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[ECU 2030 @ecu2030]

Senior chess in Europe is writing a new chapter — and the best is yet to come.

The European Senior Chess Championship 2026 starts today in Acqui Terme, Italy, and the numbers speak for themselves: record participation, 250 players, and a total prize fund of €18,000 —
including €8,000 directly contributed by ECU.

But we're not stopping here:

The ECU 2030 team is has already announced by its program the addition of a new flagship event to the European senior chess calendar: the European Senior Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship, launching in 2027 sponsored with 32,000 euros prize fund! A dedicated, high-energy competition for our most experienced players — because senior chess deserves its own stage.

More players. Higher prize funds. New events. This is the direction ECU is heading.
Senior chess is not a legacy. It is a future. @#ECU2030 #EuropeanChess #SeniorChess #ChessForAll #ECUsenior

[ECU 2030 @ecu2030]

We have published our program for Women’s Chess—focused on participation, safety, visibility, and leadership across Europe.

Our commitments include:
☑️Continuing and strengthening Safe Play and safeguarding standards.
☑️Gender balance in governance: continuing the ECU 2030 approach and proposing improvements that strengthen balanced representation
☑️Expanding support for events, education, and leadership opportunities.
☑️Raising media and promotion standards for women’s competitions.
☑️Building a stronger development pathway from youth to elite level.
☑️Supporting any federation that needs practical help to grow women’s chess

Read the full strategy here: https://t.co/5f7mX92ZBb

[ECU 2030 @ecu2030]

🤝 A LANDMARK ENDORSEMENT FOR ECU2030!

We are proud to announce that the Super Foundation has formally endorsed the ECU2030 team — the campaign led by Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili for the leadership of the European Chess Union.

The Super Foundation, led by President Augusta Dragic, is one of Europe's most impactful contributors to chess development. Over the last seven years, the Foundation has invested nearly millions of euros to elevate chess across Europe — a testament to their extraordinary commitment to our sport and its future.

The Super Foundation recognizes the ECU2030 team's unique combination of deep institutional experience and the capacity to build the high-level partnerships that European chess deserves in its next chapter.

A new chapter for European chess begins here. 🏆♟️

Read the full article: https://t.co/sD2FQNKq87

#ECU2030 #EuropeanChess #chess #ChessDevelopment #ECU

[Chessdom @chessdom]

@bosunatiklama Full respect to both. Looking forward to the next Carlsen - Erdogmus encounter

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Glad to see Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus smiling today after TePe Sigeman concluded

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@bpthaber Carlsen fully recognizes the talent of Erdogmus

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The Greek Chess Federation wants to bring back the Chess Olympiad to Thessaloniki 🇬🇷

[Τheodoros Tsorbatzoglou @teotsorb]

The Greek #Chess Federation officially confirmed today that it is initiating the process to bring the Chess Olympiad back to Thessaloniki, with the main goal of hosting the event in 2034, fifty years after the first Olympiad in Thessaloniki in 1984. https://t.co/T5NHT0dtWt

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@tsfresmi Congratulations 👏 well played! We will keep on following Erdogmus, more success is right around the corner

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Interview with Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 , winner of TePe Sigeman 2026

[tepesigeman @tepesigeman]

Winner's interview! Here's @MagnusCarlsen on the crazy last day in Malmö when he emerged victoriously in the end:

https://t.co/qjgku9qCS7

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@tepesigeman Congratulations! Looking forward to more editions of TePe Sigeman!

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@gusholderhaber Fantastic performance, another 5,1 elo in the bag for Erdogmus 👏👏

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@dengeplus Fantastic performance, another 5,1 elo in the bag 👏👏

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@chesscom_tr Fantastic performance, another 5,1 elo in the bag 👏👏

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@hasmatchess Fantastic performance, another 5,1 elo in the bag 👏👏

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Who said playing active chess is bringing deflation to your rating? Just be like Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴

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The desire and ambition in Erdogmus is admirable. The future for him is bright and this game will only make him stronger

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@siyahsancakx The future! https://t.co/o1tn81VHZw

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Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 with his signature magical squeeze. Erdogmus 🇹🇷 is disappointed, but the world knows, the youngster played well and the future belongs to him

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@trtsporyildiz Another good performance despite the end today https://t.co/o1tn81VHZw

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Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 with his signature magical squeeze. Erdogmus 🇹🇷 is disappointed, but the world knows, the youngster played well and the future belongs to him

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@justchesser Erdogmus is the future!

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@bpthaber Erdogmus is the future! https://t.co/o1tn81VHZw

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Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 with his signature magical squeeze. Erdogmus 🇹🇷 is disappointed, but the world knows, the youngster played well and the future belongs to him