On July 22, the European Chess Union (ECU) leadership elections concluded. The elections took place at the General Assembly in Bucharest.

Incumbent ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili was re-elected. He received 35 votes out of 53. Candidates Lukasz Turlej and Bachar Kouatly received 11 and 7 votes respectively. Along with the ECU President, members of Zurab’s team took up other positions.

  • President: 🇬🇪 Zurab Azmaiparashvili
  • Deputy President: 🇷🇴 Vlad Ardeleanu
  • Vice President: 🇩🇪 Ingrid Lauterbach
  • Vice President: 🇳🇴 Lasse Ostebo Lovik
  • General Secretary: 🇬🇷 Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou
  • Treasurer: 🇨🇭 Prabitha Urwyler

Zurab Azmaiparashvili has served as ECU President since 2014. He previously held roles as President of the Georgian Chess Federation and FIDE Vice President. Azmaiparashvili has been a Grandmaster since 1988, and has an inactive rating of 2637. Zurab won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2023.

Credit: Anna Shtourman / FIDE