NEWSLETTER 164 - European Chess Union

NEWSLETTER 164 (July 09, 2014)
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 –
PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
The championship is the first chess event ever in the history which runs under the
UNESCO's patronage
On 5th of July, 2014 the ECU President Silvio
Danailov officially opened the 15th EIWCC in
Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The championship became the first chess event
ever in the history which runs under the
UNESCO's patronage!
During the official ceremony all present were adressed by Mr. Plamen Mollov, Vice
President of Bulgarian Chess Federation, Executive Director of Bulgarian Chess
Federation, Mr. Nikolay Velchev, and Mr. Silvio Danailov, President of the
European Chess Union and Bulgarian Chess Federation.
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The opening ceremony was attended by the participants and their accompanying
persons, numerous guests from the world of chess, sport and public life of Bulgaria,
as well as the guests of honour from abroad.
On the next day, 6th of July, the ECU President Silvio Danailov made the first
symbolic move in the 1st round of the championship in the game GM Nana
Dzagnidze (GEO, ELO-2541) – WIM Karolina Olsarova (CZE, ELO-2274).
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Ranking after 3 rounds
Rk.
Title
Name
Rtg
FED
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
GM
Zhukova Natalia
2451
UKR
3
2406
4
5
2
GM
Dzagnidze Nana
2541
GEO
3
2405
4
5
3
IM
Mkrtchian Lilit
2446
ARM
3
2397
4
5
4
IM
Paehtz Elisabeth
2456
GER
2.5
2415
4
5.5
5
IM
Muzychuk Mariya
2521
UKR
2.5
2404
4
5
6
IM
Foisor Cristina-Adela
2383
ROU
2.5
2371
4
5
7
GM
Socko Monika
2462
POL
2.5
2362
3.5
4
8
GM
Danielian Elina
2458
ARM
2.5
2350
4
5.5
9
GM
Stefanova Antoaneta
2488
BUL
2.5
2332
3
4
10
IM
Javakhishvili Lela
2474
GEO
2.5
2324
3.5
5
11
IM
Khurtsidze Nino
2460
GEO
2.5
2313
3
4
12
WGM
Szczepkowska Karina
2369
POL
2.5
2308
4
5
13
GM
Gunina Valentina
2501
RUS
2.5
2308
2
2.5
14
GM
Hoang Thanh Trang
2490
HUN
2.5
2305
2
2.5
15
IM
Arabidze Meri
2406
GEO
2.5
2283
3.5
5
16
WGM
Zawadzka Jolanta
2397
POL
2.5
2283
3
4
17
WGM
Kashlinskaya Alina
2441
RUS
2.5
2248
3.5
4.5
18
IM
Batsiashvili Nino
2417
GEO
2.5
2246
3
4.5
19
WGM
Charochkina Daria
2375
RUS
2.5
2237
3
3.5
20
IM
Gaponenko Inna
2380
UKR
2.5
2200
3.5
3.5
The 4th round is scheduled for today, 9th of July, 15:00 local time.
Follow the Championship on the official website: http://www.eiwcc2014.eu
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THE OFFICIAL LETTER OF MRS. IRINA BOKOVA FOR
GRANTING THE UNESCO’S PATRONAGE TO THE 15TH
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
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ALL BIDS SUBMITTED TO THE ECU OFFICE PUBLISHED
In accordance with the Bidding procedure
for the ECU calendar competitions 2016
and
European
Team
Chess
Championship 2017, the submitted bids
were opened in the office of the European
Chess Union on the 3rd July, 2014.
All the interested parties had been previously informed about the exact time of the
bids opening.
No representatives of interested parties were present at the opening.
In accordance with the ECU Rules & Regulations all the offers are published on the
website of the European Chess Union in the section Resources/Bidding procedure.
Official website: www.ecuonline.net
THE ECU PRESIDENT SILVIO DANAILOV OFFICIALLY OPENS
CHESS SPORTS FACILITIES WORTH 3.64 MILLION EUROS IN
SLIVNICA
The chess club in the city sets European record for a single infrastructure investment
in chess
The excellent cooperation between the
European Chess Union and the Bulgarian
municipality Slivnica in connection with
the ECU “Chess in school” program has
led to impressive results. On 7th of July,
Monday, at 11.00 am, the President of the
European Chess Union and Bulgarian
Chess Federation, Mr. Silvio Danailov,
officially opened the entirely reconstructed chess club “Slivnishki geroj” in Slivnica.
140,000 euros were invested for its complete renovation, which is the amount
earned with a project for European funding. The amount was used to complete the
reconstruction of the building of the club and its adjacent areas, for the purchase of
computers, multimedia, LED display, new professional chess sets and digital clocks,
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chess equipment for blind people, access platforms for disabled and many others.
After the official opening, Silvio Danailov and the mayor of Slivnica Vasko Stoilkov
visited the new sports hall "Arena Slivnica" (worth 3.5 million euros), one of the
main purposes of which will be the development of children's chess in the city. The
plan is the hall to be used for organizing of big international children's chess
tournament in support of the program of the European Chess Union "Chess in
Schools".
Silvio Danailov expressed his great satisfaction with the excellent cooperation
between the European Chess Union and the municipality of Slivnica and the
achievement of these excellent results in the development of the program "Chess in
Schools". ECU President said that Slivnica now can be called "Chess City".
On the occasion, the mayor of Slivnica, Vasko Stoilkov, expressed his hope one day
all these efforts of the Municipal Administration will result in some new Veselin
Topalov to be born and to develop his talent in Slivnica.
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After the implementation of this successful pilot project with the municipality of
Slivnica, Silvio Danailov will extend the cooperation of the European Chess Union
with other European municipalities willing to develop chess in their territories.
The European Chess Union proved in practice these three main principles from its
program for the development of chess in Europe:
Chess and the program "Chess in Schools" is an excellent tool for regional
development
The European chess can attract huge investments from the European funds
The European Chess Union has the expertise and know-how to help every
municipality which wants to develop its area using chess.
The success story of Slivinca could be the success story of every European
municipality and the European Chess Union knows how to contribute to this.
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