The fourth quarter meeting of the ECU Board took place on 22 and 23 October 2026 in Budva, Montenegro, under the well-known hospitality of the Montenegro Chess Federation. The President of the ...

Rishon LeZion A (Israel) won the bronze medal with 12 match points, while six teams scored 11 match points (each) and tied for the fourth and equally important place which guarantees the qualification ...

Three rounds were played at the European Chess Club Cup 2026 in Budva, Montenegro, and only 11 teams remained perfect in the Open section, while only two teams score maximum in the Women’s event.

The European Open and Women’s Chess Club Cups 2026 are moving forward and the matches are becoming increasingly challenging with each round. Today’s second round brought a few surprises. In the Open ...

The 41st European Chess Club Cup and the 30th European Chess Club Cup for Women kicked off today in Budva, Montenegro! The record-breaking number of 130 teams (108 in the Open section and 22 teams in ...

The 41st European Chess Club Cup and the 30th European Chess Club Cup for Women were officially declared opened yesterday! The Opening Ceremony of the event took place at the Hotel Complex Slovenska ...

The 41st European Chess Club Cup and the 30th European Chess Club Cup for Women is set to kick off in Budva, Montenegro! The event will be played in Hotel Slovenska Plaza, from 17th October to 23rd ...

The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad took place from 15-27 September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won the Open section of the 2026 Chess Olympiad on home soil in Samarkand, claiming their second ...

The ECU Annual Academy training programme commences on Monday, 16th of November 2026 and will run until the 27th of April 2027 with the support of the FIDE Development Fund. The lecturers are the ...

“While fully supporting all necessary efforts to resolve the visa issues as quickly as possible and to ensure the participation of all eligible delegates, the European Chess Union does not support the ...

After questions have been received, concerning publications in social media, ECU clarifies that there is no any decision to endorse any candidate for the upcoming FIDE elections. The European Chess ...