This year’s European Club Cup takes place from October 18-24 at Aleksandar Palace Hotel in the Karpos Municipality of Skopje, an area well-known to the chess community for the strong Karpos Open, which attracts hundreds of players each year. The tournament is the elite European team event for clubs rather than national teams. The Azerbaijani club SOCAR is the defending champion. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Official site: www.europeanchessclubcup2015.com