By now, the U1800 Standard League has become a permanent fixture on the Caissa Tournament calendar. We play 6 rounds over 3 Sunday afternoons on the fast classical 60+0 time control. With this concept we provide the perfect conditions for students getting their first experience with classical or unrated players chasing their first rating in a safe environment. In the Spring Edition we have a full house with 33 players of which 9 players are rated. No less than 10 players (!)

26 April - It is the last Sunday of the month. Spring is well underway, Easter Break has come and gone and the schools have started again. It is the last Sunday of the month - that can only mean one thing: it's time to kick off the last EOM cycle of the 25/26 school year. Can the promovendi from last cycle confirm their progress, are there newcomers who might surprise us, who will claim the Spring Cycle after the last leg on 14 June? Let's delve into the results of the first

Caissa Teams U11, U13 and U18 win Top 3 spots. Caissa also joined with 3 girls teams.

Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club Teams U7, U9, U11, U13 and U18 all in Top 3!

22 March was the day of the final leg of the EOM Winter Cycle 2026. The third leg always is extra special as we're not only handing out the day prizes, but the entire cycle gets decided! This adds an additional layer of stress for some students, but it was as fun as always nonetheless. Assistant Lolly watching the games Group C/D We started with our C/D players. Ernest Ye and Davey Chung both raced to 4/5. This gave us a dream pairing in the final round, because both player

On 28 and 29 March the Hong Kong Interschool and Open Team Chess Championship will take place. A perfect opportunity for us to gather the Caissa Team and go compete as a club. At Caissa we strongly emphasize the club feeling. That's why we organized a team building event on 15 March - pizza included - to prepare our youngsters for the upcoming tournament. After going through the tournament rules and talking about what it means to play in a team, we had a fun quiz in teams and

On Saturday 14 March, we proudly hosted the Chess Queens Festival in Discovery Bay. March is a month dedicated to celebrating women and girls in chess, and with FIDE encouraging clubs worldwide to organize events during this time, we were delighted to contribute to this global initiative. We began the Festival at North Plaza Beach, where we gathered for a picnic. Laughter, games and creativity were the main focus. We had a giant chess board to play some games, while everyone

On 1 March, over 350 players representing close to 50 schools gathered at Malvern College for an entire day of chess fun and to compete for who could keep the Dr. R. Lister Cup for the coming year. Will the students of the Chinese International School be the first ones to successfully defend their title, or will we have a different winner for a fourth consecutive year? In each category, the four best individual results from each school are added to decide the school score and