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CIS Wins the Malvern College 3rd Dr. R. Lister Cup among 67 Schools
On 23 February 2025 close to 350 students from 67 schools came to Malvern College for the 3rd Dr. R. Lister Cup scholastic chess...
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Zetland Hall Greater China Rapid Open 2023
Close to a hundred players and some 40 accompanying persons went out of their way to meet in Zetland Hall on Sunday May 28 for our 5th...
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Charity Chess Cup - Great Event, Good Caissa Results
It was great to see the emergence of an organiser, Chess for Change, daring to create a team event. In the scholastic space this does...
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Hong Kong Juniors Chess Championship 2023 - Excellent Results Caissa Trained Youth
Due to Covid, the 2021 and 2022 Hong Kong National Youth Championships were played online. With restrictions finally lifted, we were back...
Aug 3, 20221 min read
FM Daniel Lam Wins GP6 in a Tight Last Round Decide-All Event
The FIDE rated Blitz on July 31 attracted most players who already had scored several Grand Prix points. Remember, out of 10 the best 4...
Jan 23, 20221 min read
Caissa New Year Rapid 2022 - High Quality Games All Over The Boards
With only a handful unrated players out of 23 the event was a good place to gain (or lose) rating points and to have some high quality...
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Singapore International School Wins Caissa Age Group School Championship 2021
On December 19, the second leg of the Caissa Age Group School Championship 2021 took place in the splendid Zetland Hall: this time it was...
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Daniel Secures Last-Round-Decided 1st Place - Niilo Stays on Top of Grand Prix with Two Events to Go
Evening chess is rare in Hong Kong nowadays. SATURDAY evening chess, especially FIDE rated, was maybe a first time in Hong Kong last...
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Nilo Came, Saw and Conquered Top Spot in Summer Moves Grand Prix
Discovery Bay Sunday 22 August: sunny blue skies outside but thunder and lightning on the boards in our 3rd and 4th Grand Prix...
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Tang Tsz Sang Leads Caissa Summer Moves Grand Prix after Two Events
With 6 FIDE rated events as part of the densely packed Caissa Summer Moves 7-leg Grand Prix, spread out over only 5 weeks in August and...
