European Chess Union as your partner in educational, social and development projects
ECU 2015 facts … 56 Member federations 98 446 rated active players (73% FIDE) 11 229 titled players (68% FIDE) 1 189 GM and 313 WGM players (76% FIDE) 8 543 standard opens and 888 286 standard rated games (79/74% FIDE)
ECU main products and their possible future Youth Championship Club Cup Individual Championship Women Individual Championship Team Championship General Sponsorship
...there are many individual and national good examples of CIS but no European Armenia, Turkey, Poland, Sweden... Written Declaration of the European Parliament... Erasmus plus supporting also chess projects...
How ECU can support Chess in School and establish a win-win situation Information gathering ECU CIS events Communication with Media and Sponsors Support to CIS teachers Investing to systematic CIS A. Karpov
Professional European system of education of chess teachers. ECU CIS vision Sustainable and popular European kids mass events sponsored by large companies and followed by important media. Professional European system of education of chess teachers. Let´s do it
How? Transparent management, open communication with all relevant chess stakeholders and reverting very quickly the ECU into a modern sport organisation are vital pre-conditions to develop the European chess. Good Governance
Sustainable and Successful? First real pan-European chess event for kids combining advantages of scholastic and competitive chess European Smart Kids Challenge
Social inclusion tool Africa? Lesotho chess federation needs a help to develop chess. Are we finally able to come with a real support to African chess??? Social inclusion tool
Chess Is More Than Sport ... Join the idea of European Smart Kids Challenge and be part of the biggest chess event ever! ...Let us be together responsible for developing chess outside Europe! ...Come to us with your project ideas and suggestions to develop chess! Chess Is More Than Sport
Thanks for your attention martin.huba@ibsslovakia.sk