9th European Individual Chess Championship
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, id:456 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
The 9th
European Individual Chess Championship and the 9th
European Individual Women´s Chess Championship will start on Sunday (April 20) with the opening ceremony. The championships will be held in the Novotel Plovdiv (Bulgaria). The first round begins on Monday (April 21) at 14.30.
Official website:
www.eicc2008.comHistorical Elo tables 1971-2000
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Sunday, 30 March 2008, id:453 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
OlimpBase compiled a complete Elo rating list 1971-2000, based on official registered data.
Did Leonardo da Vinci illustrate Chess Treatise?
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Thursday, 20 March 2008, id:451 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
The Coronini Cronberg Foundation recently showed drawings of chess problems which may have been made by Leonardo da Vinci.
The Associated PressMeeting in Brdo
Written by : ECU Secretary General Horst Metzing
Thursday, 20 March 2008, id:449 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
On 17 March 2008 in Brdo, Slovenia, the Sports Ministers and Presidents of the National Olympic Committees of the EU Member States adopted a Joint Declaration on "Social Significance and Dialogue in Sport". On the occasion of the Slovenian EU Presidency Dr Milan Zver, the Slovenian Minister for Sport and Education had invited to this meeting.
ECU meets EU
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 14 March 2008, id:448 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
During the EU conference of the sport ministers and presidents of the National Olympic Committees in Brdo (Slovenia) ECU President Boris Kutin and ECU Secretary General Horst Metzing will meet EU Commissioner Ján Figel on 17 March 2008.
Stamp for Chess Olympiad 2008
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 14 March 2008, id:447 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
On Thursday, 13 March 2008, a special stamp was issued in Dresden (Germany). The promotion day was organized by the company
Deutsche Post AG, the
Association of Saxon Philatelists and the
Association for Saxon Postal History and Philatelie in cooperation with the
City of Dresden.
Report:
dresden2008.deStamps in former chess olympiads:
www.chessbase.deDeutsche PostChess Tournament for Diplomats
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 14 March 2008, id:445 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
ECU sponsored a chess tournament for diplomats which was organized in the German embassy in Yerevan/Armenia and which was supported by the Chess Federation of Armenia. This idea was gratefully accepted by the diplomats and should be continued once a year.
Registration for European Individual Championship
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Friday, 14 March 2008, id:444 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
The deadline of registration for the European Individual Championships 2008 in Plovdiv/Bulgaria is 15 March. Late applications will be charged with an extra fee.
Award for Scientific Work on Chess
Written by Dr. Markus Keller
Tuesday, 04 March 2008, id:441 Article cached on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:06:36
The Karpov Chess Academy Rhein-Neckar for the second time has offered an award (1.000 EUR) for the best academic work (such as a thesis, dissertation or scientific paper) concerning with chess:
www.schachakademie-hockenheim.de