Shubh & Tanisshi Triumphs The White Rook Classical Chess Challenger Series initiated by Indian Chess School is an attempt to inculcate habits of patience and time so that children can compete at the state and national level chess tournaments with equal footing. The first of the classical event in this series was held over 2-weekends on 23 & 30 June, 2023 in two different categories – medallist for players having classical rating & non-medallist for players without rating. The idea is to have a strong event for rated players and an incentive for non-medallist not only to win top hon ..read more

The 31st of May, 2023 will go down as a red-letter day for ICS as we signed a historic MOU with St. Petersburg Chess Association (SPCA) for mutual cooperation to develop and strengthen cooperation between the parties in the development of chess. The agreement to this effect was signed by our founder, Praful Zaveri whereas for SPCA, it was signed by M. Vladimir Bykov, Executive Director. The purpose of this Memorandum is to develop and strengthen cooperation between the Parties in the development of chess sport. The Parties will promote the arrangement of joint chess competitions, training ca ..read more

The Chess Course’ has completed a journey of 22 years of wonderful and exhilarating journey since the first edition was rolled out in the year 1999! Any book has its own shelf life and a limited run at the stands. Not so with ‘The Chess Course’! The run-time has crossed well over 2-decades and there is no sign of its popularity receding anywhere. The book certainly has the blessings of Goddess Caissa! I now take immense pleasure in announcing the launch of the revised and enlarged version of ‘The Chess Course’. What is the need to re-invent a wheel? One may definitely ask! Well, I ..read more

Riding on the success of the 1st edition of ICS Carlsen Tournament, we are all set to host the next leg of this tournament for U-13 players from 27 November to 09 December 2020. The post ICS CARLSEN TOUR FOR U-13 appeared first on Indian Chess School ..read more

“Learn from the best!” This is what Indian Chess School stands for! And, to continue this momentum, we are initiating a series of workshops, camps, simultaneous display by the top trainers from India so as to help them achieve chess excellence. The first in the series is 3-day ‘WORKSHOP # 1 BY GRANDMASTER PRAVIN THIPSAY‘ from 15-17 December 2020.  The post GM Pravin Thipsay Workshop #1 appeared first on Indian Chess School ..read more