2007 European Team Championship

Dear chess friends,

The European Team Chess Championships (ETCC) will take place 27 October – 7 November 2007 in the luxurious Creta Maris Conference Hotel in Crete, Greece. The Organising Committee is ready to offer another 5-star quality event, in line with the high standards established since the World Youth Championships of 2002 and 2004 which were also held in Crete!

The ETCC is the oldest event of the European Chess Union, with a history going back to 1957! The previous winners:

1957: USSR
1961: USSR
1965: USSR
1970: USSR
1973: USSR
1977: USSR
1980: USSR
1983: USSR
1989: USSR
1992: Russia
1997: England
1999: Armenia
2001: Netherlands
2003: Russia
2005: Netherlands

In the women’s event (it started in 1992) no country has yet to win the title twice! The past winners:

1992: Ukraine
1997: Georgia
1999: Slovakia
2001: France
2003: Armenia
2005: Poland

This year, Europe’s finest grandmasters will gather in Crete to perform for their national teams. An all-year round sunny island, famous for its hospitality, the natural beauties and its history which runs five thousand years back to the Minoan civilization. We are looking forward to welcoming all European delegations and making their stay in Crete the most pleasant one!

More information, including regulations of the event and updates, can be found in the official website of the event at http://www.euroteams2007.org/

IM George Mastrokoukos
Chief Executive Officer
Organising Committee “ETCC 2007”