Tournament hall of the European Championship 2005 in Warsaw
The European Chess Championships have been held by the European Chess Union since 2000 . They are played as tournaments according to the Swiss system , the only exception being the 1st European Women's Championship, which was held with 32 participants in the knockout system . In addition to the title of European Champion and qualification slots that are World Cups of FIDE played.
↑ The chess tournament in Munich 1942 , which its organizers called the European Championship, is sometimes given as the forerunner of today's European Championship.
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List of title holders from Manual 2007 of the European Chess Union