The European Chess Union opens the bidding procedure for the organisation of the official European Chess Championships in 2023, 2024 & 2025.
A. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2023 & 2024.
1. European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 700)
2. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023 (estimated number of players: 100)
3. European Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 700)
4. European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024 (estimated number of players: 100)
B. The bidding procedure is open for the following ECU Chess Championships in 2025 (including combined bids for European Individual Championships for next years):
- European Individual Open Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
*Bids are accepted separately or as a combined bid with another ECU Competition available for 2025 or 2026 - European Open & Women Team Championship 2025 (est. number of players 350 – teams 70)
- European Club Cup Open and Women 2025 ((est. number of players 500 – teams 80)
- European Individual Women Championship (est. number of players: 150)
*Bids for European Individual Women Championships can be combined with European Youth Championship 2027 or another ECU Championship for the year 2026 - European Senior Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
- European Youth Team Championship (estimated number of players: 200 – 50 teams)
- European Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 700)
- European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship (estimated number of players: 100)
- European School Championship (estimated number of players: 400)
- European Amateur Championship (estimated number of players: 200)
- European Corporate Championship
The deadline for bids to reach the European Chess Union office is by Friday 14th of April 2023by 4 PM CET. All the bids must reach the European Chess Union office by e-mail: ecu.secretary.general@gmail.com
Detailed information can be found on the ECU Website: https://www.europechess.org/invitation-for-bids-european-chess-championships-2023-2024-2025/
