European Team Chess Championship 27 October - 7 November 2007
Written by : Press Release of the Organizing Committee
Friday, 26 October 2007, id:146 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
 Pic-Id:108 | Fourty (40) countries confirmed their participation in the upcoming European Team Chess Championships 2007, including all the chess power houses of the continent! The participants include 7 of the World Top-10 players: V. Ivanchuk, V. Topalov, A. Morozevich, S. Mamedyarov, T. Radjabov, L. Aronian, A. Shirov and many more...
Official site:
www.euroteams2007.org or www.greekchess.com. |
Liberec Open
Written by Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR
Thursday, 25 October 2007, id:145 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
 Pic-Id:107 | The registration deadline for 8th International Chess Festival OPEN LIBEREC 2007 has been prolonged without paying extra fee for the late entering till 4.11. 2007. 96 players from 11 countries were registered on the date 22.10. 2007
Further details:
www.czechtour.net/liberec-open. |
U8 Medal Winners in Batumi
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, id:144 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
The organizers in Batumi (Georgia) have published the final standings of the
1st European Youth Chess Championship Under-8. Official website:
www.eurobatumi2007.ge. The Turkish Chess Federation provided transmission of live games. The Medal winners are:
Girls: 1. Aidan Hajatova AZE 8/9; 2. Narmin Mammadova AZE 7; 3. Tinatini Lagadze GEO 6.5.
Boys: 1. Nikita Aivazyan RUS 8/9; 2. Yevgeny Shtembulyak UKR 6.5; 3. Volkan Sevgi TUR 6.5.
European Rapid Chess Championship 2007
Written by Maria Macieja, Tournament Director (Warsaw, Poland)
Monday, 22 October 2007, id:143 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
 Pic-Id:106 | The Polish Chess Federation and the Warsaw Foundation for Chess Development have a great pleasure to invite European chess players to the 7th Amplico AIG Life International Chess Tournament - European Rapid Chess Championship to be held from December 15 till December 16, 2007, in Warsaw.
All details concerning the event can be found on: www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2007.
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South Bohemia Open 2007 finished
Written by Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR
Monday, 22 October 2007, id:142 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
The 1st International Chess Festival
South Bohemia Open 2007 which took place 13th - 20th October in Cesky Krumlov (one of the nicest towns in the Czech Republic) was finished on Saturday. Complete results and games should be found at
www.czechtour.net.
ECU sued?
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Monday, 22 October 2007, id:141 Article cached on Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
 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 Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
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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 Friday, 16 May 2008 10:15:20
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.