This is the largest international chess event in the Far East, featuring top Russian grandmasters, foreign chess players, including those from BRICS countries, and local participants from the Far East.

The tournament will take place simultaneously at three venues. The official sports part of the Cup, which will be held in the library of FEFU on the 10th floor of Building A, will see the participation of 32 chess players. Among them are 12 foreign players and six prominent stars of Russian chess. The distinguished guests will include Vladislav Artemiev, the current Russian chess champion, and Valentina Gunina, the world blitz champion and Russian chess champion.

The EEF Cup is regarded as the most prominent event of the Eastern Economic Forum. Organizing this tournament not only promotes chess and the broader intellectual culture but also engages the Far Eastern intellectual and sporting community in national and global discourses. The primary objective is to revitalize and advance the intellectual traditions of the Russian Federation nationwide. The EEF Cup demonstrates the organizational capability present in the Russian Far East for hosting larger international sporting and media events, including those under the auspices of international organizations.