Only 4 years old and traditions are already starting to take fold at our small chess club. The Start-of-Semester tournament has taken place 7 times now, and on this beautiful day in February, an eighth time was added to this Read more…
By now, it’s practically a tradition: every year, we host a Christmas tournament. But this year, on December 4th in HG E41, there was a twist—a new time control of 3+2! How would this shake things up? Well, 38 players 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 Read more…