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NL JULY 2015 EUROPEAN CHESS UNION
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President of Ireland Mr. Michael D. Higgins opens Glorney Gilbert International 2015
“....Chess is a truly global sport and as chess players you now have the gift
of a universal language that will allow you to make friendships with people
from every part of the world...”
EUROPEAN
YOUTH TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP
2015
BAR PRESS
CONFERENCE
EUROPEAN
SCHOOLS
CHAMPIONSHIP
2015
EUROPEAN
SENIOR TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP
2015
E U R O P E A N C H E S S U N I O N
NEWSLETTER
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The President of Ireland Mr. Michael D. Higgins officially opened the tournament. His
Excellency, an academic, poet, writer and activist of human rights made a speech hymn for chess,
stating that "Chess is a global Sport a universal common language". During his speech, he
presented two chess books that helped him studying chess in the past.
The whole speech can be found at the official page of Irish President.
The ECU President Mr. Azmaiparashvili welcomed all the participants and delegates from
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and thanked Irish Chess Union Chairman, Mr. Pat
Fitzsimons for the excellent organization of the tournament, claiming that the European Chess
Union will be more close to British and Irish Isles in their efforts to develop further chess in the
area. Mr. Azmaiparashvili then awarded Ireland’s player Conor O’Donnell with his FIDE master
title.
ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili made the symbolic first move before the start of the 1st
round of Glorney Gilbert International 2015. Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, ECU Secretary
General also attended the opening ceremony and the start of the round.
Glorney Gilbert International 2015 took place from 19th to 23rd July in Johnstown House,
Enfield/Ireland. It is a team event that has been running since 1949, and has a long and varied
history.
Participating federations were England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, competing in 4
tournaments: Glorney Cup, Gilbert Cup, Robinson Cup and Stokes Cup.
ECU NEWS Press conference on the occasion of the first ECU congress in Bar In the beginning October, Bar will be the chess capital of Europe. 7-11 October, 2015 the First
ECU Congress will be held. On this occasion, a press conference was held on 15th July, 2015 in
Bar/Montenegro in the hotel Princess.
At the press conference the audience was addressed by Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of
the European Chess Union, Mariya Muzychuk, Women’s World Chess Champion, Dr. Zoran
Srzentić, President of Bar Municipality, Mr. Branimir Ivanović, representative of the Directorate
of Youth and Sport in the Government of Montenegro, Mr. Veselin Drasković, Vice president of
Montenegro Chess Federation.
The moderator of the press conference was Mr. Milan Vujović, a well-known journalist and chess
players from Bar. The conference was very well attended, and among the present were famous
Montenegrin chess players Bozidar Ivanović, Dr. Ljubo Zivković, Momo Vuković, etc.
On behalf of the city host, the audience was greeted by Dr. Zoran Srzentić, and after him by Mr.
Branimir Ivanović.
The audience was then addressed by the President of the ECU, Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili who
recalled that this is not the first time he is staying in Bar. In December last year he was a guest of
the Montenegro Chess Federation for the first time, and he was fascinated with the city of Bar,
which was a good starting point for what will follow soon, and that is the organization of the First
ECU Congress.
As pointed out, the Congress will bring together all the relevant chess institutions in Europe, and
it will be an opportunity to discuss the important issues for the future of chess. Mr.
Azmaiparashvili emphasized the excellent cooperation with Montenegro Chess Federation, which
operates in the same manner as the ECU - simple and transparent.
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Special guests of Montenegro Chess Federation at the press conference were sisters Mariya and
Anna Muzychuk, of whom Mariya is the current Women’s World Chess Champion, and Anna is
the World Champion in Rapid chess. Mariya said she was delighted with the visit and with the
fact that many young people want to be engaged in chess.
Vice president of MCF Mr. Veselin Drasković announced ambitious plans for the future. He said
that this is only the beginning of what the new management of the federation wants to accomplish
in the future.
After the press conference, the chess exhibition in rapid chess took place, in which besides the
guests, the Montenegro team members and well-known chess players participated.
Notice for European Youth Chess Championship 2015
Organizers of the European Youth Chess Championship 2015 in Porec/Croatia notified that they
have changed the contact data from the regulations.
The new updated contact for any questions or information is as shown below:
Croatian Chess Federation
Phone / Fax: +385 1 301 2352
Contact person: Ivan Mandekic
Mobile: +385 98491226
Official Invitation for the Championship can be found at the ECU website or here.