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E-MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 0101 ECU GENERAL ASSEMBLY ECU Board Meeting and General Assembly main decisions and information ECU MOBILE APP ECU App for IOs and Android system is now available to download DOUBLE GOLD FOR THE RUSSIAN TEAMS! #ETCC2019 #BATUMI2019 November Calendar... After a tense October with the European Team Chess Championships and ECU annual meetings, November follows even more promising... A. Oslo and Stockholm host on 5th and 6th of November the first B2B marketing presentations for Chess in Schools programs! B. Montenegro hosts from 9th to 17th November the European Open & Women Clup Cup with more than 80 teams! C. Monaco hosts from 28th of November to 2nd December the European Women Rapid & Blitz Championship with about 100 players among them the top European players! D. The "European Golden Pawn" Award Ceremony will take place on 30th of November in Monte Carlo, honouring and bringing together European Chess Union has its seat in Switzerland, our Chess legends. Address: Rainweidstrasse 2, CH-6333, Hunenberg See, Switzerland European Chess Union is an independent E. The 7th London Chess Conference takes place on 30th association founded in 1985 in Graz, Austria; November and 1st December with main theme Chess and Female European Chess Union has 54 National Federation ' Members; Every year ECU organizes more than 20 Empowerment" prestigious events and championships. www.europechess.org Stay tuned following and the new released ECU Mobile APP! [email protected] contents ETCC 2019 FIDE Grand Swiss Meeting chess legends 03 European Team Chess 13 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 18 Meet Balashov Yuri! Championship 2019 Final Tournament final report 10 questions by Adrian report Mikhalchishin ECU Board and GA Future Champions of Invitations 07 Communique of the ECU 14 Europe and International 20 European School Internet Board Meeting and General Youth Chess Challenge Team and European School Assembly Chess Championships Golden Pawn Arbiters Corner Upcoming 12 European Golden Pawn 15 Appointment system for 22 Fun zone Award Ceremony arbiters for ECU Events, Tomasz Delega Newsletter October 2019 EVENTS RUSSIA WINS DOUBLE GOLD AT EUROPEAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 Teams of Russia took double gold at European Team Chess Championship 2019 in Batumi, Georgia. Russian Women team defended the title of European Team Chess Champion from 2017, while Russian team in Open section defended the position of the top seed from the beginning of the Championship. Newsletter October 2019 3 EVENTS #ETCC 2019 After intense finish of the event in Team of England tied for the second After narrow victory over Armenia, Open section, Russia took narrow place with Ukraine, but eventually team of Azerbaijan took bronze 2.5-1.5 victory over Poland, and came third and took bronze. medals scoring 14 match points. became the sole Winner with score of 15 match points. Russian Women team convincingly Ukraine, who tied for the top with won in the Women’s section, and European Team Chess Russians after round 8, played a maintained the leadership from the Championship 2019 took place from draw in a match against Croatia, and very beginning of the Championship. 23rd October-3rd November, in thanks to the tiebreaks took silver With a sound victory against Turkey, Hotel Sheraton, Batumi, Georgia. medals. Russian ladies scored 16 match points, and successfully defended The event participated 72 teams, the title of European Team Chess coming from 40 European Champion from 2017. federations. Second place came to team of The first three teams in open and Georgia with 15 match points, who women’s sections received cup and was running-up after the Russians prize money of 32.000 EUR in total. for the whole tournament. Also, the cups, medals and money prizes were awarded to the best players per boards. Closing ceremony of the event Closing ceremony of the event took place on 2nd of November in the evening. The closing ceremony was attended by President of European Chess Union, Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, who addressed the teams, and officially declared the event closed. Newsletter October 2019 4 Best players per board-Open section: Best players per board-Women section: Board 1 Board 1: 1.Andreikin Dmitry (RUS), 1.Dzagnidze Nana (GEO) 2.Aronian Levon (ARM), 2. Cramling Pia (SWE) 3.Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) 3. Mammadzada Gunay (AZE) Board 2: Board 2: 1.Vitiugov Nikita (RUS), 1.Lagno Kateryna (RUS) 2.Vellejo Pons Francisco (ESP), 2. Peptan Corina Isabela (ROU) 3.Cheparinov Ivan(GEO) 3. Javakhishvili Lela (GEO) MEDALISTS: Board 3: Board 3: European Team 1.Berkes Ferenc (HUN), 1.Matnadze Ana (ESP) Chess Champions: 2. Shirov Alexei (ESP), 2.Skripchenko Almira (FRA) 3. Volokitin Andrei (UKR) 3. Klek Hana Marie (GER) Women section: 1. Russia Board 4: Board 4: 1.Halkias Stelios (GRE), 1.Arabidze Meri (GEO) 2.Georgia 2.Jones Gawain C B (ENG), 2.Mammadova Gulnar (AZE) 3.Azerbaijan 3. Guseinov Gadir (AZE) 3.Gunina Valentina (RUS) Board 5: Board 5: Open section: 1. Dubov Daniil (RUS), 1.Sargsyan Anna M. (ARM) 1.Russia 2. Onischuk Vladimir (UKR), 2.Movileanu Daniela (ITA) 2.Ukraine 3. Pashikian Arman (ARM) 3.Kashlinskaya Alina (RUS) 3.England Newsletter October 2019 5 EVENTS Awarding ceremony: Best players per boards Closing ceremony of the event ECU President, Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili addressed all the participants and players and officially declared the European Team Chess Championship 2019 closed. Newsletter October 2019 6 ECU NEWS COMMUNIQUE OF THE ECU BOARD MEETING AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY The European Chess Union Board meeting took place on the 24th of October in Batumi, Georgia. The meeting was held under excellent conditions in the hotel Batumi Hilton during the European Team Chess Championship 2019. Newsletter October 2019 7 ECU NEWS ECU Board meeting Administration >The European Amateur Chess Championship 2020 was awarded to >ECU Board approved the ECU Budget Mali Losinj, Croatia to be held from 13th 2020 which submitted to the General to 22nd June 2020. Assembly. >The European Amateur Chess >ECU Board was informed about the Championship 2021 was awarded to results of the projects submitted to the Olbia, Italy to be held from 16th to 26th FIDE Development fund 2019 and the April 2021. procedure for the year 2020. >The European Senior Championship >ECU Board informed about the recent 2021 was awarded to the Italian Chess investigation findings about the owner(s) Federation, which has to decide about and manager(s) of the shadow company the exact venue till March 2020. “ECU Delaware” >The European Youth Team Chess >For the security and transparency of Championship 2021, according the the bank transactions it was decided the evaluation results awarded to Bucharest bank accounts and their beneficiaries Romania to be held from 3rd to 11th which are used for the European August 2021. Championships to be obligatory >The European Women Chess ECU BOARD published by the organisers either in the Championship 2021 (15-28 March) and MEETING, BATUMI Tournament invitation or the registration the European Youth Chess forms on the ECU website. Championship 2022 (17-28 August) ECU Board meeting in Batumi, Georgia, took place place on awarded to Prague, Chess Republic the 24th of October in Batumi, European Championships- according the results of evaluation. Georgia. Tournaments >The option to organise the European Women Chess Championship 2022 The main themes under >The European Corporate Chess and the European Youth Chess discussion were: Championship 2020 was awarded to Championship 2023 awarded to Administration, European Rotterdam, Netherlands to be held from Montenegro Chess Federation with the Championships- Tournaments, 26th to 29th June 2020. The venue of deadline to bring a detailed proposal to New projects and Information the tournament is a luxury boat that will the ECU Board by March 2020. Technologies . be sailing during the rounds. The teams will be accommodated in Bilderberg Park Hotel. Newsletter October 2019 8 ECU NEWS New Projects & Technology >The ECU Application for android and IOS system was presented to the Board. >The ECU APP is now available in the Play store for Android systems and in the Apple store for IOs systems! Step 1 – Search “European Chess Union” & download the app, Step 2- Register with your FIDE ID Step 3- Open your activation e-mail Step 4- Set a password by following an email you have received Step 5- Go back to the ECU App and login New projects & "European Golden Pawn" The ECU Marketing and PR Director Ms. Tea Kipshidze informed the Board about the preparations for the 1st European Golden Pawn Award Ceremony in Monaco. 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