ECU Women’s Commission Workshop

The European Chess Union Women’s Commission will host a special meeting and workshop during the 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, taking place at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday 4th  December at 4pm.

Guest speakers

  • GM Antoaneta Stefanova, Chairperson of the ECU Women’s Commission, three-time World Champion and four-time European Champion.

  • IA Agnieszka Milewska, Director of Women’s Chess at the English Chess Federation and Councillor of the ECU Women’s Commission.

Content

GM Stefanova will speak on the following topics:

  • My chess journey

  • Creating Champions

  • ECU Commission for Women in Chess

The session will also include discussions on:

  • Approaches to becoming a strong chess player

  • Future directions for Women’s Chess in Europe

  • The aims of the ECO Women’s Commission and its ongoing projects

  • A Q&A session with the guest speakers

Registration

Interested participants are kindly invited to confirm their attendance by emailing Aga Milewska (director.womenschess@englishchess.org.uk), providing their ECF or FIDE number. Please note: places are limited.