Английская Википедия:European Chess Union
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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 30th, 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. It's 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
- 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.[5][6]
Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022,[8] and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023.[9] Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.[10]
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
External links
Шаблон:National members of the World Chess Federation Шаблон:Sports governing bodies in Europe Шаблон:Portal bar
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- ↑ "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
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