Wikipedia / European Chess Union
Wikipedia / European Chess Union
The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess. The European Chess Union was founded on August 30, 1985, with the organization's founding meeting taking place in Graz, Austria.
Board
The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following:
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
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.
Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022, and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023. Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.
ECU tournaments
Individual championships
European Amateur 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 Youth Team Championship
European Senior Team Championship
European Small Nations Team Chess Championship
References
External links