1. INVITATION
Montenegro Chess Federation (MCF) and the European Chess Union (ECU) have the honor to invite all the National Federations affiliated to ECU to participate in the 41st EUROPEAN CLUB CUP and the 30th EUROPEAN CLUB CUP FOR WOMEN. The events will be held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro from 16th October (arrival) to 24th October 2026 (departure).
The Championship will be organized by the Chess Federation of Montenegro, under the auspices of the European Chess Union (ECU)
Participants & Registration
Each federation can register one (1) player in each of the categories – under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (boys and girls), the maximum number of twelve (12) players (“invited players”).
The players placed 1-3 in the European Youth Chess Championship 2024 will have the personal right to participate in the championship in the corresponding age-category or a higher age-category if they fulfil the conditions that they have not reached the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 years, respectively, by January 1st, 2025.
Each federation can register unlimited number of extra players.
In order to ensure proper championship standards, all invited players and extra players have to register through their national federations. The entry form should be filled in by the national federation on the official website of the championship.
Registration must be done before August 8th, 2025 (registration deadline). After that federations will not be able to register or modify their registration. After this date all the registrations must be confirmed by the organizer and the ECU.
According to the ECU Rules (Article B.14.5.1) for youth championships the layers are obliged to stay in one of the official hotels.
Access to playing areas, venues and hotels will be allowed only to people accredited by the organizer
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