The European Amateur Chess Championship will be held in Nis, Serbia, from June 9 (day of arrival) through June 17 (day of departure) 2017.

Some important details for those interested in this event...

The Championships are open tournaments for players registered by their federation. ECU member federations shall have the right to send as many players as they wish.

All players must not hold any title above CM (or WCM for women) in the sections Under-1700 and Under-2000. All players must not hold any title above FM (or WFM for women) in the section Under-2300.

A player must not have a published FIDE rating of 2300 or greater for at least one year prior to the registration deadline of the event.

For the Under-2000 section, a player must not have a published FIDE rating of 2000 or greater for at least one year prior to the start of the championship.

For the Under-1700 section, a player must not have a published FIDE rating of 1700 or greater for at least one year prior to the start of the championship.

In case a player exceeds the rating of 1700 or 2000 after the registration deadline, he/she will play the upper rating category.

Further details are available here

Anyone interested in playing this please contact me via international (at) chessscotland.com or abburnett (at) hotmail.com

Andy Burnett

(CS International Director)

Posted on: 02-05-2017
Categories: News