E-MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 0101 EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2019 Batumi Chess Club Nona and Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova won European Club Cup Women and Open. EWRBCC 2019 Alexandra Kosteniuk wins double Gold at European Women Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship. EUROPEAN GOLDEN PAWN AWARD CEREMONY Editorial November was the most intense month for the European Chess Union, full of Championships and activities. European Club Cup took place in Montenegro. European Women Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship organised in Monaco. European Internet Team School Championship conluded. European Youth Rapid & Blitz Champinhsip started in Tallinn. The 1st European Golden Pawn Award Ceremony took place in Monte- Carlo gathering Chess Legends, Politicians, Sports and Business personalities. At the 7th edition London Chess Conference with the ECU Support presented the new study for Women's Chess in the European European Chess Union has its seat in Switzerland, countries. Address: Rainweidstrasse 2, CH-6333, Hunenberg See, Switzerland European Chess Union is an independent Two pilot B2B events organised by the ECU Education Commission association founded in 1985 in Graz, Austria; in Olslo and Stockholm wiith Chess presentation to major co-orporate European Chess Union has 54 National Federation Members; Every year ECU organizes more than 20 companies of the financial sector. prestigious events and championships. www.europechess.org ECU Arbiters Council implements the new policy for the selection of [email protected] Arbiters. contents GOLDEN PAWN School Internet Team Tournament of Peace 03 Report on the 1st European 13 ECU School Internet Team 18 Meeting Chess Legends Golden Pawn Award Chess Championship 2019- Arbiters' Corner Ceremony report European Club Cup Sponsor B2B events ECoCC2020 07 European Club Cup 2019 final 14 London Chess 25 European Corporate Chess report Conference Championship 2020 invitation EWRBCC2019 WSCC 2019 Upcoming 10 Final report of European 17 Final report of World Senior 26 Fun zone Women Rapid&Blitz Chess Chess Championship 2019 Championship 2019 Newsletter November 2019 ECU NEWS 1st EUROPEAN GOLDEN PAWN AWARD CEREMONY European Chess Union Board has decided to establish the annual award ceremony – “European Golden Pawn” – that will be held every year on the last Saturday of November in Monaco (Monte-Carlo). First year of the award ceremony was dedicated to European legends and their achievements and the 1st Golden Pawn Award Ceremony took place on 30th November in historical Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo. Newsletter November 2019 3 GOLDEN PAWN AWARD WINNERS The Winners of the Awards received a special trophy designed by Zviad Tsikolia, whose inspiration for the prize was the ability of a pawn to be promoted and transformed into a queen. >Best European Book: Ruben David Gonzalez Gallego- “Chess” >Best European Movie: “The Chess Game” 1994, Denis Lavant, Pierre Richard, Catherine Deneuve GM Garry Kasparov was awarded as >Best European Chess Magazine: Chess legend by Mr. Joel Bouzou representative of, Prince Albert II “New In Chess” >Best European Chess Journalist: >The Youngest European World Leontxo Garcia Chess Champion of all time: Maya Chiburdanidze >Best European Chess Organizer: Bessel Kok >Lifetime Achievement: Nona Gaprindashvili >Best European Chess Project: Frederic Friedel >European Chess Legend (female): >Best European Arbiter: Judit Polgar Geurt Gijssen >European Chess Legend (male): >European Pioneer of Chess Garry Kasparov Development in Schools: Alexander Kostyev GM Judit Polgar was awarded as the female Golden Pawn Awards Chess legend by FIDE President, Mr. Arkady All the Winners received a Dvorkovich special prize- trophy. The author of the prize is internationally renowned Georgian industrial designer Zviad Tsikolia, who is also famous for his brand TSIKOLIA. Zviad Tsikolia's inspiration for the prize was the ability of a pawn to be promoted and transformed into a queen. The prize is a play, a sort of dance, between a pawn and a queen. Newsletter November 2019 4 PORTFOLIO ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili welcomed all the guests and thanked all those contributed to the organisation of the 1st Golden Pawn Award Ceremony. Golden Pawn Award Ceremony was marked with many art performances. ECU Secretary General, Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou awarded European Pioneer of Chess Development in Schools: Mr. Alexander Kostyev Chess legend, Garry Kasparov, on the crowded simultaneous exhibition in Monte Carlo, against 16 kids. All the participants of the simul received special certificates. Newsletter n°0 - Septembre 2011 EUROPEAN GOLDEN PAWN AWARD CEREMONY The Event was planned and co- Besides the main Award Ceremony ordinated by the ECU PR and Marketing event European Golden Pawn Director Ms.Tea Kipshidze, Event comprised also side events: press Director: Basa Potskhishvili Art-director: conference about the Golden Pawn Tamar Potskhishvili Production: Studio Ceremony by President of ECU Mr. 1,2,3. Hosts of the Golden Pawn were Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Representative o the Jamaican-American Grandmaster – The Georgian Industrial holding Maurice Ashley and the Georgian AiGroup, Giorgi Khurodze, President of television presenter and singer Helen the Chess Federation of Monaco – Mr. Kalandadze. Jean-Michel Rapaire and Chess Legend The ceremony was attended by the – World Champion Garry Kasparov. official representative of His Serene A simultaneous chess exhibition by the Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco, legendary Garry Kasparov, with President of the World Olympians participation of 16 kids. Association, President and Founder of Pease and Sport, Vice-President of the Gala dinner and Ceremony was Union Internationale de Pentathlon completed with music performances by Moderne – Mr. Joel Bouzou; President Composer of the ECU anthem Nikoloz LIVE broadcast of the of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Rachveli; Carmen, Juga, Eliza Cipriani Golden Pawn Azmaiparashvili; Secretary General of and Luca Condello and artists of NuArt, the World Tourism Organization Mr. and special photo corner for all the The event was LIVE Zurab Pololikashvili; the Minister of guests of the Ceremony. broadcasted, as well as Foreigner Affairs of Montenegro the side events, Mr.Srdjan Darmanovic;FIDE President The winners were awarded with prizes Mr. Arkady Dvorkovich; the Chairman of designed by famous Georgian designer through the Facebook the Board of Directors of the AiGroup Zviad Tsikolia.Georgian Industrial page of European Mr. Kakhaber Guledani and the Company AiGroup - Diamond sponsor of Golden Pawn. representatives of the Georgian the event, and its founder were awarded Industrial Holding AiGroup; former and with the Andria Dadiani prize as the best famous footballer Predrag sponsor /outstanding sponsor. All the videos are Mijatovic officials of the ECU and FIDE The prize has been passed to Kakha available here. Boards, Federations’ Presidents & Guledani, Chairman of the Board of Representatives, business, sports and Directors of the Company. art personalities. Newsletter November 2019 6 EVENTS Batumi Chess Club Nona won 24th Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova won 35th European Women Club Cup 2019 European Club Cup 2019 EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2019 WINNERS European Club Cup 2019 took place from 9th-17th November 2019 in Ulcinj, Montenegro. The official venue of the event was 4 stars “Holiday Village Montenegro” Hotel, Hotel of KARISMA Hotels of Ulcinj. Teams Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova from Italy and Batumi Chess Club Nona from Georgia became the Champions of 35th European Club Cup and 24th European Women Club Cup. The event participated 80 teams, 66 teams participated European Club Cup, coming from 29 European federations and 14 teams coming from 12 federations participated European Women Club Cup 2019. ECU President, Mr.Zurab Azmaiparashvili opened the event with a first ceremonial move before the start of the 1st round Newsletter November 2019 7 EVENTS Silver medal of European Club Cup 2019 went to AVE Novy Bor Official Website of the event In the last round of the event, Draw in the last round was Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova enough for Georgian team won the match against top seed Batumi Chess Club Nona to win Alkaloid, and with a perfect score the 24th edition of European 7/7 and 14 match points became Women Club Cup with score of the first Italian team Winner of 11 match points. European Club Cup in 35 years long history of the event. With draws on the all boards Second place went to AVE Novy against SPB Chess and Bor (CZE) with 12 match points, Draughts Sport School (RUS), after 4-2 victory against Moscow Batumi Chess Club Nona took a Chess Club (RUS) in the round title of European Women Club 7. Cup Champion for the 4th time in the last 6 years! Although Moscow Chess Club About the event finished the event without After victories in the final round, medals, they made a spectacle Kyiv Chess Federation from European Club Cup 2019 with the youngest participant of Ukraine and Cercle d’Echecs started on 10th November in the event- 13 years old Murzin Monte Carlo (MNC) tied for silver, Ulcinj, Montenegro. Volodar (2429), who scored 4.5 but according to tiebreaks, Kyiv President of European points out of 7 played games on Chess Federation came second Chess Union, Mr. Zurab the 6th board! and Cercle d’Echecs Monte Azmaiparashvili, made a first ceremonial move before the Carlo took bronze. start of the first round. Bronze medals came to Mednyi Vsadnik from Russia, who beat The total prize fund of the Primorsky District (RUS) in the Final