ECU Election · Bucharest · 18 July 2026

Honouring the Past.
Building the Future.

A campaign for a stronger European Chess Union — built on a costed program, a complete team, and the discipline to publish every line of both.

10 · Pillars €210k · Annual commissions 2 × 4 · Term limits
For President
Bachar Kouatly
For General Secretary
Toms Kalnins
Vote
18 · 07
City
Bucharest
Body
General Assembly
Ballot
One round
Why this campaign

A program you can read in full.

We publish the budget, the team and every pillar before the vote — not after. Three principles run through everything we are proposing.

i.

Federations first

Free participation in the European Team Championship. A four-fold boost for small nations. ECU spending its money on its members.

ii.

Published & costed

€80,000 → €210,000 per year in commission funding. Every line item on the table before delegates cast their ballot.

iii.

Accountable office

A maximum of two four-year terms for the ECU President — written into the statutes from day one.

All ten pillars → See the budget
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Delegates

Speak to us before the vote.

We have published our program, our budget and our team because delegates deserve more than slogans. If you are voting on 18 July, we would rather you ask the hard questions in April than discover the answers in August.

Write to us, and we will arrange a call with the relevant member of the team within 48 hours.

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