The Mitropa Chess Association cordially invites its members to the upcoming General Assembly, which will take place on Friday, 10th October 2025 during the ECU Congress in Batumi, Georgia. All Presidents, Delegates, and Board Members are encouraged to attend this important meeting. The official agenda is available in the following PDF document:
The Czech Republic claimed victory at the Mitropacup in Trenčín with wins in the final two rounds against Slovenia and Germany. The previously leading hosts from Slovakia had to settle for draws against Austria and Hungary, narrowly missing out on a home victory. In the end, the Czech Republic scored 13 out of a possible 18 team points – enough […]
The Mitropa Cup in Trenčín, Slovakia, is entering its decisive phase. After seven rounds, the host nation Slovakia and Germany are tied for the lead in the open section, each with 10 points. Close behind are the Czech Republic (9 points) and Hungary (8 points). In the women’s section, Switzerland appears almost unstoppable. Milan Novkovic’s team has only conceded a […]
Three rounds have now been played at the Mitropacup 2025 in Trencin, Slovakia. Time for a brief review and some initial highlights. In the open class, the Czech Republic got off to the best start with three wins against Austria, Hungary and Slovakia 2 and leads with maximum points ahead of Slovakia 1, which shared the points with Switzerland and […]
The 2025 Mitropacup began today, May 14, 2025, in Trenčín, Slovakia, with a minute’s silence in memory of Kurt Jungwirth, who, together with Gertrude Wagner, launched the tournament back in 1976. Kurt Jungwirth, who passed away yesterday, May 13, 2025, at the age of 95 in Graz, was a key figure in Austrian chess. As long-time president of the Austrian […]
The Mitropacup 2025 will take place from May 13 to 22 in Trencin, Slovakia. The venue is the Hotel Magnus. Tournament director Milan Roman and Martin Dobrotka are responsible for the organization of the event. The chief arbiter will be Ivan Syrovy, the chairman of the FIDE Arbiter Commission. The Mitropa chess federations must confirm their participation by April 15, […]
A Summit of the MITROPA Chess Association members and the Board was held in Vienna on January 24th-26th, 2025. The Board and the members discussed many improvements to be delivered to the MitropaCup in the future, keeping strong our tradition and making it more and more attractive and competetive. New ways of cooperation as well as some concerns over the […]
The General Assembly of the Mitropa Chess Association will take place on Friday, 20 September 2024, as part of the Chess Olympiad and the FIDE Congress in Budapest. We cordially invite the Presidents and Delegates to attend. Applications and proposals must be sent by e-mail to walter.kastner@chess.at by 20 August 2024 at the latest. We will then send you all […]
MITROPA Chess Academy Director and top Coach Aleksandra Dimitrijevic will hold a masterclass in Taiwan in cooperation with the New Taipei Chess Association!
