The list of players for the Championship is ready, the rules are ready, the referee is ready!
The tournament is approaching very quickly and we hope to broadcast many boards with live comments.
This year, we have as usual very strong European players, including several past European Champions and the current one, but also current or past Women and Youth Champions, and many national Champions. The battle for the title will be very interesting, and we can only look forward to it!
The pairing will be done by GoR seeding using the latest ranking available on the EGD, so it might still change up to the last moment as one more big event is taking place on the calendar just before the EC.
The webpage is released and players are invited to express their interest in joining the event! EGF members shall have received an email to distribute to their top players (5d+), with a form.
Players who do not intend to participate can fill the form as well to accelerate the selection process, thank you!
The planned timeline is:
- Up to May 13th: Regular update of the players list, interested players who are not in the list are kept as a waiting list and included whenever they become eligible
- May 13th-20th: Last call for interest to play. If there is an unsufficient number of potential players, the call opens to weaker players.
- May 20th-30th: Top ranked players who didn't answer are removed from the list
- June: The final list is published.
Depending how the selection is ongoing, this can be changed. Further updates will be published on this page.
| Date | Time | Event | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 25 July | 19:30 | EGC Opening Ceremony & EC Drawing | Opening |
| Sunday, 26 Jul | 10:00 | Rounds 1 | Stage 1 |
| Monday to Thursday, 27-30 Jul | 10:00 | Rounds 2-5 | Stage 1 |
| Friday, 31 Jul | 10:00 | Quarterfinals | Final Stage |
| Saturday, 1 August | 10:00 | Semifinals | Final stage |
| Sunday, 2 August | 10:00 | Final & Small Final | Final stage |