European Chess Union

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The European Chess Union ( ECU , German European Chess Association) sees itself as an interest group of European chess with its seat in Belgrade .

aims

The goals of the ECU are the coordination of the member associations, the organization of European championships and the representation of the interests of European chess vis-à-vis FIDE .

History and organizational structure

Anatoly Karpov and Boris Kutin
on May 11, 2002 in Leipzig
Surab Asmaiparaschwili, Vienna Chess Open 2015

The ECU was founded in 1985 on the occasion of the FIDE Congress in Graz . Its first president was the Swede Rolf Littorin . He was followed in 1986 by Kurt Jungwirth , who held the office until 1998. In the beginning, the ECU had to deal with resistance from the Soviet Union and the FIDE leadership. After the end of the Soviet Union, however, the ECU managed to unite continental Europe very quickly. Today all European chess federations including Turkey, Israel and the Caucasus countries belong to the ECU.

The highest body of the ECU is the General Assembly, in which each member association has one vote. It meets at least once a year and elects the board, which is led by a president. The day-to-day business is handled by a general secretary appointed by the board. Zurab Asmaiparashvili has been President of the ECU since August 2014 . Previously, this office was held by Silvio Danailow (2010 to 2014) and Boris Kutin (1998 to 2010).

European championships

The ECU organizes the following European championships:

  • Individual championships in rapid chess
  • Individual championships in chess on the Internet

Web links

Individual evidence

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