ECU sued?
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 22 October 2007, id:141 Article cached on Friday, 25 July 2008 05:56:27
 Pic-Id:105 | On October 12th, the Turkish Chess Federation published an Open Letter, wherein Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation, declared that his federation has sued the ECU in the judicial court in Lausanne on 3rd of October.
According to Mr. Horst Metzing, Secretary-General of the ECU, the ECU office in Berlin has not received any official letter in this matter so far.
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Laurent Fressinet wins "Trophée de Villandry"
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 22 October 2007, id:140 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:50:21
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| The French grandmaster Laurent Fressinet has won the "Trophée de Villandry" in the Festival "Chess and Music".
The event was supported by the bank BNP Paribas, a partner of the French Chess Federation.
Further details, links etc. at the official Web Site:
www.echecs.asso.fr. |
1st European U8 Championship
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 19 October 2007, id:139 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:50:21
23 girls and 38 boys under eight years from Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine are participating in the first European U8 championship in Batumi (October 12-23). This event is organized by the Government of Georgia, Georgian Chess club "Kazus", Georgian chess federation and Adjarian chess federation with support of the Turkish chess federation.
Official website:
www.eurobatumi2007.ge.
Chess and Music Festival in the Château de Villandry
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 19 October 2007, id:138 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:06:29
 | The Château de Villandry is one of the most visited castles in France and famous for its gardens. On October 20th & 21st a festival "Chess and Music" will be held here. The organizers are the French chess federation, the City of Loches and Henri Carvallo, the current owner of the castle and a good chess player.
The festival celebrates the memory of André-François Danican Philidor (1726 - 1795). Nicolas Dupont Danican Philidor, a descendant of the famous chess player and composer, will open a conference on "Philidor Le Grand" on October 20. |
European Club Cup 2007
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Tuesday, 02 October 2007, id:137 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:06:29
 Pic-Id:101 | The European Club Cup 2007 (23rd European Club Cup for Men, 12th European Club Cup for Women) will be held in Antalya - Kemer (Turkey) from Tuesday 2 until Wednesday 10 October.
Tournament Schedule: October 2, 10 p.m.Captain's meeting, October 3 - 9 (rounds 1-7) 3 p.m.
Live Broadcast at the official Tournament Web Site:
http://euroclub2007.tsf.org.tr/. |
European Team Chess Championships (ETCC)
Written by IM George Mastrokoukos / CEO Organizing Committee "ETCC 2007"
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, id:135 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:06:29
 Pic-Id:98 | The European Team Chess Championships (ETCC) will take place 27 October - 7 November 2007 in the luxurious Creta Maris Conference Hotel in Crete, Greece. The Organizing Committee is ready to offer another 5-star quality event, in line with the high standards established since the World Youth Championships of 2002 and 2004 which were also held in Crete! |
Website under Reconstruction
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 03 September 2007, id:134 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 09:53:16
 Pic-Id:97 | Due to technical reasons, our ECU website is under reconstruction. |
GM Drozdovskij won European Rapid Chess Championship 2006
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, id:131 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 09:50:14
GM Yuri Drozdovskij from Odessa (Ukraine) won the
European Rapid Chess Championship (6th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Rapid Tournament) which took place 16-17 December 2006 in the Torwar Hall in Warsaw (Poland) during the 25th Memorial of Stanislaw Gawlikowski.
Official site:
www.poloniachess.pl 1st International Chess Marketing Seminar
Written by Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou (Greece)
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, id:130 Article cached on Thursday, 24 July 2008 09:50:14
The
1st International Chess Marketing Seminar will be held in Halkidiki, Greece, during the 3rd World School Championship (3 / 4 May 2007). The first details can be found in the attached file. Later more details will be announced.