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European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2025 (ERBCC 2025) Rapid Blitz The European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 is a prestigious annual tournament held under the auspices of the European Chess Union (ECU) and will bring together the continent's strongest players to compete in dynamic, short formats. Basic Event Information Name: European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025. Organizer: Kosovo Chess Federation in cooperation with ECU. Venue: Hotel Emerald , Pristina (Prishtina), Kosovo . Dates: From November 27 to December 1, 2025 (5 days). Official Website: https://erbcc2025.com/ Financial and Qualification Details Total Prize Pool: €65,000 EUR . Over 30 special prizes are available in various categories. Expected Participation: Over 500 pl...

European Amateur Chess Championship 2025 U1700 U2000 U2300 The Republic of Malta , one of Europe's most renowned tourist destinations, will be the ideal venue to host the 2025 European Chess Championship in the U-1700, U-2000 and U-2300 categories. Combining over 7,000 years of history with a unique Mediterranean climate, Malta offers participants not only intense chess competition, but also an unforgettable vacation. Місце Проведення та Логістика Tournament Location: The competition will be held at the Riviera Resort Spa and Conference Center . Transport Connections: Malta is a popular destination with excellent connections: Plane: Fly to Malta Airport (MLA), served by airlines such as Air Malta, Ryanair, EasyJet, Lufthans...

15th World Championship Rapid 2025 (Draughts-100) Venue: Liandu·Lishui·China Дата: 2025-11-12 Time control: Rapid (T15 + 5'' per move, i.e. 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds added per move) System: Swiss system Арбітр: Peng Chen Results. Men Women

US Open Championship 2025 з Міжнародних Шашок (100-клітинна дошка) Classic Rapid Blitz The International Checkers Association of North America (ICAONA) , the official American national federation for International Draughts/Checkers, is proud to announce the US Open Championship 2025 . This tournament is a key event for the world of checkers, combining an open international format with the function of a US National Championship . Location, Dates and Types of Competitions Dates: The competition will take place from November 21 to November 30, 2025 . November 21: Check-in and technical briefing. November 30: Departure. Location: The tournament will be held at Best Western Plus Atlantic Beach Resort, Miami Beach, Flo...

Preparing for the battle on the cells: Ukrainian Championship – 2025 in Checkers-64 Classic M Classic W Rapid M Rapid W Blitz M Blitz W The city of Kamianske (Dnipropetrovsk region) is preparing to host the final part of the Ukrainian Draughts-64 Championship. The competition will unite the best male and female athletes of the country in the fight for national titles. 🗓️ Key dates and venue The final stage of the Ukrainian Draughts-64 Championship will be held in the city of Kamianske (Dnipropetrovsk region) and will last from November 20 to 27, 2025 . It is here that the champions and prize-winners in the three most important disciplines will be determined. ⏱️ Competition format: Three challenges for masters The tournament will be held among men and women and will include three different time controls, which will require both deep analysis and lightning-fast reactions from participants: ...

Interesting stories of chess pieces What do the mysterious names "rook", "queen" mean, why does a chess bishop not look like a bishop at all, why do some pieces have two names: bishop-officer, rook-rook, queen-queen? All this is very mysterious! And this happened because chess is a very old game and was not invented here. It was born in distant India a long time ago, in the 6th century AD. The ancient version of chess was called "chaturanga", which in Sanskrit (the language of the ancient Indians) means "four divisions of the army". It was already very similar to our chess.  The game was played on an 8x8 board (only they were one-colored, the division into black and white pieces appeared much later in Europe). By this time, all the pieces we know had already been formed, and only the queen appeared later.  The main difference was that the game involved not two players, but ...