Chess event “Excellent minds together in Europe”

For the 50th anniversary of the EU Institutions’ Chess Club (Europchess), the famous Ukrainian chess players Anna and Mariya Muzychuk (Gold at 2022 Chess Olympiad) will give a public exhibition against 30 opponents.

They will also receive an award from the Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft.

Program:

14.15 – 14.45 Welcome remarks by:

·                Johannes Bertram, Europchess president

·                Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament

·                Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU

·                Edita Hrdá, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the EU

·                Dr. Natalia Melnyk, Head of the Ukrainian Civil Society Hub

·                Dr. Pavlo Kuftyryev, Vice-President of Chess Federation of Ukraine, President of the Kyiv Chess Federation

 14:45 Laudatio by Thomas Weischede, Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft e.V.

15.00 Reception

15.30-18.30 Simultaneous chess exhibition: Grandmasters Anna and Mariya Muzychuk vs 30 European players

 To register for the event: https://tinyurl.com/ChessEvent2909

To play against one of the Grandmasters, apply by writing to: Johannes.BERTRAM@ec.europa.eu