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Abbreviation | ECU |
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Formation | 1985 |
Headquarters | Hünenberg, Switzerland |
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Membership | 54 national federations |
President | Zurab Azmaiparashvili |
Website | www.europechess.org |
The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess. [1] The European Chess Union was founded on August 30, 1985, with the organization's founding meeting taking place in Graz, Austria. [2]
The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following: [3] [4]
The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016. [6] [7]
Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [8] Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022, [9] and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023. [10] Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad. [11]