The European Chess Club Cup is an annual chess tournament for club teams from Europe. It is organised by the European Chess Union. The competition is held with the Swiss system over seven rounds. It consists of two sections, open and women's, with each team fielding six and four players respectively at every match.
History
editThe tournament origins are from the former Yugoslavia, where chess club competitions were quite popular. In 1996, the women's competition was added.
Winners
editMen's event
edit| Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Belgrade | |
| 1976 | Solingen | |
| 1979 | Bad Lauterberg im Harz | |
| 1982 | Budapest | |
| 1984 | Moscow | |
| 1986 | Moscow | |
| 1988 | Rotterdam | |
| 1990 | Solingen | |
| 1992 | Solingen | |
| 1993 | Hilversum | |
| 1994 | Lyon | |
| 1995 | Ljubljana | |
| 1996 | Budapest | |
| 1997 | Kazan | |
| 1998 | Belgrade | |
| 1999 | Bugojno | |
| 2000 | Neum | |
| 2001 | Panormos | |
| 2002 | Kallithea | |
| 2003 | Rethymno | |
| 2004 | Çeşme | |
| 2005 | Saint-Vincent | |
| 2006 | Fügen | |
| 2007 | Kemer | |
| 2008 | Kallithea | |
| 2009 | Ohrid | |
| 2010 | Plovdiv | |
| 2011 | Rogaška Slatina | |
| 2012 | Eilat | |
| 2013 | Rhodes | |
| 2014 | Bilbao | |
| 2015 | Skopje | |
| 2016 | Novi Sad | |
| 2017 | Antalya | |
| 2018 | Porto Carras | |
| 2019 | Ulcinj | |
| 2021 | Struga | |
| 2022 | Mayrhofen im Zillertal | |
| 2023 | Durres[8] | |
| 2024 | Vrnjačka Banja |
Women's event
edit| Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Smederevska Palanka | |
| 1997 | Rijeka | |
| 1998 | Wuppertal | |
| 1999 | Nova Gorica | |
| 2000 | Halle | |
| 2001 | Belgrade | |
| 2002 | Antalya | |
| 2003 | Rethymno | |
| 2004 | Izmir | |
| 2005 | Saint-Vincent | |
| 2006 | Fügen | |
| 2007 | Kemer | |
| 2008 | Kallithea | |
| 2009 | Ohrid | |
| 2010 | Plovdiv | |
| 2011 | Rogaška Slatina | |
| 2012 | Eilat | |
| 2013 | Rhodes | |
| 2014 | Bilbao | |
| 2015 | Skopje | |
| 2016 | Novi Sad | |
| 2017 | Antalya | |
| 2018 | Porto Carras | |
| 2019 | Ulcinj | |
| 2021 | Struga | |
| 2022 | Mayrhofen im Zillertal | |
| 2023 | Durres | |
| 2024 | Vrnjačka Banja |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Helmut Reefschläger: SG Porz besiegt Avangard Kiew im Europapokal (Achtelfinale). Schach-Echo 1981, Heft 7, S. 102 bis 106 (Bericht und Partien).
- ^ Helmut Reefschläger: SG Porz scheitert im Viertelfinale an Burewestnik Moskau. Schach-Echo 1981, Heft 12, S. 186 bis 189 (Bericht, Fotos und Partien).
- ^ Ian Rogers und Jan C. Roosendaal: Mißklänge beim Europapokal-Finale. Schach-Echo 1988, Heft 7, Seiten 306 und 308 (Bericht, Einzelergebnisse, Partien).
- ^ "NAO defends Euro Club Cup title". Chess News. 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "European Club Cup – Final Standings | European Club Cup 2008". ecc2008.chessdom.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "European Club Cup: Globus first across the finish line". ChessBase. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "37th European Club Cup 2022". chess24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Events, E. C. U. (2023-04-04). "European Open & Women's Club Cup 2023 – Official invitation". European Chess Union. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
External links
edit- History at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-08). European Club Cup 2009.