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ECU Girls’ and Women‘s Chess Weekend

Organised by the ECU Women's Commission

Lichess

Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th February 2023

You can take part in as many or as few of these events as you like, subject to restrictions

There is no charge for entry to any of these events, but please use the entry form to register your interest and to receive passwords etc to events

Confirm details on the official homepage as they may have changed since this page was created. Times on this page are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), on the homepage they are Central European Time (CET).
GMT = ECST - 1 hour

Schedule

Saturday25.02.2023
10.00Seminar: The Journey of becoming a Chess arbiter with Jirina Prokopova
13.00Individual Rapid Arena
18.00Battle of the Federations
Sunday26.02.2023
14.00Seminar: Online Motivation Training with GM Elina Danielian

Detailed event information

Tournaments

Individual Rapid Tournament (Saturday, 25.02.2023. 13.00)

The tournament is open to all female players.
Time control: 10 min + 5 s
This tournament offers the perfect opportunity for younger players or beginners, who want to play games with a slightly longer time controls.
Tournament link
The tournament is password protected. Scottish players: Please register using the entry form to receive the password. Other players: Please contact your Federation for details

Battle of the Federations (Saturday, 25.02.2023, 18.00)

This will be a team battle, where each player competes for their country.

You must join the Scottish Women and Girls Team on lichess. Scottish players: please register using the online entry form giving your lichess username so we can accept you into the team. Other players: Please contact your Federation to receive details

Tournament Link

Seminars

There will be multiple seminars taking place over the weekend:

The Journey of becoming a Chess arbiter – and why to give it a try with Jirina Prokopova (Saturday, 25.02.2023, 10.00).

Learn more about what the role of arbiters is in chess, what the benefits are of being a chess arbiter and what the journey of becoming a chess arbiter looks like. Open to everyone. Sign up via email to womenchess@europechess.org

Online Motivation Training with GM Elina Danielian (Sunday, 26.02.2023, 13.00)

Requirements for participants:

  • Rating >1800
  • Age <23

Limited places, which will be given away on a “First come, first serve” basis. Sign up via email to womenchess@europechess.org Please include in your full name, country, age and rating in your sign up email.

Prizes

There are various prizes to win over the course of the weekend, such as coaching sessions with top female chess players.

Further Information

Information on this page is taken from the official homepage of the tournament and may not be updated if the homepage is updated.

Please use the contact tab for any queries relating to Scotland's involvement in this event.

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