Caltech Chess Club
The Caltech Chess Club welcomes chess players of all levels from the Caltech/JPL community. Weekly meetings are held to provide members with the opportunity to play casual blitz games, bughouse, learn how to play, or participate in other chess-related activities. The club also sponsors tournaments, competes in matches against other schools, and hosts other special events from time to time.
Membership
In accordance with school club policy, only currently registered Caltech/JPL undergraduate and graduate students can be considered official members of the club. Other members of the Caltech community such as faculty, staff, postdocs, family members, etc. are welcome to participate in club activities as affiliates. There are no fees required to become a member/affiliate of the club.
A player automatically becomes a member or affiliate by attending two out of three consecutive weekly meetings. To maintain membership, a player must attend at least one club meeting per academic term, excluding the summer.
To join our mailing list, please visit https://lists.caltech.edu/listinfo/chess-club or send an email to [email protected].
Schedule
Upcoming Meetings: 2024-25 Summer Term
We are meeting in person for casual play on Wednesdays from 7:00 PM-8:30 PM at the Hameetman Club Room 3 starting September 31st. We hope to see you there!
LICHESS SWISS TOURNAMENTS
These are weekly tournaments on Saturdays that start promptly at the scheduled time and are generally 7 rounds of 3 mins per person with 2 second increment. No elimination. You can join after the start time, but will receive half point byes for missed rounds.
To participate, join the club's Lichess page at https://lichess.org/team/caltech-chess-club (please state your Caltech affiliation when you submit your request) and enter the event up to a day before the start time. Be sure to be logged into Lichess to get paired.