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The second round of the European Team Chess Championship was played today in Creta Maris resort in Greece. All the top players who sat out from the opening round have entered the arena.

Among the top tables in the Open section the most effective was Hungary defeating the neighboring Romania by 3,5-0,5.

The 1st FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships for Boys and Girls U14, U16, U18 have started in Creta Maris, Hersonissos, Greece.

The Rapid Championship will have 9 rounds with time control 10′+5″, to be completed on 28-29th October. 69 players from 20 federations take part in this event.

The Blitz Championship will be held on 30th October over 9 rounds of Swiss system with the time control 5′+2″.

The 2017 European Team Chess Championship was declared open in a ceremony that took place on 27th October in Creta Maris resort in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

After hearing the anthems of Greece and European Chess Union, the first speaker was Mr.Ioannis Mastorakis, mayor of Hersonissos, who welcomed the players and guests and wished them pleasant stay in Crete.

Next followed the video presentations of Crete and the organizational team, and the performance of the local traditional dancing group.

Two rounds of TCEC Season 10 are now over. Stockfish, the current champion, is in the lead with 2,0/2 after defeating Chiron and Jonny.

Stockfish, the open source chess engine by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, and Gary Linscott, started with a win its defense of TCEC Grand Champion title.

The European Chess Club Cup 2017, one of the most prestigious events in the chess calendar and certainly the strongest competition on club level, will take place in Göynük/Antalya, from the 8th to the 14th of O

The European Chess Club Cup 2017, one of the most prestigious events in the chess calendar and certainly the strongest competition on club level, will take place in Göynük/Antalya, from the 8th to the 14th of October. As in previous years, many of world’s best players will be competing in the 7 rounds event for the title of European club champion.