On 26 March more than 150 people had registered for our Jazz‘n’Chess evening on at Westhive Hardturm, making for a lively and groovy atmosphere around the boards. Between smooth jazz tunes and the clatter of chess pieces, the mix of music and strategy turned out to be a surprisingly natural Read more…
The fifth edition of Polychamps, the yearly chess match between ETH Zürich and EPFL, promised to be an exciting one. With the score tied at 2-2 in prior editions, this match wasn’t just about bragging rights (or well, maybe it was). Would ETH reclaim the lead, or would EPFL get Read more…
Yesterday, we had the amazing opportunity to attend an exclusive VIP event organized by Julius Bär, featuring none other than David Howell, Anish Giri, Judit Polgár, and Shreyas Royal. Thirteen of our players got to join, and we had a great time meeting our chess heroes and interacting with them Read more…
On the 6th of November, we organized our variant tournament of the semester, this time on the schedule: bughouse. 14 teams participated in this casual tournament with no stakes whatsoever except to have some fun. In a tournament consisting of 6 rounds that was marked by its many blunders (bughouse Read more…
This October Tournament was one of our most intense yet! 49 players gathered to compete in a seven-round Swiss tournament, each vying for not only for the chocolate prizes but also the coveted spots in the upcoming Julius Bär event. Eight people would be able to participate in that event, Read more…
A new year, a new tournament. And not just any tournament… The qualifier for the fifth edition of the Polychamps was set to take place on October 2nd, 2024. The top three players, along with the highest-ranked woman, would secure a spot in the Polychamps to face off against EPFL Read more…
The final summer casual of this semester break had to be held indoors, but that didn’t stop us from organizing a small yet exciting tournament! Fourteen players participated, and only four rounds of chess were all that stood between them and eternal victory. Before diving into the exciting matches that Read more…
What a day! 62 players joined us today for an amazing tournament on a sunny and beautiful day 🙂 9 rounds of chess would decide who could bring home the titles of ETH Chess King and Queen. One thing was certain: it was not going to be easy to win Read more…
We were very happy to see that 38 people, spread over 19 teams, joined us today for our first chess variant tournament we ever organized! It was our first hand-and-brain tournament and a very successful one at that! Goal of the tournament: having fun, everything else (yes, even winning) was Read more…
Today was the third Easter Tournament our Chess Club organised, and as usual for these tournaments the prize were very cute (and delicious) chocolate bunnies. However, in contrast to all our previous tournaments, we had additional prizes for the Underdog (most unexpected tournament performance) and the Beater-of-Odds (most unexpected game Read more…