European Chess Union (ECU)

Stamp for Chess Olympiad 2008

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Friday, 14 March 2008, id:447 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 03:52:55

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.de
Stamps in former chess olympiads: www.chessbase.de
Deutsche Post

Chess Tournament for Diplomats

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Friday, 14 March 2008, id:445 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 03:52:55

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 Friday, 09 May 2008 03:52:55

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 Friday, 09 May 2008 03:52:55

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

Czech team wins Senior Team CC

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Monday, 03 March 2008, id:434 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 03:33:47

A Czech Team (GM Vlastimil Jansa, GM Jiri Lechtynsky, IM Josef Pribyl, IM Jindrich Trapl, IM Jan Sikora-Lerch) has won the 10th European Senior Team Championship in Dresden (Germany).

Official site: www.schachfestival.de
Lists: chess-results.com
SenTeam Dresden 2008 games (.pgn-file, Size:840,1kB)

FIDE Newsletter

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Thursday, 28 February 2008, id:433 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 03:33:47

FIDE has initiated a free bi-weekly Newsletter service to provide timely information from the chess world. Newsletter 2, 2008, issued by the Editorial Board (PR&M Director Peter Rajcsanyi, Executive Director David Jarrett, Treasurer Nigel Freeman) was published recently. Those who wish to receive a copy of the FIDE Newsletter via e-mail, please, register.