The 1st ECU Trainers Online Seminar

The ECU Trainers Commission organizes the first Seminar for trainers’ education & titles. The Seminar will be held online from 19-29 February 2024, with free participation for 25 participants nominated by European National Chess Federations and five free places for participants nominated by the ECU Commission for Women’s Chess.

The Seminar is specially prepared for applicants for the ECU Expert Coach title (EEC). The title may/will be awarded as per the ECU ETC Regulations. In order to get the EEC title, each participant must successfully meet the following requirements: Personal Curriculum Vitae (form can be downloaded bellow), participation in the Seminar, successful pass of the Seminar’s test, and title fee payment (€300). The titles will be awarded after the approval of the ECU-ETC Council and the ECU Board meeting.

The Seminar will be based on the ECU-ETC Syllabus (Volume 3 – Advanced). The Seminar will comprise 18 hours of lecture and the lecturers are: GM Ivan Sokolov, GM Adrian Mikhalchishin, GM Efstratios Grivas, GM Antoaneta Stefanova, GM Miguel Illescas, and WGM Jana Krivec.

All Registrations & CVs should be sent to the ECU Trainers Commission by email: trainers@europechess.org. The registration deadline is 17.02.2024. The seminar is limited to 30 participants.