European Chess Club Cup

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The European Chess Club Cup is an annual chess tournament for club teams from Europe. It is organised by the European Chess Union. The competition is held with the Swiss system over seven rounds. It consists of two sections, open and women's, with each team fielding six and four players respectively at every match.

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History

The tournament origins are from the former Yugoslavia, where chess club competitions were quite popular. In 1996, the women's competition was added.

Winners

Men's event

YearLocationWinner
1956 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Partizan Belgrade
1976 Solingen Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Burevestnik Moscow & Flag of Germany.svg Solingen SG
1979 Bad Lauterberg im Harz Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Burevestnik Moscow [1] [2]
1982 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg Spartacus Budapest
1984 Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Trud Moscow
1986Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg CSKA Moscow
1988 Rotterdam Flag of the Soviet Union.svg CSKA Moscow [3]
1990Solingen Flag of the Soviet Union.svg CSKA Moscow & Flag of Germany.svg Solingen SG
1992Solingen Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
1993 Hilversum Flag of France.svg Lyon Oyonnax
1994 Lyon Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Bosna & Flag of France.svg Lyon Oyonnax
1995 Ljubljana Flag of Armenia.svg Yerevan city
1996Budapest Flag of Russia.svg Sberbank Tatarstan Kazan
1997 Kazan Flag of Russia.svg Ladia Azov
1998Belgrade Flag of the Netherlands.svg Panfox Breda
1999 Bugojno Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosna
2000 Neum Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosna
2001 Panormos Flag of Russia.svg Nikel Norilsk
2002 Kallithea Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosna
2003 Rethymno Flag of France.svg NAO Paris
2004 Çeşme Flag of France.svg NAO Paris [4]
2005 Saint-Vincent Flag of Russia.svg Tomsk-400
2006 Fügen Flag of Russia.svg Tomsk-400
2007 Kemer Flag of Spain.svg Linex Magic-Mérida
2008Kallithea Flag of Russia.svg Ural Sverdlovskaya oblast [5]
2009 Ohrid Flag of Russia.svg Economist-SGSEU-1 Saratov
2010 Plovdiv Flag of Russia.svg Economist-SGSEU-1 Saratov
2011 Rogaška Slatina Flag of Russia.svg Saint-Petersburg Chess Federation
2012 Eilat Flag of Azerbaijan.svg SOCAR Azerbaijan
2013 Rhodes Flag of the Czech Republic.svg G-Team Novy Bor
2014 Bilbao Flag of Azerbaijan.svg SOCAR Azerbaijan
2015 Skopje Flag of Russia.svg Siberia Novosibirsk
2016 Novi Sad Flag of North Macedonia.svg Alkaloid Skopje
2017 Antalya Flag of Russia.svg Globus Russia [6]
2018 Porto Carras Flag of Russia.svg Mednyi Vsadnik St.Petersburg
2019 Ulcinj Flag of Italy.svg Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova
2021 Struga Flag of Russia.svg Mednyi Vsadnik St.Petersburg
2022 Mayrhofen im Zillertal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Novy Bor Chess club [7]
2023 Durres [8] Flag of Norway.svg Offerspill Chess Club

Women's event

YearLocationWinner
1996 Smederevska Palanka Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Agrouniverzal Zemun & Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Merani Tbilisi
1997 Rijeka Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Goša Smederevska Palanka
1998 Wuppertal Flag of Romania.svg AEM-Luxten Timişoara
1999 Nova Gorica Flag of Ukraine.svg Rudenko School Kherson
2000 Halle Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Agrouniverzal Zemun
2001Belgrade Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Agrouniverzal Zemun
2002Antalya Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg BAS Belgrade
2003Rethymno Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Internet CG Podgorica
2004 Izmir Flag of Georgia.svg NTN Tbilisi
2005Saint-Vincent Flag of Georgia.svg NTN Tbilisi
2006 Fügen Flag of Armenia.svg Mika Yerevan
2007Kemer Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2008Kallithea Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2009Ohrid Flag of Russia.svg Spartak Vidnoe
2010Plovdiv Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2011Rogaška Slatina Flag of Russia.svg AVS
2012Eilat Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2013Rhodes Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2014Bilbao Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi Nona
2015Skopje Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi Nona
2016Novi Sad Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2017Antalya Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi Nona
2018Porto Carras Flag of Monaco.svg CE Monte Carlo
2019Ulcinj Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi Nona
2021Struga Flag of Russia.svg South Ural
2022Mayrhofen im Zillertal Flag of Austria.svg ASVOe Pamhagen
2023Durres Flag of Romania.svg Superchess

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