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Easter Tournament 2026
34 people joined our Easter tournament this time, with two top players getting an amazing 6.5/7. Congrats to Owen and Philip for this amazing score! Below, you can see the final ranking.
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Events we organised
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Start-of-Semester Tournament 2026
Two months went by without chess at our university. An absolute disgrace, and it was clear from the solemn and depressed vibe hanging around the lecture halls during these months that people were craving chess, as it most definitely had nothing to do with exams. It is therefore not surprising Read more…
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Christmas Tournament 2025
34 people joined us this time to enjoy the Christmas Tournament 2025, which made for a busy and fun evening around the boards. Newcomer Nidal had an amazing run and finished first with a perfect 7/7. Behind him it was much closer, with five players sharing second place on 5/7 Read more…
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Polychamps Qualification Tournament 2025
Our year has once again begun! As usual, the first event to kick things off was the Polychamps Qualification Tournament. Fifty participants gathered in a too-small room for some good old-fashioned chess, all hoping to qualify for the Polychamps against EPFL on November 8. This will already be the sixth Read more…
Announcement
Friendly Match against SK Réti
For the very first time, we had the opportunity to compete against the chess club most closely associated with us: SK Réti. SK Réti has supported us from the very beginning and played a key role in our growth as a club, so it was especially exciting to finally face Read more…
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End-of-Semester Tournament 2025
On one of the last weeks of the semester, we organised our final tournament of this academic year 🙁 19 participants took part in this small tournament with a 3+2 time control. The atmosphere was casual, the vibes were rolling, and the chips and drinks were plentiful. A great day Read more…
Chess Championship
ETH Chess Championship 2025
46 players gathered on a bright spring day at the ETH Alumni Pavilion to participate in the thrilling annual ETH Chess Championship. With multiple reoccurring competitors rated 2000+ on the start list, as well as newcomers waiting for the opportunity to prove themselves, the field was both deep and fiercely Read more…
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Start-of-Semester Tournament 2025
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 streak. Traditions are also there to be broken though, as Read more…
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Christmas Tournament 2024
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 were about to find out. Now, normally, I’d take you Read more…
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Polychamps V
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…