedagogy for children from the age of 3
  • Tatiana Ogneva – Chess as a tool for developing the logical-spatial structure in preschool children
  • Chess Teacher Elvia Zarina Monreal Reyna (Mexico) – ADEZ Chess Pieces with Caborca arrows
  • High school teacher/Chess Trainer Kostas Giouvantsioudis (Greece) & Eirini Mousiadou (Greece) Kindergarten teacher/Chess Trainer I Greek Chess Federation – Different Chess Playful activities

The second session of the first day started at 15:00 CEST with the following programme:

  • Anzel Laubscher (South Africa) – Think like a child, teach like an adult
  • Alessandro Dominici (Italy) Councilor of the ECU EDU Commission & CEO I Alfiere Bianco SRL – Erasmus CGS Project for Early Years Skills
  • Teacher and author|Thinkers Publishing Christel Minne (Belgium) – Someday I’ll Be a Queen
  • Coordinator Chess Academy Apeldoorn & Science Project Manager Early years chess – Karel van Delft (The Netherlands) – Early years chess
  • Chessable Audience discussion
  • Q & A with the presenters

Sessions 3 & 4 were held on Saturday, 18th of March with the following topics and speakers:

  • How Chess Develops Critical Thinking – Jerry Nash (USA) – Chairman of FIDE Chess in Education Commission
  • Chessable Research Awards – Alexey Root (USA), Chessable Chief Science Officer
  • Chess and STEM – How chess has had an impact on attainment and enrichment for Primary aged children – Allen Tsui (STEM UK), Head of Computing and STEM Enrichment | Willow Brook Primary School Academy
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

  • ChessKid for STEM – Mike Klein (USA) aka FunMasterMike, CCO and Carey Fan (USA), CEO | ChessKid
  • ChessForEDU, Mini Game for education in primary schools – Pep Suárez (Spain), CEO | ChessForEdu SL
  • Technology to support Teaching Chess – Boris Bruhn (Germany) , Member of the FIDE Education Commission
  • Chess on TikTok – Michał Kanarkiewicz (Poland), CEO & Founder of the Kanarkiewicz Chess Academy
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

Sessions 5 & 6 were held on Saturday afternoon with further discussions on Chess and STEM:

  • Chess and Robotics: Controlling a robot on a chess board – Rolf Niemann (Sweden), Education Coordinator at the Vattenhallen Science Center Lunds University
  • Chess and Artificial Intelligence – Paolo Sartorelli (Italy)
  • Bringing Chess Diagrams to Life – Paweł Kacprzak (Poland), Founder of Chessvision.ai
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

  • Learning mathematics through play – Monika Musilek (Austria), Professor at the University of Education Vienna & Tiago Hirth (Portugal) Researcher at the University of Lisbon, CIUHCT, Ludus
  • Chess as a Bridge to Mathematical Thinking – Vince Negri (UK), Founder and UX Consultant | GameAhead Consulting
  • Chess and Mathematics in Primary School – Hari Neocleous (UK), Maths Teacher | The Maths Nuts
  • Chess in Secondary School Mathematics – Rita Atkins (Hungary), Secretary of the FIDE Education Commission
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

The final day of the Conference started with the Chess Teacher Training and Accreditation with Alison Sharp (CSC) as the moderator of the round table discussion. ECU Educational Commission members Philippe Vukojevic (Belgium) and Pep Suárez (Spain), and FIDE Educational Commission members Boris Bruhn (Germany) and Anzel Laubscher (South Africa) were the main speakers.

Session 8 followed with the following programme:

  • The benefits of chess for children who struggle at school – Marion Schöttelndreier (Sweden), Assistant Principal at the Hedda Andersson High School, Lund
  • Chess as a playground for creativity – Beatrice Rapaccini (Italy), Mathematics Teacher in the I.I.S P. Cuppari High School
  • The Brain on the Curriculum: chess for mental health in special education – Mikkel Nørgaard (Denmark), Chief Learning Officer in the Danish Scholastic Chess Federation
  • Infinite chess, Chess for kids with autism spectrum disorder – Anastasia Sorokina (Australia), FIDE Social Project Leader | WOM Chairperson | Chairperson of ACF Social Commission
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

The final two sessions took place Sunday afternoon featuring discussions on the following topics:

  • National Education Projects – Round Table Discussion, Host: Stefan Löffler (Germany)
  • Chess at School; programme in Catalonia – Marta Amigó Vilalta – Vice-president of the Catalan Chess Federation & Coordinator of the Chess School Program in Catalonia | Educational Department of the Government of Catalonia
  • CiE in Pakistan – Hanif Qureshi (Pakistan) – President of the Chess Federation of Pakistan & member of the FIDE Education Commission
  • Education Through Chess – Romania’s National Educational Project – Mădălina-Maria Lejean-Anușca (Romania), Secretary of the ECU Education Comission & Manager of National Project “Education Through Chess” within the Romanian Chess Federation

  • Invitation to Research: Post-COVID Global 50 – Mark Nowacki (Singapore), Head of Research of the FIDE EDU CHESS Research Workgroup
  • How to teach chess effectively – Tamara Sargsyan (Armenia), Researcher at the Chess Scientific Research Institute (CSRI), Republic of Armenia
  • Chess for Freedom: Quantitative study of the impact of chess program on the incarcerated males, Cook County Case – Mikhail Korenman (USA), Chess Project Manager | Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff’s Organization
  • Audience discussion, Q & A with the presenters

The London Chess Conference was broadcasted live through the FIDE YouTube Channel and all session records can be replayed here.

The Conference was organised by ChessPlus Limited working in partnership with the core sponsors the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the European Chess Union (ECU), and Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC).

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]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:45:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o2u_qU_L0cug <![CDATA[European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 commenced in Montenegro, Petrovac]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o-iTjELkgoIw

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 kicked off in Petrovac, Montenegro, with participation of 134 players coming from 34 European federations.

The Opening ceremony of the event took place on Friday evening with the attendance of the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the ECU Honorary Vice President and the Vice President of Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Montenegro Mr. Vasilije Lalosevic, and other distinguished guests.

Mr. Veselin Draskovic addressed the attendees emphasizing the long and rich chess history of Montenegro. “The organisation of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 is just the crown for the committed and responsible work of the Montenegro Chess Federation”, concluded Draskovic.

The ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmiaparshvili thanked the Montenegro Chess Federation for their work to promote chess and organisation of the high-level European events.

Mr. Vasilije Lalosevic, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Montenegro, welcomed all the players and distinguished guests, wishing them a nice stay and a successful tournament in Petrovac.

The first round of the event started yesterday at 15:00 CEST, after the first ceremonial move was made by the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili in the game between the top-seeded GM Bela Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491) and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (ROU, 2202).

After almost 6 hours of fights, the first round concluded with 14 draws and several major upsets among the 53 decisive results.

GM Bela Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491) drew against WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (ROU, 2202) after a very intense game where both players had their chances for the better score. On the second board, GM Valentina Gunina (FIDE, 2478) missed the winning move in the endgame and eventually signed a draw with 17-year-old FM Nadya Toncheva (BUL, 2192).

WIM Salomeja Zaksaite (LTU, 2185) defeated the fourth-seeded IM Marsel Efroimski (ISR, 2451), while WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (POL, 2391) suffered a loss against WIM Irina Petrova (UKR, 2123).

The second round starts today at 15:00 CEST with interesting encounters on the top boards. The top 10 pairings are:

All the results, pairings, and standings can be found here.

Subscribe to the European Chess Union YouTube channel and follow the live broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska.

Official website of the event

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]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:33:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o-iTjELkgoIw <![CDATA[European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 starts in Petrovac, Montenegro]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qzme3pFFW5gQ

The 23rd edition of the European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2023 takes place from 17th-30th March in Hotel “Palas” Petrovac, Montenegro.

The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds for every move starting from move 1.

The event gathers more than 140 players from 34 European federations and the top-seeds are: GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491), GM Valentina Gunina (FIDE, 2478), IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2472), IM Marsel Efroimski (ISR, 2451), IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2445), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2443), IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL, 2433), IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433), and GM Monika Socko (POL, 2432).

The complete starting list of players can be found here.

GM Monika Socko (POL, 2432) defends her 2022 European Women’s Champion title

The Opening ceremony of the event is scheduled for Saturday, 18th of March, with the start at 14:30 CEST, while the first round kicks off at 15:00 CEST.

The 23rd European Women’s Championship implies qualification for the next World Women’s Cup. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 9 players will qualify. The total prize fund of the event is 60.000 EUR, with 10.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event. List of prizes can be seen below:

PlacePRIZEPlacePRIZE
110,000 €111,500 €
28,000 €121,500 €
37,000 €131,000 €
46,000 €141,000 €
55,000 €151,000 €
64,000 €161,000 €
73,000 €171,000 €
82,500 €181,000 €
92,000 €191,000 €
101,500 €201,000 €

Detailed information about the event can be found on the Official website of the championship.

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]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:25:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qzme3pFFW5gQ <![CDATA[Chess for first time as an accompanying event in the European Games!]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qtOaJLd5j_jQ

Chess will make its first step in the European Games – European Olympic Committees as an accompanying event under the aegis of the Organising Committee of Krakow-Maloposka 2023.

ECU regulated a new special competition the European Pair Blitz Chess Championship 2023 which will take place on 19th of July 2023 in Krakow, Poland, as the accompanying event and part of the European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023. The Championship is organised by Malopolska and Silesian Chess Association under the auspices of the European Chess Union and Polish Chess Federation.

Eight teams (ECU members) are invited according the best combined Pair FIDE Classical rating – 1st March 2023 list: Ukraine, Azerbaijan, France, Poland, Romania, Germany, Armenia and the Netherlands. Each team shall consist of one player over 2650 (classical rating) in the open section, one female player over 2350 (classical rating) in the women’s section, and one representative/captain.

Photo from European Blitz Chess Championship 2021

Both Women’s and Open events will consist of two phases:

  1. Qualification: 8 teams round-robin tournament
  2. Playoffs with the knockout system for the best-ranked 4 teams of the Qualification stage

The rate of play is 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment for each move, starting from the move one.

Medals & Standings:

The individual medals are decided by the playoffs in each section. The gold medal is for the winner of the final match and the silver medal goes to the runner-up. The winner of the match for positions 3-4 will win the bronze medal.

The combined Pair medals are decided by the final position of the players of each team after the play offs in each section (sum of points): 1st 8-points, 2nd 7–points, 3rd 6-points, 4th 5-points, 5th 4-points, 6th 3 points, 7th 2-points, and 8th 1-point. In case of a tie between two teams, the tiebreak criteria are the sum of points in open and women’s sections in the qualification round.

Prizes

The 3 winners of the Open, Women’s and Combine Pair sections will receive gold, silver and bronze medals, the same as European Olympic Games medals. The best European Pair will receive the title of European Pair Chess Blitz Champion 2023.

The application should be sent by Monday April 10th , 2023, to the e-mail address: iechess2023@gmail.com with a copy to ECU: secretariat@europechess.org .

Contact information:

Kamila Kałużna- Turcza – president of the Malopolska Chess Association
E- mail: iechess2023@gmail.com
mob.: +48 693 046 440
Official website: https://ie2023.pl/en/

European-Pairs-Blitz-Chess-ChampionshipDownload

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]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:17:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qtOaJLd5j_jQ <![CDATA[Alexey Sarana wins European Individual Chess Championship 2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rvvGicdlfyVw

The European Individual Chess Championship 2023 concluded yesterday in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.

After 11 played rounds, three players tied for the first place scoring 8.5 points each: GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668), GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668), and GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610).

Alexey Sarana and Kirill Shevchenko met each other in the direct last-round encounter for the first place. The game finished in a draw after one hour of play, and the two youngsters waited for other results and tiebreak criteria to see the final standings. Daniel Dardha defeated GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2658) to score 8.5 points and joined Sarana and Shevchenko at the top.

The closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening with the attendance of the President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the ECU Vice President Mr. Alojzije Jankovic, the ECU Tournament Director Mr. Petr Pisk, the President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic, and legendary grandmasters who were part of the event’s appeals committee Mr. Adrian Mikhalchishin and Mr. Rafael Vaganian.

The Vice President of the European Chess Union Mr. Alojzije Jankovic and the legendary grandmaster GM Adrian Mikhalchishin joined the awarding ceremony presenting the trophies to the best Junior and Senior (50+) players.

The best Junior players are:

  1. GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610), 8.5 points
  2. IM Ediz Gurel (TUR, 2454), 8 points
  3. GM Volodar Murzin (FIDE, 2554), 7 points

The best Senior players are:

  1. GM Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2674), 7.5 points
  2. GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), 7.5 points
  3. GM Michele Godena (ITA, 2446), 6.5 points

This year, the special prize fund for the best-ranked female players was doubled and six players received the prizes. The best female players in the EICC2023 are:

  1. WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (POL, 2391), 6.5 points
  2. IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), 6.5 points
  3. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE, 2576), 6 points
  4. IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), 6 points
  5. WIM Adela Velikic (SRB, 2329), 6 points
  6. IM Eline Roebers (NED, 2362), 6 points

ECU Tournament Director Mr. Petr Pisk and GM Rafael Vaganian awarded the Winners.

Before the chief arbiter of the event, Mr. Tomasz Delega, read the final standings and the winners of the regular prizes, the President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic and the President of the European Chess Union addressed the players and distinguished guests.

Mr. Dragan Lazic thanked everyone for coming and congratulated the Winners. He also wished a nice trip home to the players and invited them to the European Club Cup 2024 which will be held in the same venue.

Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili thanked the Serbian Chess Federation for the great organisation of the Championship, giving special thanks to the Arbiters team who took care that everything goes well in the playing venue. Mr. Azmaiparshvili noted that the participation of 482 players from 40 federations is a record-breaking number that shows great potential for chess in Europe. Inviting the players to take participation in European Individual Chess Championship 2024 in the same number, the ECU President revealed that the event will next year take place in Israel.

The President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic and the President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili then presented the trophies and medals to the Winners.

After the awarding ceremony of the medalists, the ECU President officially declared the event closed and the intonation of the ECU Anthem marked the end of the ceremony.

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]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:20:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rvvGicdlfyVw <![CDATA[European Youth Team Chess Championship 2023 – Official invitation]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o1JWRvGt2jHA

The European Chess Union (ECU), together with the Romanian Chess Federation and Universul Chess Club invite all National Chess Federations of ECU to participate in the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2023, organised from 23 July (arrivals) to 31 July (departures).

The event will be played in two age categories: U12 and U18, open and girls sections separately. The competitions will be played in 7 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 min. + 30 sec. increment for every move played starting from move 1.

The event will be held in the Conference Hall of the Unirea Hotel in Iasi, Romania.

Each national federation member of the European Chess Union (ECU) has the right to enter up to four (4) teams of four (4) players and one (1) reserve in the open competitions and up to four (4) teams of two (2) female players and one (1) reserve in the girls’ competitions. These teams may represent the national federation, a region, a city, a club, or a school.

Entry forms must be filled and sent to the Tournament office no later than 9th June 2023. If the registration form is not completed by the federation itself, a copy must be sent to the national federation.

Titles & Prizes

The winning teams in each competition will receive trophies, medals and the title “European Youth Champion Team 2023” in its respective category. The winning team of the combined age category of the competition (sum of the match points from both tournaments open & girls, then, if equal, sum of the game points) receives the title “Absolute European Youth Champion Team 2023” in its respective age category. ECU Certificates for all participants will be awarded.

Tournament office / Contact Information
Official website: http://euroyouthteams2023.com
email: euroyouthteams2023@gmail.com
Tournament Director: IO Elena CRISTIAN,
phone & whatsapp: +40723309101
ROU CF General Secretary: IM Gabriel GRECESCU, email: sg@frsah.r

European Youth Team Chess Championship 2023 – Official invitation

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]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:42:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o1JWRvGt2jHA <![CDATA[Kirill Shevchenko joins Alexey Sarana on the top with one round to go – EICC2023 Round 10 recap]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rEKsqp7KoXbg

Heading into the last round of the European Individual Chess Championship 2023, GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) and GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) share the lead scoring 8 points each.

GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) outplayed GM Benjamin Gledura (HUN, 2637) in the penultimate round to join the race for the trophy. Shevchenko had a slightly better position from the opening, transforming it into the pawn-up edge. Gledura still had chances for escape, but after 30…Rb2?! the advantage for the Romanian grandmaster kept rising.

Playing on the first board, GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) held a draw with black pieces against GM Andrey Esipenko (FIDE, 2680). Esipenko was searching for a victory and had a clear advantage most of the time, but Sarana found a very nice chance for the perpetual check and used it to secure himself the joined lead before the final round.

12 players follow the leading duo and tie for the third place scoring 7.5 points (each): GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2658), GM Etienne Bacrot (FRA, 2659), IM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (GRE, 2520), GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE, 2651), GM Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP, 2655), GM Andrey Esipenko (FIDE, 2680), GM Valentin Dragnev (AUT, 2561), GM Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR, 2616), GM David Paravyan (FIDE, 2584), GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610), GM David Anton Guijarro (ESP, 2685), and GM Igor Janik (POL, 2527).

The last round starts tomorrow at 15:00 CEST with a direct encounter for the gold medal on the first board between GM Alexey Sarana and GM Kirill Shevchenko. The top 10 pairings are:

The Closing ceremony of the event will be held tomorrow at 22:00 CEST.

Live broadcast of the games can be followed with commentaries by IM Miodrag Perunovic through the ECU YouTube channel.

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]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:40:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rEKsqp7KoXbg <![CDATA[Anton Korobov and Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis in the co-lead at the EICC2023 after 6 played rounds]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rE4S8CZzaUQA

Six rounds have been already played at the European Individual Chess Championship 2023 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia, and GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2659) and IM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (GRE, 2520) tie for the top scoring 5.5 points, each.

The ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili opened yesterday’s round wishing a happy International Women’s Day to all female participants, arbiters, and volunteers of the Championship. He also wished a very happy birthday and many returns to the Chief Arbiter of the event Mr. Tomasz Delega.

A group of eight players follow the leaders scoring 5 points each: GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE, 2651), GM Vitaliy Bernadsnkiy (UKR, 2611), GM  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR, 2655), GM Giga Quparadze (GEO, 2483), GM Svane Frederik (GER, 2577), GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2688), GM Nijat Abasov (AZE, 2625) and GM Benjamin Gledura (HUN, 2637).

GM Anton Korobov easily made a draw having black pieces against Czech GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen. The peaceful result was signed after only 20 moves of play, though GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen had a slightly better position according to the engine. Korobov joined the live studio after the game, explaining that his opponent offered him a draw in a position where he felt extremely unpleasant.

IM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis defeated the two-time Azerbaijani Champion GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE, 2608) to join Korobov in the lead. It was a very interesting game and it seemed that Safarli has everything under control. However, the Azerbaijani grandmaster made a mistake with 24.Rf6?! and Kourkoulos-Arditis started building the advantage. There was no comeback for Eltaj Safarli who was forced to resign in the 33rd move.

Five rounds left to be played before the announcement of the Winners and the 7th round starts today at 15:00 CEST. The top 10 pairings are:

Live broadcast of the games can be followed with live commentaries by IM Miodrag Perunovic on the ECU YouTube Channel.

Official website of the event

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]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:28:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8rE4S8CZzaUQA <![CDATA[ECU E-Magazine February 2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o9yh929qPg0w

The ECU E-Magazine February 2023 is out!

A mag created with Madmagz.

In this edition of the ECU E-Magazine you may read about:

  • International Women’s Day
  • Invitation for bids: European Chess Championships 2023, 2024 & 2025
  • European Individual Chess Championship 2023
  • FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Munich 2023
  • European Women’s Chess Championship 2023
  • Chess is included in the list of esports for the Olympic Esports Series 2023
  • London Chess Conference 2023
  • Activities of the ECU Commissions
  • Arbiters Corner
  • Fun Zone

The ECU E-Magazine February 2023 can be read online together with interactive links on the following link, or it can be downloaded in PDF format down below.

ECUMagazineFebruary2023

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]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:15:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o9yh929qPg0w <![CDATA[European Individual Chess Championship 2023 commenced in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qGu89SdJxfaA

The European Individual Chess Championship 2023 commenced today in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia with the participation of 482 players from 40 European federations. The event officially broke the participation record previously set in Rijeka 2010 with 408 players.

The Opening ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening in a magnificent Hotel Zepter Crystal Hall with the attendance of the Mayor of the Vrnjacka Banja Municipality Mr. Boban Djurovic, the President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic, the President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, and other distinguished guests.

The rich programme of the Day 1 started with the technical meeting, and the event officially kicked off with the first round starting at 15:00 CET. The President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic and the President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili made the first ceremonial move in the game between 17-year-old FM Vuk Damjanovic (SRB, 2375) and the top-seeded player of the event GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM, 2699).

The first round of the Championship finished with 210 decisive games and 41 draws. A major upset was seen in the game between GM Bartosz Socko (POL, 2618) and 16-year-old FM Matyas Palczert (HUN, 2304) as the latter defeated the two-time Polish Champion.

Some of the surprising draws happened in the games between GM Andrey Esipenko (FIDE, 2680) and FM Vugar Manafov (AZE, 2349), FM Aleks Sahakyan (ARM, 2343) and GM Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), FM Matan Goredetzky (ISR, 2319) and GM Maksim Chigaev (FIDE, 2632), IM Vahe Danielyan (ARM, 2307) and GM Dmitrij Kollars (GER, 2618), and FM Yotam Shohat (ISR, 2302) and GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM, 2616).

Results from the 1st round and the Round 2 pairings can be found here.

The live broadcast of the games can be followed through the major broadcasting platforms: Chess24, ChessBase, Lichess… Live broadcast with live commentaries by IM Miodrag Perunovic can be followed through the ECU YouTube Channel.

Official website of the event

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]]> Sat, 04 Mar 2023 09:25:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qGu89SdJxfaA <![CDATA[European Individual Chess Championship 2023 starts in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o-TdrBXennZg

The 23rd edition of the European Individual Chess Championship 2023 takes place from the 2nd-14th of March in Hotel Zepter Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.

The event broke the participation record with more than 490 players coming from 40 European federations. The event includes 48 players rated 2600+, 128 Grandmasters, 105 International masters, and a total of 379 titled players.

The top-seeds are GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM, 2699), GM Haik Martirosyan (ARM, 2686), GM David Anton Guijarro (ESP, 2685), GM David Navara (CZE, 2685), GM Alexandr Predke (FIDE, 2684), GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POl, 2682), GM Andrey Esipenko (FIDE, 2680), GM Jules Moussard (FRA, 2690), GM Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2674), GM Ivan Saric (CRO, 2674), GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668), GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668), GM Evgeniy Najer (FIDE, 2666), GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), and GM Ivan Cheparinov (BUL, 2661).

The complete starting list of players can be found here.

The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

The European Individual Chess Championship 2023 is a qualifying event for the FIDE World Cup 2023. According to the FIDE regulations for World Cup and the ECU Board decision, 23 players* will qualify. The total prize fund of the event is 100.000 EUR, with 20.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event. Besides the prizes for the best-ranked 23 players, the organizers provided special prizes for best-ranked Juniors (U18), Seniors (S50+) and doubled the prize fund for the best-ranked female players. See the list of prizes below:

The Opening ceremony of the event is scheduled for Thursday, 2nd of March, 20:00 CEST. The ceremony will be held in the Cristal venue of the Hotel Zepter.

Official website of the event

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]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:19:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8o-TdrBXennZg <![CDATA[Current list of Qualifiers for FIDE World Cup 2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qFkvs5e_qYZQ

ECU Board has earlier announced the distribution of qualification spots for the FIDE World Cup 2023 from the following events:

  • European Individual Chess Championship 2021, Reykjavic, Iceland (23 qualification spots – the list of qualifiers can be found below)
  • European Individual Chess Championship 2022, Terme Catez, Slovenia (20 qualification spots – the list of qualifiers can be found below )
  • European Individual Chess Championship 2023, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia (23 qualification spots)
  • Zone 1.10 (1 qualification spot)

A. List of qualifiers from the European Individual Chess Championship 2021 held in Reykjavik, Iceland:

1GMDemchenko Anton FIDE8.5
2GMKeymer Vincent GER8.5
3GMSarana Alexey FIDE8
4GMDeac Bogdan-Daniel ROU8
5GMPiorun Kacper POL7.5
6GMMamedov Rauf AZE7.5
7GMErdos Viktor HUN7.5
8GMHuschenbeth Niclas GER7.5
9GMNavara David CZE7.5
10GMSanal Vahap TUR7.5
11GMBluebaum Matthias GER7.5
12GMVocaturo Daniele ITA7.5
13GMAntipov Mikhail Al. FIDE7.5
14GMPaichadze Luka GEO7.5
15GMYilmaz Mustafa TUR7.5
16GMFridman Daniel GER7.5
17GMMamedov Nidjat AZE7.5
18GMSvane Rasmus GER7.5
19GMGabuzyan Hovhannes ARM7
20GMIvic Velimir SRB7
21GMNagy Gabor HUN7
22GMBjerre Jonas Buhl DEN7
23GMLagarde Maxime FRA7

B. List of qualifiers from the European Individual Chess Championship 2022 held in Terme Catez, Slovenia:

GMBluebaum Matthias*GER8.5
1GMSargissian Gabriel ARM8.5
2GMSaric Ivan CRO8
3GMCheparinov Ivan BUL8
4GMSantos Latasa Jaime ESP8
GMYilmaz Mustafa*TUR8
5GMPonomariov Ruslan UKR8
6GMDurarbayli Vasif AZE8
IMGadimbayli Abdulla*AZE7.5
7GMIskandarov Misratdin AZE7.5
8GMGuseinov Gadir AZE7.5
9GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel ARM7.5
10GMSargsyan Shant ARM7.5
11GMKobo Ori ISR7.5
12GMMoussard Jules FRA7.5
13GMTari Aryan NOR7.5
14GMAnton Guijarro David ESP7.5
15GMKuzubov Yuriy UKR7.5
16GMKozul Zdenko CRO7.5
17GMNesterov Arseniy FIDE7.5
18GMIndjic Aleksandar SRB7.5
19GMMartirosyan Haik M. ARM7.5
20GMBernadskiy Vitaliy UKR7.5

*Players who qualified for the FIDE World Cup 2023 from EICC2021 and World Junior Championship.

C. Qualifier for the FIDE World Cup 2023 from Zone 1.10:

GMHenderson de la Fuente LanceAND

The FIDE Women’s World Cycle 2021-2023 includes:

  • European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2021, Iasi, Romania (10 qualification spots – the list of qualifiers can be found below )
  • European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2022, Prague, Czech Republic (9 qualification spots – the list of qualifiers can be found below )
  • European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2023, Petrovac, Montenegro (9 qualification spots)

A. List of qualifiers from the European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2021 held in Iasi, Romania:

1GMDanielian Elina ARM
2IMOsmak Iulija UKR
3WIMKiolbasa Oliwia POL
4IMBuksa Nataliya UKR
5WGMSargsyan Anna M. ARM
6IMMammadova Gulnar AZE
7GMKhotenashvili Bela GEO
8WIMNarva Mai EST
9IMArabidze Meri GEO
10WGMGarifullina Leya FIDE

B. List of qualifiers from the European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2022 held in Prague, Czech Republic:

1GMSocko Monika POL
2IMMammadzada Gunay AZE
3WGMFataliyeva Ulviyya AZE
4IMMkrtchian Lilit ARM
5IMMaltsevskaya Aleksandra POL
6IMBulmaga Irina ROU
7GMUshenina Anna UKR
IMSargsyan Anna M. *ARM
8IMBrunello Marina ITA
9IMSalimova Nurgyul BUL

Player who qualified for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023 from EWICC2021

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]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:35:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qFkvs5e_qYZQ <![CDATA[London Chess Conference 2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qGWa46oBQ_Ug

The 9th edition of the London Chess Conference will take place from 17-19 March 2023. The theme of the 2023 London Chess Conference is Chess and STEM – exploring the ways in which chess relates to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The conference covers the education needed to lay the intellectual foundations for life and work in the 21st Century. The public associate chess with higher-order thinking but do not always see the relevance to education. The conference seeks to set out the unique contributions that chess can make to developing children’s thinking skills. According to the UK Commission for Employment & Skills, 43% of science, technology, engineering and mathematics vacancies are hard to fill due to a shortage of applicants with the required skills and experience.

This skills gap must be addressed within the education system starting in schools. Chess brings many of the analytical skills required for STEM and can be part of any educational plan to make STEM subjects more attractive.

Attendees can expect to learn about the latest developments in the teaching of chess and games at school to support educational objectives. Experts from around the world will share best practice on the didactics and pedagogy of games. These valuable insights can be explored further during in-depth seminars and discussions. Some of the leading software and technology projects will be demonstrated. The networking opportunities will allow attendees to meet with new colleagues and develop collaborative projects. 

The Conference is organised by ChessPlus Limited working in partnership with the core sponsors the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the European Chess Union (ECU), and Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC).

The detailed programme of the event can be found on the Official website.
Registrations for the 2023 London Chess Conference: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/821209

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]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:28:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8qGWa46oBQ_Ug <![CDATA[Statement of the European Chess Union – 23.02.2023]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oBo1mwu8UJ1Q

Following the FIDE Council’s decision concerning the proposed transfer of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) to the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), the European Chess Union (ECU) hereby declares:
 
The ECU Board expressed in detail its position in its statement of 30.01.2023.
 
The FIDE Constitutional Commission (FIDE CC) after its meeting on 5th of February justified most of the ECU’s positions and opined that prior to RCF’s transfer to Asia, it needs to withdraw from the ECU and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) shall approve the required change of zones. 

The FIDE Council held lengthy discussions on the matter during which ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili insisted on strong adherence to the rules and defended the interests of those Russian players who have been vocal against the war in Ukraine and wish to stay in Europe. 

Z. Azmaiparashvili: “In this situation when the RCF takes a radical political step and leaves Europe, we are totally ready to close the doors behind them. But we need to provide at least a minimum remedy and treat fairly those players who did not act against the peaceful mission of sports and do not want to follow the RCF administration to Asia.”

Following the strong position taken by the ECU and its proposals, the Council agreed to allow Russian players who reside in Europe to transfer to the new ECU federation without paying fees to Russia and FIDE. They will be able to represent the new federation in all individual tournaments with immediate effect. While the ECU recognises the importance of the long-standing Russian chess history, the war in Ukraine and the political composition of the RCF administration creates a huge legal, political, and ethical gap between the RCF and the ECU. 

Now it is a matter for the Asian Continent to decide whether the RCF complies with its statutes, rules and values.  

In order to avoid any ambiguity in the World Chess Championship Cycle qualifications, the ECU notes that all the players who have transferred to the FIDE flag and registered on time in accordance with the official invitation to play in the European Individual Chess Championships, that will take place in Serbia and Montenegro in March 2023, are eligible to do so. The events in Serbia and Montenegro conclude the current cycle at the European level which started in 2020. As for the next qualification cycle, the Russian players who do not transfer to ECU federations will belong to the Asian Continent and would not qualify from Europe if the transfer of the RCF takes place.

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]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:29:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oBo1mwu8UJ1Q <![CDATA[INVITATION FOR BIDS: European Chess Championships 2023-2024-2025]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0VIQI7WRc8oqtd_M6wkl2g

The European Chess Union opens the bidding procedure for the organisation of the official European Chess Championships in 2023, 2024 & 2025.

The bids must be submitted exclusively in the Bid form regulated by the ECU (can be downloaded below). For any additional documents delivered separately from the bid form, it must be stated in the bid form what they relate to. Any document that reaches the ECU office after the official deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The deadline for bids to reach the European Chess Union office is by Friday 14th of April 2023by 4 PM CET. All the bids must reach the European Chess Union office by e-mail  ecu.secretary.general@gmail.com

A. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2023 & 2024.

1.  European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 700)
2.  European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 100)
3.  European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 700)
4.  European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 100)

B. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2025 (including combined bids for European Individual Championships for next years):

  1. European Individual Open Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
    *Bids are accepted separately or as a combined bid with another ECU Competition available for 2025 or 2026
  2. European Open & Women Team Championship 2025 (est. number of players 350 – teams 70)
  3. European Club Cup Open and Women 2025 ((est. number of players 500 – teams 80)
  4. European Individual Women Championship (est. number of players: 150)
    *Bids for European Individual Women Championships can be combined with European Youth Championship 2027 or another ECU Championship for the year 2026
  5. European Senior Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
  6. European Youth Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
  7. European Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 700)
  8. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 100)
  9. European School Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
  10. European Amateur Championship (estimated number of players: 200)
  11. European Corporate Championship

C. Bid fees

Championship Open for bidBid fee (euros)
European Open Championship1000
European Championship for Women1000
European Team Championship Open & Women1000
European Club Cup1000
European Youth Championship1000
European Senior Championship500
European Rapid & Blitz Championship500
European Rapid & Blitz Championship for Women500
European School Championship500
European Amateur Championship500
European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship500
European Corporate Championship500
European Team Championship for Youth500
European Team Championship for Seniors500
European Club Cup for Women500

A bid will only be considered if the federation/organizer concerned has paid a bid fee (as the table above), for each championship, to the bank account of the European Chess Union within one week after the deadline. The deadline of a bid fee to reach the ECU Bank account is the Friday 21st of April 2023.

Bank: Credit Suisse
Bank address: Postfach 357, Zug 6301, Switzerland
BIC/SWIFT Code: CRESCHZZXXX
IBAN Account number: CH3604835183510542000
Account Holder: European Chess Union

D.  Capacity of the Playing Halls

According the ECU Tournament regulations, the total space is calculated according the estimated number of participants of each event. Each Championship shall be played in the same paying hall. Multiple playing halls will be evaluated with fewer points by the inspectors.

The minimum size of a tournament hall shall foresee 3m2 per board and additionally 40 % (25% for youth tournaments) space for players’ and spectators’ corridors. The distance between the chess boards and the spectators should be not less than 1m.

More information:  Standards for ECU Competitions ;

Invitation for bids: European Chess Championships 2023-2024-2025

Bid procedure
Official ECU Bid form

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