The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess. The European Chess Union was founded on August 30, 1985, with the organization's founding meeting taking place in Graz, Austria.

Board

The European Chess Union Board is elected for a four-year term. Its members for the 2022–2026 term are the following:

ECU presidents

Member federations

The Bulgarian Chess Federation was expelled on 10 September 2016. Belarus was suspended on 5 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia (Russian Chess Federation) withdrew from the European Chess Union on 14 April 2022, and later joined the Asian Chess Federation on 23 February 2023. Both countries were banned from attending the 2022 Chess Olympiad.

ECU tournaments

Individual championships

Team championships