ECU wins court case against Croatian Chess Federation

On May 20, 2011, the Croatian Chess Federation filed an Appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the ECU from March 29, 2011 to award the European Club Cup (men and women) 2012 to Eilat, Israel.

In the arbitration between the Croatian Chess Federation and the European Chess Union, the CAS and the Sole Arbitrator Prof. Petros Mavroidis delivered the Arbitral Award on October 25, 2011.

The appeal filed by the Croatian Chess Federation on May 20, 2011 against the decision of the European Chess Union dated from March 29, 2011 was dismissed.

(Thanks to Boyko Hristov, ECU Press Officer)