European Chess Union

The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following:{{cite web |title=European Chess Union re-elects Georgian Zurab Azmaiparashvili as President |url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/2818 |website=Agenda.ge |access-date=19 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Communique of the ECU General Assembly and Elections 2022 |url=https://www.europechess.org/communique-of-the-ecu-general-assembly-and-elections-2022/ |website=European Chess Union |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=27 July 2022}}

• Zurab Azmaiparashvili – President
• Dana Reizniece-Ozola – Deputy President
• Gunnar Bjornsson – Vice President
• Malcolm Pein – Vice President
• Alojzije Jankovic – Vice President
• Eva Repková – Vice President
• Jean-Michel Rapaire – Vice President
• Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou – Secretary General
• Ion-Serban Dobronauteanu – Treasurer
• Vanja Draskovic – Honorary Vice President
• Johann Poecksteiner – Honorary Vice President

• 1985-1986: Rolf Littorin, Sweden
• 1986-1998: Kurt Jungwirth, Austria
• 1998-2010: Boris Kutin, Slovenia
• 2010-2014: Silvio Danailov, Bulgaria
• 2014–present: Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Georgia

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• Albania – Albanian Chess Federation
• Andorra – Andorran Chess Federation
• Armenia – Chess Federation of Armenia
• Austria – Austrian Chess Federation
• Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Chess Federation
• Belarus – Belarus Chess Federation (suspended)
• Belgium – Royal Belgian Chess Federation
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chess Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croatia – Croatian Chess Federation
• Cyprus – Cyprus Chess Federation
• Czech Republic – Chess Federation of the Czech Republic
• Denmark – Danish Chess Union
• England – English Chess Federation
• Estonia – Estonian Chess Federation
• Faroe Islands – Faroese Chess Federation
• Finland – Finnish Chess Federation
• France – French Chess Federation
• Georgia – Georgian Chess Federation
• Germany – German Chess Federation
• Greece – Greek Chess Federation
• Guernsey – Guernsey Chess Federation
• Hungary – Hungarian Chess Federation
• Iceland – Icelandic Chess Federation
• Ireland – Irish Chess Union
• Israel – Israel Chess Federation
• Italy – Italian Chess Federation
• Jersey – Jersey Chess Federation
• Kosovo - Kosovo Chess Federationhttps://www.europechess.org/federations/kosovo/
• Latvia – Latvian Chess Federation
• Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Chess Federation
• Lithuania – Lithuanian Chess Federation
• Luxembourg – Luxembourg Chess Federation
• Malta – Malta Chess Federation
• Moldova – Moldova Chess Federation
• Monaco – Monaco Chess Federation
• Montenegro – Montenegro Chess Federation
• Netherlands – Royal Dutch Chess Federation
• North Macedonia – Chess Federation of Macedonia
• Norway – Norwegian Chess Federation
• Poland – Polish Chess Federation
• Portugal – Portuguese Chess Federation
• Romania – Romanian Chess Federation
• San Marino – San Marino Chess Federation
• Scotland – Chess Scotland
• Serbia – Chess Federation of Serbia
• Slovakia – Slovak Chess Federation
• Slovenia – Slovenian Chess Federation
• Spain – Spanish Chess Federation
• Sweden – Swedish Chess Federation
• Switzerland – Swiss Chess Federation
• Turkey – Turkish Chess Federation
• Ukraine – Ukrainian Chess Federation
• Wales – Welsh Chess Union

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The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016.{{Cite web |last=ECU |date=2017-05-23 |title=CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL |url=https://www.europechess.org/cas-dismissed-bulgarian-chess-federation-appeal/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=European Chess Union |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Goran |date=2017-06-13 |title=CAS Award – ECU vs Bulgarian Chess Federation – Chessdom |url=https://www.chessdom.com/cas-award-ecu-vs-bulgarian-chess-federation/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.chessdom.com |language=en-US}}

Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[https://en.chessbase.com/post/ecu-suspends-the-russian-and-belarusian-chess-federations "ECU suspends the Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations"], Chessbase, 5 March 2022 Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022,[https://tass.com/sport/1437955 "Russian Chess Federation votes for membership in Asian Chess Federation"], TASS, 15 April 2022 and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Patrick |first=Burke |date=23 February 2023 |title=FIDE approves Chess Federation of Russia switch to Asia |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134032/fide-approves-cfr-switch-asia |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=insidethegames}} Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.{{cite web |title=Chess teams from Russia, Belarus not to play in Chennai Olympiad |url=https://thesouthasiantimes.info/chess-teams-from-russia-belarus-not-to-play-in-chennai-olympiad/ |website=The South Asian Times |access-date=19 February 2024}}

• European Individual Championship
• European Individual Championship for Women
• European Youth Championship
• European Senior Championship
• European Amateur Championship
• EU Individual Open Championship
• EU Youth Championship
• European School Chess Championship
• European Rapid Championship
• European Rapid Championship for Women
• European Blitz Championship
• European Blitz Championship for Women
• European Universities Chess Championship

• European Team Championship
• European Team Championship for Women
• European Youth Team Championship
• European Senior Team Championship
• European Club Cup
• European Small Nations Team Chess Championship

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• {{Official website|http://www.europechess.org/}}
• [https://edu.europechess.org/graduate-database/ ECU Chess Teachers Certification Database]

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