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Become a Certified Safe Play Ambassador: Advocate Training Session – October 13, 2024
Become a Certified Safe Play Ambassador: Advocate Training Session – October 13, 2024 Chess should be a safe and inclusive space for everyone. To advance this goal, the ECU Women's Commission has partnered with the Women in Chess Foundation to offer a unique...
Simultaneous Exhibition Event with WGM Zuzana Hagarova
EYCC2024 Exciting Side Event Announcement! The ECU Women's Chess Commission and the Organising Committee of the European Youth Chess Championships 2024 are thrilled to invite chess enthusiasts to a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition featuring the esteemed WGM/IM Zuzana...
European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2024 – Invitation
The European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024 will take place from 9-13 January 2025 in Monte Carlo. The Championship is open to all players representing Chess Federations which are ECU members regardless of their title and rating. There is no limit to...
Meet Jóhanna Björg Jóhannsdóttir from Iceland
SPOTLIGHT- Females and Males Working Behind The Scene In our Spotlight articles, we introduce you the women but also men working behind the scene, doing a fantastic work to support women in chess. They play a key role as players, arbiters, coaches, volunteers,…. Up...
A short look back at the lecture “Be a Resilient Tournament Player” with performance coach Benjamin Portheault
A short look back at the lecture "Be a Resilient Tournament Player" with a performance coach Benjamin Portheault Also can be read in the new ECU Magazine: https://www.europechess.org/ecu-e-magazine-june-2024/
Meet Annette Waaijenberg from Swiss Chess Federation
SPOTLIGHT- Females and Males Working Behind The Scene In our Spotlight articles, we introduce you the women but also men working behind the scene, doing a fantastic work to support women in chess. They play a key role as players, arbiters, coaches, volunteers,…. Up...
157th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar – Report
The 157th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held from 1st to 9th June 2024. It was organized by the European Chess Union, under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer was IA Bayat, Shohreh (ENG), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Schulman, Alon...
Interview with Djuna Tree from England
In this insightful interview, Djuna Tree - the Chair of Battersea Chess Club in London - hares her journey, challenges, and successes in promoting women's chess, highlighting initiatives like the London Women's Chess Festival and the Natasha Regan Trophy. She...
Meet Zuzasa Hagarova from the Slovak Chess Federation
In our Spotlight articles, we introduce you the women but also men working behind the scenes, doing a fantastic work to support women in chess. They play a key role as players, arbiters, coaches, volunteers,…. Up this month: Zuzana Hagarova from the Slovak Chess...