The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of

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Board members

* Zurab Azmaiparashvili – President * Ion-Serban Dobronauteanu – Deputy President * Finnbjorn Vang – Vice President * Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou – Secretary General * Martin Huba – Treasurer * Adrian Mikhalchishin – Board Member * Johann Poecksteiner – Board Member * Jean-Michel Rapaire – Board Member * Petr Pisk – Tournament Director ECU presidents 1985-1986 Rolf Littorin, Sweden 1986-1998 Kurt Jungwirth, Austria 1998-2010 Boris Kutin, Slovenia 2010-2014 Silvio Danailov, Bulgaria 2014- Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Georgia

Member federations

* Albania – Federata Shqiptare e Shahut * Andorra – Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra * Armenia – Հայաստանի շախմատի ֆեդերացիա * Austria – Österreichischer Schachbund * Azerbaijan – Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası * Belarus – Белорусская Федерация Шахмат Suspended * Belgium – Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond / Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs / Königlicher Schachbund Belgien * Bosnia and Herzegovina – Šahovska unija Bosne i Hercegovine / Шаховска унија Босне и Херцеговине * Bulgaria – Българска федерация по шахмат * Croatia – Hrvatski šahovski savez * Cyprus – Κυπριακή Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία * Czech Republic – Šachový svaz České republiky * Denmark – Dansk Skak Union * England –

English Chess Federation The English Chess Federation (ECF) is the governing chess organisation in England. It is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 as one of the more localised successors to the British Chess Federation (BCF), an organisation founded in 1904. ...

(ECF) * Estonia – Eesti Maleliit * Faroe Islands – Talvsamband Føroya * Finland – Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto * France – Féderation Française des Échecs * Georgia – საქართველოს ჭადრაკის ფედერაცია * Germany – Deutscher Schachbund * Greece – Ελληνική Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία * Guernsey – Guernsey Chess Federation * Hungary – Magyar Sakkszövetség * Iceland – Skáksamband Íslands * Ireland –

Irish Chess Union The Irish Chess Union (ICU; ), is the governing body for chess in Ireland since its formation in 1912. ICU is a member of FIDE since 1933 and the European Chess Union. The ICU promotes chess in Ireland and maintains the chess rating for player ...

* Israel – איגוד השחמט הישראלי * Italy – Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI) * Jersey – Jersey Chess Federation * Kosovo – Federata e Shahut e Kosovës / Šahovska unija Kosovo * Latvia – Latvijas Šaha savienība * Liechtenstein – Liechtensteiner Schachverband * Lithuania – Lietuvos šachmatų federacijos * Luxemburg – Féderation Luxembourgeoise des Échecs * Malta – Il-Federazzjoni Maltija taċ-Ċess * Moldova – Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova * Monaco – Fédération Monégasque des Échecs * Montenegro – Šahovski savez Crne Gore / Шаховски савез Црне Горе * Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond * North Macedonia – Шаховската федерација на Македонија * Norway – Norges Sjakkforbund *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

– Polski Związek Szachowy * Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez * Romania – Federatia Romana de Sah * San Marino – Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi *

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

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Chess Scotland Chess Scotland is the governing body for chess in Scotland. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the ''Scottish Chess Association'' (SCA) and the ''Scottish Junior Chess Association'' (SJCA). It is one of the oldest national chess associations ...

* Serbia – Šahovski savez Srbije / Шаховски савез Србије * Slovakia – Slovenský šachový zväz * Slovenia – Šahovska zveza Slovenije * Spain – Federacion Española de Ajedrez * Sweden – Sveriges Schackförbund * Switzerland – Fédération Suisse des Échecs / Schweizerischer Schachbund / Federazione Scacchista Svizzera / Federaziun Svizra da Schah / Swiss Chess Federation * Turkey – Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu * Ukraine – Федерація шахів України * Wales – Welsh Chess Union Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. Russia ( Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022, with the possibility of joining the Asian Chess Federation in mind."Russian Chess Federation votes for membership in Asian Chess Federation"
TASS, 15 April 2022 Both Countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.

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 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

* {{Sports governing bodies in Europe Chess organizations Organizations based in Europe Chess in Europe