The European Club Cup for Men and Women will take place from 16th to 24th October 2010 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 49 teams in the open section and 14 in the women section are competing. Levon Aronian (2783, Mika Yerevan) and Humpy Koneru (2593, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo) are the top rated players.

The opening ceremony was held Saturday evening at the Bendida Hall of Novotel Plovdiv. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, ECU President Silvio Danailov, the President of the BCF Stefan Sergiev, and Deputy Mayor of the City of Plovdiv Georgi Titiukov greeted the players and guests.

Round 1 is tomorrow, October 17th, at 15:00 local time (14:00 CET). The games will take place in Novotel Plovdiv and you can follow the live broadcast here.

This was the first official event opening ceremony after Khanty-Mansiysk to be attended by the re-elected FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the newly elected ECU President Silvio Danailov together.


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Schedule:

Saturday October 16th - Arrival of participants
20.00 Opening ceremony
22.30 Captain’s meeting

Sunday October 17th - 15.00 1st Round

Monday October 18th - 15.00 2nd Round

Tuesday October 19th - 15.00 3rd Round

Wednesday October 20th - 15.00 4th Round

Thursday October 21st - 15.00 5th Round

Friday October 22nd - 15.00 6th Round

Saturday October 23rd - 15.00 7th Round
22.00 Closing Ceremony

Sunday October 24th - Departure of participants