Important events and occurrences
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On the 11th of November, the chess battle between ETHZ and EPFL took place, and what a match it was! Both teams sent their strongest players for OTB games, with half of the players having an Elo rating higher than 2100. The venue, Forum Rolex at EPFL, was prepared and Read more…
On Saturday, May 20th the first edition of the ETH Chess Championship took place in the Alumni Pavillon, with the titles of ETH Chess King and ETH Chess Queen at stake. This has been an exciting event with 73 participants. The competition was tough with no less than 5 titled players! Before the break, only two players had scored Read more…
With all the boards set up and all the players primed and ready, the third edition of Polychamps was carried out in the ETH Dozentenfoyer on Saturday, November 5th with a great view over the city of Zurich, the lake and the snowy mountains on the horizon. This also meant Read more…