European Chess Union

European Chess Union (ECU)
AbbreviationECU
Formation1985
HeadquartersHünenberg, Switzerland
Location
Membership54 national federations
President
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Websitewww.europechess.org

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]

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

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

Team championships

References

  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. ^ https://www.europechess.org/federations/kosovo/
  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.