Archive for December, 2008
Happy New Year
The ECU Board wishes a Happy New Year to you all!
Radoslaw Wojtaszek wins in Warsaw
671 chess players from 24 national federations took part in the 8th Amplico AIG Life International Chess Tournament – European Rapid Chess Championship, which was held from December 20th to December 21st in Warsaw, Poland.
All results, games and photos are available on: www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2008
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Photo: Piotr Gilarski / www.gilarski.com
Well known Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek won the [...]
Dresden: Gold for Georgia and Armenia
The 38th Chess Olympiad took place between 12-25 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany. Georgia won the womens’ section for the fourth time after 1992, 1994 and 1996. Armenia defended the title in the open section won two years ago.
Official site: dresden2008.de
Statistics: www.chess-results.com
EU Sport Forum
On the occasion of the French Presidency the Sport Forum of the European Union took place in Biarritz on 26 and 27 November 2008. The European Chess Union was represented by Secretary General Horst Metzing and Board Member Damir Levacic.
The EU Sport Forum 2008 was the first-ever such Forum, and is a follow-up to the [...]
Armenian Teamwork
For Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia and President of the Armenian Chess Federation, Armenia’s success at the chess olympiad in Dresden was a victory of teamwork.
In a speech to his compatriots and the members of the winning team on 26th November, President Sargsyan said: “You have already made a huge step forward, you have already [...]
Defense Ministers congratulated
According to Public Radio of Armenia, on November 28 the Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states congratulated the President of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation, Serzh Sargsyan, on the occasion of the brilliant victory of the Armenian chess team.
Public Radio of Armenia
The head coach of the men’s chess [...]
Robert Graham Wade 1921-2008
Robert Graham Wade, OBE, International Master, arbiter, coach and journalist died Saturday 29 November 2008 in hospital in London.
Obituary on the website of the English Chess Federation
International Coaching Course in Budapest
A special international chess coaching course has been announced in October: The Institute of Coaching and Sport Education (ICSE) of the Semmelweis University Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, offers a six-week program (from 18th January to 27th February). Kindly note that the deadline for application is December 20th, 2008!
Website: www.icse.hu
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IM Nikola Karaklajic (1926-2008)
Belgrade Chess Union is saddened to inform the chess public that International Master Nikola Karaklajic passed away on 16th December in Belgrade, at the age of 83. He was one of the most important figures in Yugoslavian and Serbian chess. Player, writer, trainer, organizer, arbiter, journalist, chess ambassador.
In Memoriam: Nikola Karaklajic
New ECU Marketing Concept
n spring 2008 the ECU Board appointed Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou (Greece) ECU Marketing Director. During the ECU General Assembly in Dresden the new ECU marketing concept was presented.
As a first step the new Marketing Director created a brief ECU profile which includes the history of ECU and a description of the annual competitions. Furthermore Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou [...]