In October, our Caissa Girls took the center stage with the launch of an additional girls' class. While our Saturday 10:00 AM class remains open to all levels, Wednesdays in Sheung Wan are now fully dedicated to our Caissa Girls Club. We offer a beginner class at 5:00 PM followed by a more advanced class at 6:00 PM. To kick off the month, we hosted our inaugural Ladies (K)night on October 7th at 7:00 PM, immediately following the girls' classes. Read more about it in our blog

For the second leg of the 2026 Autumn EOM Cycle the action moved to Discovery Bay. Smaller groups this time around - as is often the case, Discovery Bay is pretty far out for some people - sixteen players competed in the CD group while fourteen players battled it out in the AB group. Let's see what happened! CD In the third round we already had a title match. Only Woody Cheung and Rex Cheng won their first two games and faced each other on the first board. The match was even

With the long weekend on 17-19 October, we wanted to do something special. After some brainstorming a new idea was born: why not hold a round robin tournament? In a round robin the participants all play against each other. The pairings were known beforehand - giving the chance for everyone to take their preparation to the next level. This makes it a great exercise for players of all levels. Another advantage of this format is that you're paired with people of your own rating

Editor's note: guest writer Coach Astrid wrote the following piece about the first-ever Ladies (K)Night - enjoy! Two years ago, we set out with a mission to build a more inclusive, vibrant space for girls in chess. What a journey it already has been. From launching our exclusive girls-only classes and organizing an international online match with our friends in Shanghai, to hosting our very own girls festival in Discovery Bay. Our girls-only teams swept board medals and finis

Both C/D and A/B were fully booked. Many EOM regulars were joined by some of our new students from both our centers and our schools. We were ready for a fun afternoon of competitive chess with a great atmosphere and that's exactly what we got! C/D As always, we start with the C/D group. We can find our Step 1 and Step 2 students who are finding their way to competitive chess here. Avoiding falling Scholar's Mate lookalikes (we don't allow the actual Scholar's Mate!), sidestep

There are a couple of tournaments on the chess calendar that people usually look forward to. The Candidates Tournament in which the Challenger for the World Championship gets decided and the World Championship itself are the front runners. But also tournaments where we know the excitement and drama will be high are highly popular among chess enthusiasts. The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December are an absolute must to follow. The Tata Steel tournament held in

No "Back to School Rapid" this year, or so we thought... We welcomed a full house with 34 registrations of which 29 were younger than twelve!! After two rounds with no major upsets, Daniel King Wai Lam was held to a draw by Zachary Tong. Four talented youngsters capitalized and shared first place with a perfect 3/3. After two long hard fought draw between Daniel Wing Shing Luu and Xiangyi Meng (Shayne); and Chi Ngo Chan (Declan) and Shun Wang Liu (Ernest), Daniel Lam put hims

At Caissa, we believe chess is a game that knows no boundaries. Since 2025, we have been dedicated to building a supportive environment for our growing community of female players. Through our tournaments, training sessions, annual festival, and weekly classes, we have seen your enthusiasm. Due to this popularity, we are happy to announce that starting this October, Wednesdays will officially be 'Caissa Girls Club Day' at our Sheung Wan Center—a dedicated space for our female