Our Hub for Girls Interested in Chess
"What? Did you lose to a girl?!", is a sentence that can definitely be heard at open tournaments where boys can play girls, or even in classroom training settings.
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Girls are heavily outnumbered by boys in the chess world. As such the mere chances to lose from a boy increases as more and more girls stop playing, a further demotivating factor to continue.​​
​I am WFM Astrid Barbier and I went through it, know all about it, and I am here at Caissa to guide our girl chess program trying to make chess a great activity for all genders.
New: Girls-Only Classes from January 2025​
We have reserved our Sheung Wan centre for girls-only classes on:
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Wednesdays 5-6pm
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Saturdays 10-11am
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This doesn't mean that if you are a girl and take classes now in a mixed group, and you have great fun, you should change. Not at all! But you could now if you wish; bring your best girl friend along to try out!
FIDE (World Chess Federation) has divided chess into an Open and Woman category. World-, Regional-, and National Championships hold events in both (separte) categories. In our girls-only classes we can pay a little more attention to prepare for girls-only events or to be ready to play confidently against any boy in an open event. Let how we do it be our little secret...
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Register on our registration page.
Caissa Girls at Tournament
UPCOMING EVENT:
International Women's Day Rapid & Simul
Caissa is a nymph-like character often referred to and first mentioned in a poem from the European Renaissance (16th century), as the Goddess of Chess.
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Chess legends like Gary Kasparov referred to her on some occasions.
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In Europe and across the world there are quite some chess clubs with Caissa in their name
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Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club is proud to be among them.
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