Pick Your Champions – Join the Fantasy Chess League at ETCC 2025!

The countdown is almost over: tomorrow, in Batumi, Georgia, the European Team Chess Championship 2025 kicks off! 🇪🇺♟️

Forty nations will line up for glory in the Open section, and thirty-six more in the Women’s section – each bringing their very best grandmasters to the battlefield. Imagine: the strongest players in Europe, side by side, fighting for their country’s pride and the gold medal. And yes – you can watch the action LIVE on Chess.com.

But here comes the twist: this year, you don’t just watch. You play along.

Enter the Fantasy Chess League – ETCC 2025

Register here for the Fantasy League!

We’ve built something special to make you part of the championship. It’s called the Fantasy Chess League – and it’s as fun as it sounds.

Here’s how it works:

• The 40 nations (Open) and 36 nations (Women’s) are divided into 8 balanced sets.
• From each set, you pick one team to represent you.
• Every game point your chosen nations score in Batumi is added to YOUR fantasy score.
• At the end, the most inspired fans will rise to the top of the leaderboard.

It’s not about memorizing openings or surviving time scrambles – it’s about backing your favorites, feeling their wins and losses as if they were your own, and following the drama of the ETCC with extra adrenaline.

Why Join?

Because chess is not just about the 64 squares – it’s about the stories, the rivalries, the national pride, and yes, the joy of picking sides.

👉 You can register until 30 minutes before the first round begins tomorrow. Don’t miss your chance!

👉 Throughout the tournament, intermediate standings will be published here on this blog, so you’ll always know where you stand.

👉 And for the Top 10 finishers: a unique reward. Each will receive a personal video analysis of one of their own games, prepared and explained just for them. That’s right – your moves, your strategy, your mistakes, your brilliance – all seen through the eyes of an experienced coach.

Ready to Play?

It’s simple. Pick your champions. Live their battles. Cheer for their victories. And maybe, just maybe, climb to the top of the Fantasy Chess League.

The European Team Chess Championship 2025 is here. Batumi is the stage. Chess.com is the arena. And you are part of the action.

💡 Who’s brave enough to pick Romania? Who will back the heavy favorites? Who dares to go for the underdogs?

The Fantasy Chess League is waiting.

♟️ Join, play, enjoy – and let’s make ETCC 2025 unforgettable.