Chess Club

IISER Kolkata

About

A hub for chess players of IISER-Kolkata, the premier research institute in India.

The primary vision of the club is to act as a platform for players to sharpen their skills in the game, increase their critical thinking and to promote chess in the institute and beyond.

LEARN

We welcome beginners as we teach the basics of the game, discuss strategies and openings.

PRACTICE

The harder you practice, the luckier you get.
Join us as we play matches, analyze games and solve puzzles.

COMPETE

Showcase your practice and intelligence against the best as we conduct tournaments and open events.

Puzzles!

Presenting exciting chess puzzles to solve hosted by Learn Chessbase
Drag the pieces to solve!

Events

Institute Events

Discover the illustrious customary events conducted by us in the institute

Grand Chess Tournament

The most prestigious chess tournament at IISER-K, with participants from the entire institute, battling for a position against the best of the best.


Format: Classical

System: Round Robin

Rating Matches

Rating Matches continue to be the most popular event of all time. Players with similar ratings are matched together as they play rapid games in a swiss system.


Format: Rapid

System: Swiss

Inter-Batch Series

IISER-K quite fancies the Inter-Batch Series. Students of a batch come together to contend against other batches to claim the title of winners.


Format: Rapid

System: Single-Elimination

Blitz Chess

Introduced recently, blitz chess creates a flurry of moves, as both players attempt to hustle to victory. Quite enjoyed by folks who love to experience a blazing fast game and even faster thinking.


Format: Blitz

System: Swiss

Open Events

Get to know the finest and quintessential open chess events hosted by Chess Club of IISER-K

Inquivesta 9 Open

In Association with Bengal Chess Association(BCA)

Inquivesta Open prides in being one of the biggest and commemorated open chess tournaments of all time in Kolkata. This edition, the chess club collaborated with the Bengal Chess Associationa and the event was a remarkable success with a footfall of over 100 people.


Format: Classical

System: Round Robin

Conquests

"It takes years of preparation for a moment of glory"
Have a look at some of our achievements

IISM 2019

The Inter-IISER Sports Meet 2019 was held at IISER Pune. The team performed exceptionally till the third round and secured the 5th position.


Participants: Aakash Anand, Abhinash Roy, Ananyapam De, Dwaipayan Sarkar, Satvik Saha, Vikrant Kumar

Nadia District Chess Championship 2019

Conducted by the the Bengal Chess Association (BCA), the Nadia District Chess Championshp is a district level chess championship with participants from all over the city.


Results

Vikrant Kumar: 6th position
Abhinash Roy: 9th position

IISM 2018

The Inter-IISER Sports Meet 2018 was held at NISER Bhubaneswar. The team once again secured the 4th position.


Participants: Abhinash Roy, Abhishek Muhuri, Arani Raychaudhuri, Chandraniva Guha Ray, Vikrant Kumar

IISM 2017

The Inter-IISER Sports Meet 2018 was held at IISER Mohali. The team secured the 4th position.


Participants: Abhinash Roy, Abhishek Muhuri, Dwaipayan Sarkar, Sourabh Magare, Vikrant Kumar

Members

Aakash Anand
Abhinash Roy
Ananyapam De
Arani Raychaudhuri
Chandraniva Guha Roy
Dwaipayan Sarkar
Kundan Kumar
Parth Bibekar
Pratik Saren
Priyesh Premanand Gavande
Santanu Tripathy
Satvik Saha
Vikrant Kumar
Vaishnav Garg

Hall of fame

Abhinabha Chatterjee
Abhijit CA
Abhinabha Ghosh
Abhishek Muhuri
Anurag Kumar
Aritra Aich
Ashwanth VP
Jaicky Kumar Sharma
Kushal Shaw
Sourabh Magare

Coach

Avijit Ghosh

Contact

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Mail us at: chess.activity@iiserkol.ac.in


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Office bearers

Vikrant Kumar
Ananyapam De
Chandraniva Guha Roy



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Ananyapam De
Satvik Saha