Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club

01/06/2026

The second leg of the Spring EOM Cycle lies behind us - find the blog report on our website!

The third and final leg of the Spring Cycle will be on 14 June before we go into the summer break.

On a very sunny last day of May, 31 of our students found their way to Discovery Bay to join the second leg of the EOM cycle. Let's dive into the results! C/DNo fewer than 22 students competed in a very friendly setting. After three rounds only Fox Wang and Derek Li had a perfect score, but there co...

26/05/2026

We've just had the Caissa Spring Rapid and the Buddha Birthday Blitz we're continuing this FIDE rated tournaments lineup with the Caissa Friday Long Rapid starting this Friday 29 May and the Caissa Spring Blitz on 7 June.

On 31 May we take a breather from FIDE rated chess with the second leg of the EOM Cycle in Discovery Bay.

Read on our blog what happened in these last two editions!

https://www.caissahk.org/post/agm-alberto-muniz-wins-caissa-buddha-birthday-blitz

https://www.caissahk.org/post/jonas-yee-shun-lau-wins-caissa-spring-rapid-with-a-perfect-6-6

Although blitz chess has the tendancy to have the biggest amount of blunders among all time controls, this edition of FIDE's fastest time control was pretty much decided beforehand. Alberto signed up late and attracted no other strong players. With almost 500 rating points more than the second place...

26/05/2026

https://www.caissahk.org/post/my-first-moves-spring-edition MMF (My First Moves) Spring 2026 Edition: Mission Accomplished. First competitive chess experience for our starter students with fun, lot of learning and a valuable experience of both losing and winning - and moving on.

Our youngest beginners had to rise early on 24 May, the third MFM tournament moved to a morning timeslot with a 10am start.19 of our students joined this time around and we continued the same formula. The very youngest in the B-group get a taste of competition by playing our Step Method mini games w...

25/05/2026

Caissa is joining the World Team Amateur Rapid Chess Cup with two teams! Find out about our lineups and our first training session.

Between 17 and 21 June, the chess world's finest are coming to Hong Kong to fight out which team can call themselves World Champions in the World Rapid and Blitz Team World Championships. In the morning, there's a side event which certainly is no less exciting: the World Amateur Team Amateur Rapid C...

25/05/2026

Caissa students were succesful at the second Harrow Scholastic: first place and many trophies in all categories! Celebrate their performances with us!

U7In the youngest category we have Alexander Tu and Richard Li, here playing against each other in the final round. They're good friends and represent the same school (Hong Kong International School) and got third place just between the two of them. Individually, Richard finished in sixth place whil...

25/05/2026

For if you had missed it: the reports from the Second Harrow Scholastic are on our blog!

https://www.caissahk.org/post/harrow-international-school-prolongs-title-at-the-harrow-2nd-open-scholastic

https://www.caissahk.org/post/caissa-youth-perform-well-at-2nd-harrow-scholastic-champions-in-all-categories

The Harrow 1st Open Scholastic was a big success with around 420 participants and Ding Liren as a special guest. For the Harrow 2nd Open Scholastic we went back to the basics, no special guests and no side activities - except for a Mother's Day banner where the players could take pictures (sometimes...

15/05/2026

Congratulations to Caissa Osaka Chess Club coach CM Nakahara Kan for becoming Japan Champion 2026!

05/05/2026

In the middle of June the world elite is coming to Hong Kong to join the World Team Rapid and Blitz Championship. We as Caissa are also sending a team to compete, so stay tuned for that!

To prepare we'll host a rapid event played over three Friday evenings - matching the time control of the World Team Rapid portion. Everyone with a FIDE ID is welcome to join us!

Practice the World Team Rapid time control!

04/05/2026

After weeks of classical chess (Standard League) and rapid chess (EOM, this week's Harrow Scholastic and the Caissa Spring Rapid on 17 May with a few open spots left) it is time to give the stage to the blitz enthusiasts!

Join us on 24 May for 11 rounds of speed chess!

09/04/2026

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