Duda
Nepo
R14 LIVE
Liren
Nakamura
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
R14 LIVE
Rapport
Radjabov
R14 LIVE
Radjabov
Caruana
R13 LIVE
Firouzja
Liren
R13 LIVE
Nakamura
Duda
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Rapport
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Nakamura
R12 LIVE
Duda
Firouzja
R12 LIVE
Liren
Radjabov
R12 LIVE
Rapport
Caruana
R12 LIVE
Caruana
Liren
R11 LIVE
Radjabov
Duda
R11 LIVE
Firouzja
Nepo
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Rapport
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Firouzja
R10 LIVE
Nepo
Radjabov
R10 LIVE
Duda
Caruana
R10 LIVE
Rapport
Liren
R10 LIVE
Liren
Duda
R9 LIVE
Caruana
Nepo
R9 LIVE
Radjabov
Nakamura
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Rapport
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Radjabov
R8 LIVE
Nakamura
Caruana
R8 LIVE
Nepo
Liren
R8 LIVE
Rapport
Duda
R8 LIVE
Caruana
Radjabov
R7 LIVE
Liren
Firouzja
R7 LIVE
Duda
Nakamura
R7 LIVE
Rapport
Nepo
R7 LIVE
Nepo
Duda
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Liren
R6 LIVE
Firouzja
Caruana
R6 LIVE
Radjabov
Rapport
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Nepo
R5 LIVE
Firouzja
Duda
R5 LIVE
Radjabov
Liren
R5 LIVE
Caruana
Rapport
R5 LIVE
Liren
Caruana
R4 LIVE
Duda
Radjabov
R4 LIVE
Nepo
Firouzja
R4 LIVE
Rapport
Nakamura
R4 LIVE
Firouzja
Nakamura
R3 LIVE
Radjabov
Nepo
R3 LIVE
Caruana
Duda
R3 LIVE
Liren
Rapport
R3 LIVE
Duda
Liren
R2 LIVE
Nepo
Caruana
R2 LIVE
Nakamura
Radjabov
R2 LIVE
Rapport
Firouzja
R2 LIVE
Radjabov
Firouzja
R1 LIVE
Caruana
Nakamura
R1 LIVE
Liren
Nepo
R1 LIVE
Duda
Rapport
R1 LIVE
Aronian
MVL
0
1
TB 1.3
MVL
So
1
0
TB 1.2
So
Aronian
1
0
TB1.1
Dominguez
So
1/2
1/2
R9
Firouzja
MVL
0
1
R9
Deac
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R9
Rapport
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Aronian
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R9
Nepo
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R8
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R8
MVL
Deac
1/2
1/2
R8
So
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R8
Mamedyarov
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R8
Firouzja
Dominguez
1
0
R7
Deac
So
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
MVL
0
1
R7
Aronian
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R7
Nepo
Mamedyarov
0
1
R7
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R6
MVL
Aronian
0
1
R6
So
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Dominguez
Deac
1
0
R6
Mamedyarov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R6
Deac
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R5
Rapport
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R5
Aronian
So
1/2
1/2
R5
Nepo
MVL
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Mamedyarov
1
0
R5
MVL
Caruana
1
0
R4
So
Nepo
1
0
R4
Dominguez
Aronian
0
1
R4
Firouzja
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R4
Mamedyarov
Deac
1/2
1/2
R4
Rapport
Deac
0
1
R3
Aronian
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R3
Nepo
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
So
1/2
1/2
R3
MVL
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R3
So
MVL
1/2
1/2
R2
Dominguez
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R2
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R2
Deac
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R2
Mamedyarov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R2
Aronian
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R1
Nepo
Deac
1/2
1/2
R1
Caruana
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R1
MVL
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R1
So
Mamedyarov
1
0
R1
Radjabov
Firouzja
R1 LIVE
Caruana
Nakamura
R1 LIVE
Liren
Nepo
R1 LIVE
Duda
Rapport
R1 LIVE
Wesley
Predke
1/2
1/2
Mamedyarov
Dubov
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Esipenko
1/2
1/2
Aronian
Oparin
1/2
1/2
Aronian
Nakamura
1
0
Esipenko
Oparin
1/2
1/2
Keymer
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
Dubov
Dominguez
0
1
Predke
MVL
1
0
Shankland
Wesley
1/2
1/2
Giri
Yangyi
1/2
1/2
Vitiugov
Tabatabaei
1
0
Salgado
Fedoseev
0
2
Final result
Alekseenko
Krasenkow
0.5
1.5
Final result
Artemiev
Studer
1.5
0.5
Final result
Predke
Nasuta
1.5
0.5
Final result
Afanasiev
Inarkiev
3
1
Final result
Donchenko
Indjic
0.5
1.5
Final result
Braun
Rakhmanov
1.5
0.5
Final result
Rakhmanov
Braun
0
1
R3.1 Result
Indjic
Donchenko
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Inarkiev
Afanasiev
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Nasuta
Predke
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Studer
Artemiev
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Krasenkow
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Fedoseev
Salgado
1
0
R3.1 Result
Hracek
Artemiev
0
2
Final result
Urkedal
Esipenko
0.5
1.5
Final result
Nikolov
Alekseenko
0.5
1.5
Final result
Ibarra
Navara
1
3
Final result
Perunovic
Predke
0
2
Final result
Rosell
Matlakov
0.5
1.5
Final result
Fedoseev
Pantzar
2
0
Final result
Krasenkow
Yuffa
2
0
Final result
Artemiev
Hracev
1
0
R2.1 Result
Esipenko
Urkedal
1
0
R2.1 Result
Alekseenko
Nikolov
1
0
R2.1 Result
Navara
Ibarra
1/2
1/2
R2.1 Result
Predke
Perunovic
1
0
R2.1 Result
Matlakov
Rosell
1
0
R2.1 Result
Pantzar
Fedoseev
0
1
R2.1 Result
Yuffa
Krasenkow
0
1
R2.1 Result
Notkevich
Laznicka
1
3
Final result
Ayats
Movsesian
1.5
2.5
Final result
Gines
Paravyan
0.5
1.5
Final result
Petriashvili
Saric
0.5
1.5
Final result
Williams
Sahakyan
0.5
1.5
Final result
Damljanovic
Kuzubov
0.5
1.5
Final result
Dias
Motylev
0.5
1.5
Final result
Finek
Lagarde
0.5
1.5
Final result
Laznicka
Notkevich
0
1
Round 1.1
Movsesian
Llobera Ayats
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Paravyan
Gines Esteo
1
0
Round 1.1
Saric
Petriashvili
1
0
Round 1.1
Sahakyan
Williams
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Kuzubov
Damljanovic
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Motylev
Dias
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Lagarde
Finek
1
0
Round 1.1
MVL
Wang
1
0
Ding
Nepo
1
0
Giri
Alekseenko
0
1
Caruana
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Giri
1
0
Ding
Alekseenko
1
0
MVL
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Wang
1
0
Nepo
Wang
0
1
MVL
Alekseenko
1
0
Ding
Grischuk
1
Caruana
Giri
0
1
Ding
Giri
0
1
MVL
Grischuk
0
1
Wang
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
ALekseenko
Nepo
0
1
Grischuk
Wang
1/2
1/2
Giri
MVL
1/2
1/2
Ding
Caruana
1/2
1/2
MVL
Ding Liren
1/2
1/2
Wang
Giri
0
1
Nepo
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Alekseenko
0
1
Giri
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Ding
Wang
1/2
1/2
MVL
Caruana
0
1
Grischuk
Giri
1/2
1/2
Alekseenko
Ding
1/2
1/2
Nepo
MVL
0
1
Wang
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Caruana
MVL
1/2
1/2
Following the decision- CM1-2022/44 ofFIDE Council on April 28, ECU Board taking in account the special circumstances, has finalised the place and the dates of the ECU General Assembly and elections 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday July 23. The ECU Presidential Candidate Zurab Azmaiparashvili published a presentation of his ticket, program, and detailed information. Download: Europe 2026 platform
The Presidential Candidate
GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili is the incumbent European Chess Union President. He was a member of the State Committee and Director of the Organising Committee of the last 43rd World Chess Olympiad. He has served as the First Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia. Zurab was formerly a chess professional and has been the manager, trainer and second of world-famous players such as Garry Kasparov and Judit Polgar. In his career as a sportsman, Zurab was at the top of world chess for two decades with highlights including first place at the European Individual Championship in 2003 and the best individual performance at the Elista Olympiad in 1998. Zurab has gone on to demonstrate his leadership abilities and management skills as president of the Georgian Chess Federation (1998-2004), as a board member of the ECU (2000-2004), as a Vice President of FIDE (2002-2010), President of ECU (2014-2022) and a founder and first President of the Black Sea Chess Association (1999-2004). He has organised top events, such as the first knock-out Women’s European Championship (2000), the Europe vs. Asia Match (2001), and the Women World Chess Championship (2004). He also distinguished himself on top board and as Team Captain for Georgia at seven consecutive Olympiads (1992-2004) and as Captain of the neighboring Azerbaijan team for the 2009 European Team Championship that won the gold medal.
Our record at the helm of the ECU
The period from September 2014 until now has been one of the most progressive and creative for the European Chess Union. A period that has seen an improvement in our financial position, stability, and an upgrade of the ECU profile. The two years of Pandemic slowed our progress, but ECU reacted very fast and developed innovative and highly appreciated activities in online and hybrid competitions and seminars.
A summary of some of the recent development and achievements.
Financing
The annual income of the ECU increased progressively to one (1) million euros in 2019 from 200,000 in 2014. In the following years, 2020, 2021 these figure could not be achieved due to the pause of over the board activity and cancellation of our special events. However, from 2022 the budget has begun to rise again significantly. The ECU remains on a sustainable basis with the organization retaining after the Pandemic 500.000 euros in its reserves.
ECU is today a part of major Erasmus+ Chess programs and benefits from this funding. It has secured funding from European Investing Bank which sponsors various events and runs the most efficient program in the FIDE Development fund.
European Championships
Sponsorship and funding for all European Championships was secured in advance while participation increased at all levels. The European Individual Women and Open Championships were integrated with other major European Championships and become a stable part of ECU prorgam.
New innovative European events were established and regulated including the largest and most successful hybrid Chess competitions.
Special high-profile events were developed as the “European Golden Pawn” the “European Women’s Gala”, CIS conferences and fundraising events
ECU Structure
The ECU Board established and operated permanent commissions, namely; the Educational, Events, Women and the Arbiters Council, which have extended ECU operations and improved productivity and encouraged innovation. ECU administration & day to day operations have become more efficient and less costly. The material assets of ECU were significally increased with e-chess sets and anti-cheating equipment.
International position
ECU became a member/partner of major international organizations including: the ‘European Fair Play movement” the European Universities Sports Association, the “European Capital & Cities Sports Federation (ACES Europe)”. The ECU has also registered in the European Union transparency database.
Chess & Education
ECU organized major Chess Educational Conferences in Batumi Georgia, in the European Parliament in Brussels, in Zurich and online.
The ECU also supported and participated in major CIS Conferences in Europe such as the “London Conference” the “Yerevan CIS Conference” the “Madrid CIS Conference”.
The ECU Educational committee developed CIS studies, organized informational meetings, became an active consultant to national chess federations, launched the ECU School Teacher Courses. Today education is an active and autonomous branch of ECU operations, but also develops a number of common projects with FIDE and the FIDE Chess in Education Commission.
The latest major development is the creation of the “Chess in Education Portal”
Transparency
The ECU Board conducted and continues to fight hard against corruption and pursues the case involving the discovery of a parallel shadow organisationcalled “ECU Delaware”. The ECU Board took various actions at the administrative, civil, and criminal levels. The Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) made a historic ruling where all the actions of the ECU were justified and praised by the court. The last court decision come in March 2022 from Bulgaria justifying ECU actions. In 2019 the ECU all the owner(s) of the shadow company in the U.S.A and exposed the shadow bank account in Slovenia which sent a strong message to all involved in its operation, that this criminal activity will not be tolerated.
The ECU Ethics Commission was established as an advisory board while the ECU Fair Play regulations were established.
Women’s Chess
The ECU Board took several initiatives to ensure sponsorship was secure for European Women’s Chess Championship combined with the organization of the European Youth Chess Championship and there was an increased Prize fund. The fees for the women’s chess clubs and players were minimized while players’ restrictions were waived. The ECU Women’s Commission was established. The minimum of 25% women arbiters in the European Championships was proposed and approved by the ECU General Assembly. Several special events, seminars and webinars were organized encouraging and motivating female participation in all levels of chess activity (players, trainers, arbiters, organisers, federations, and clubs’ managers).
Inclusivity
The doors opened for any person willing to work, the commissions were staffed with significant chess personalities, the establishment of the ECU Board of Trustees and the ECU Educational Advisory Board bring additional value to the organization. Today ECU is a healthy and open organization full of energy and willing to co-operate with any entity or individual who can contribute.
Chess for Persons for Disabilities & Social Responsibility
The ECU was particularly active in the last 3 years. The Workshop “Equal Opportunities” become an annual event with the co-operation of the FIDE Commission for Disabled. The program “A Chess board for all” launched in 2021 aiming to deliver hundreds of special chess sets to visually handicapped young players. An environmental info webinar was launched in 2021 in cooperation with the WWF and the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation.
TARGETS FOR THE NEW TERM:
Financing
Rebranding
The European Chess Union has made significant progress, but we fell would still benefit from a rebranding of its profile and presentation in the Chess and Sports Market. Ideas will be developed by professionals and will be presented to the ECU members.
Administration
ECU shall reevaluate its day-to-day operations and to continue the process of digitalization to produce faster and better services to its members. Support and strengthen of the ECU Commissions with new ideas and energy.
European Chess Heritage
Scheduling of special chess events in archeological sites, museums, further connecting chess with history and culture.
Chess and Education
Chess education is a top priority for a healthy chess ecosystem. The ECU Educational Commission have already done excellent work. New opportunities are constantly arising which require concrete initiatives and projects: some encouraging innovation and some encouraging standardization. The new term operational programs include:
Professional chess
Main projects:
Supporting them with a common marketing strategy and additional prize fund
Public relations, media and marketing strategy
ECU’s social media strategy already includes operating accounts in all the main social media, Facebook, Twitter Instagram, Twitch and YouTube
1. Further development of the European Chess TV.
2. Re-introduction with more features of the mobile ECU App
3. Developing its own results and statistic software for the standardi
zation of tournament coverage.
Social Responsibility
Specific initiatives with ECU member federations
Above all, the ECU is a service provider for its 54 federation members, large and small, enabling cooperation and collaboration. We will continue or launch the following initiatives:
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