European Chess Union

European Chess Union (ECU)
AbbreviationECU
Formation1985
HeadquartersHünenberg, Switzerland
Location
Membership
54 national federations
President
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Websitewww.europechess.org

The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess.[1]

Board members

  • Zurab Azmaiparashvili – President
  • Ion-Serban Dobronauteanu – Deputy President
  • Alojzije Janković – 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-present: 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
  • Croatia – Hrvatski šahovski savez
  • Cyprus – Κυπριακή Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία
  • Czech Republic – Šachový svaz České republiky
  • Denmark – Dansk Skak Union
  • England – English Chess Federation (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
  • 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 – Polski Związek Szachowy
  • Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez
  • Romania – Federatia Romana de Sah
  • San Marino – Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi
  • Scotland – Chess Scotland
  • 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

The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016.[2][3]

Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022,[5] and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023.[6] Both Countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.

ECU tournaments

Individual championships

Team championships

References

  1. ^ President's Office, ECU, retrieved 2015-04-02
  2. ^ ECU (2017-05-23). "CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL". European Chess Union. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. ^ Goran (2017-06-13). "CAS Award – ECU vs Bulgarian Chess Federation – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. ^ "ECU suspends the Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations", Chessbase, 5 March 2022
  5. ^ "Russian Chess Federation votes for membership in Asian Chess Federation", TASS, 15 April 2022
  6. ^ Patrick, Burke (23 February 2023). "FIDE approves Chess Federation of Russia switch to Asia". insidethegames. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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