The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess. The European Chess Union was founded on August 30, 1985, with the organization's founding meeting taking place in Graz, Austria.
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Board
The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following:
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
The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016.
Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022, and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023. 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 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