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Kick off at the European Club Cup

11/6/2016 – The European Club Cup, the strongest club tournament of the year, began this weekend in Novi Sad, Serbia. The event lasts from 5th to 13th November and attracted 20 of the world's best 30 players, among them Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian. The best player in the Women's Tournament is reigning Women's World Champion Hou Yifan.

European Blitz and Rapid Championships

12/29/2014 – The European Rapid and Blitz Championships were held in Wroclaw, Poland. A marathon of chess was contained in only three days, despite the players displaying their skills in 33 games (22 of them blitz and 11 rapids)! At the end of the day David Navara from the Czech Republic took gold in the blitz, while in the rapid it was local wunderkind Jan-Krzysztof Duda that took gold.

ECC Concludes in Rhodes

10/28/2013 – The European Club Championship has come to an end in Rhodes, Greece and the two tournaments could not have been any different. Novy Bor, ranked fifth in the tournament, surprised many people and took home the gold after a decisive victory over SOCAR in round 6. In the Women's section Monte Carlo simply crushed the opposition. Full report and analysis of the spectacular event.

Sunny Beaches in Rhodes: ECC starts tomorrow

10/20/2013 – The European Club Cup (ECC) will start tomorrow and will take place in Rhodes, Greece until the 27th of this month. The tournament features a magnificent team swiss tournament to determine the best club in Europe. Many of the the top players in the world will participate: no fewer than four teams have an average rating of at least 2700. Preview of the event and overview of the teams.
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