European Chess Union

Abbreviation	ECU
Formation	1985
Headquarters	Hünenberg, Switzerland
Location	Europe;
Membership	54 national federations
President	Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Website	www.europechess.org
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The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess.^[1] The European Chess Union was founded on August 30, 1985, with the organization's founding meeting taking place in Graz, Austria.^[2]

Board

The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following:^[3]^[4]

Zurab Azmaiparashvili – President
Dana Reizniece-Ozola – Deputy President
Gunnar Bjornsson – Vice President
Malcolm Pein – Vice President
Alojzije Jankovic – Vice President
Eva Repková – Vice President
Jean-Michel Rapaire – Vice President
Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou – Secretary General
Ion-Serban Dobronauteanu – Treasurer
Vanja Draskovic – Honorary Vice President
Johann Poecksteiner – Honorary Vice President

ECU presidents

1985-1986: Rolf Littorin, Sweden
1986-1998: Kurt Jungwirth, Austria
1998-2010: Boris Kutin, Slovenia
2010-2014: Silvio Danailov, Bulgaria
2014–present: Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Georgia

Member federations

Albania – Albanian Chess Federation
Andorra – Andorran Chess Federation
Armenia – Chess Federation of Armenia
Austria – Austrian Chess Federation
Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Chess Federation
Belarus – Belarus Chess Federation (suspended)
Belgium – Royal Belgian Chess Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chess Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia – Croatian Chess Federation
Cyprus – Cyprus Chess Federation
Czech Republic – Chess Federation of the Czech Republic
Denmark – Danish Chess Union
England – English Chess Federation
Estonia – Estonian Chess Federation
Faroe Islands – Faroese Chess Federation
Finland – Finnish Chess Federation
France – French Chess Federation
Georgia – Georgian Chess Federation
Germany – German Chess Federation
Greece – Greek Chess Federation
Guernsey – Guernsey Chess Federation
Hungary – Hungarian Chess Federation
Iceland – Icelandic Chess Federation
Ireland – Irish Chess Union
Israel – Israel Chess Federation
Italy – Italian Chess Federation
Jersey – Jersey Chess Federation
Kosovo - Kosovo Chess Federation^[5]
Latvia – Latvian Chess Federation
Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Chess Federation
Lithuania – Lithuanian Chess Federation
Luxembourg – Luxembourg Chess Federation
Malta – Malta Chess Federation
Moldova – Moldova Chess Federation
Monaco – Monaco Chess Federation
Montenegro – Montenegro Chess Federation
Netherlands – Royal Dutch Chess Federation
North Macedonia – Chess Federation of Macedonia
Norway – Norwegian Chess Federation
Poland – Polish Chess Federation
Portugal – Portuguese Chess Federation
Romania – Romanian Chess Federation
San Marino – San Marino Chess Federation
Scotland – Chess Scotland
Serbia – Chess Federation of Serbia
Slovakia – Slovak Chess Federation
Slovenia – Slovenian Chess Federation
Spain – Spanish Chess Federation
Sweden – Swedish Chess Federation
Switzerland – Swiss Chess Federation
Turkey – Turkish Chess Federation
Ukraine – Ukrainian Chess Federation
Wales – Welsh Chess Union

The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016.^[6]^[7]

Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[8] Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022,^[9] and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023.^[10] Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.^[11]

ECU tournaments

Individual championships

European Individual Championship
European Individual Championship for Women
European Youth Championship
European Senior Championship
European Amateur Championship
EU Individual Open Championship
EU Youth Championship
European School Chess Championship
European Rapid Championship
European Rapid Championship for Women
European Blitz Championship
European Blitz Championship for Women
European Universities Chess Championship

Team championships

European Team Championship
European Team Championship for Women
European Youth Team Championship
European Senior Team Championship
European Club Cup
European Small Nations Team Chess Championship

References

^ President's Office, ECU, retrieved 2015-04-02
^ "ECU History". European Chess Union. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "European Chess Union re-elects Georgian Zurab Azmaiparashvili as President". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Communique of the ECU General Assembly and Elections 2022". European Chess Union. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ https://www.europechess.org/federations/kosovo/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ ECU (2017-05-23). "CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL". European Chess Union. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ Goran (2017-06-13). "CAS Award – ECU vs Bulgarian Chess Federation – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ "ECU suspends the Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations", Chessbase, 5 March 2022
^ "Russian Chess Federation votes for membership in Asian Chess Federation", TASS, 15 April 2022
^ Patrick, Burke (23 February 2023). "FIDE approves Chess Federation of Russia switch to Asia". insidethegames. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Chess teams from Russia, Belarus not to play in Chennai Olympiad". The South Asian Times. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

[1] President's Office, ECU, retrieved 2015-04-02

[2] "ECU History". European Chess Union. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[3] "European Chess Union re-elects Georgian Zurab Azmaiparashvili as President". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[4] "Communique of the ECU General Assembly and Elections 2022". European Chess Union. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[5] ttps://www.europechess.org/federations/kosovo/ ^{[bare URL]}

[6] ECU (2017-05-23). "CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL". European Chess Union. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

[7] Goran (2017-06-13). "CAS Award – ECU vs Bulgarian Chess Federation – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

[8] "ECU suspends the Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations", Chessbase, 5 March 2022

[9] "Russian Chess Federation votes for membership in Asian Chess Federation", TASS, 15 April 2022

[10] Patrick, Burke (23 February 2023). "FIDE approves Chess Federation of Russia switch to Asia". insidethegames. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[11] "Chess teams from Russia, Belarus not to play in Chennai Olympiad". The South Asian Times. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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