The founding of the ETH Chess Club was initiated when we organized the first Polychamps in 2021, which is a chess tournament against EPFL (we won :)). Afterwards, our club was founded in September 2021 and we organized the first OTB tournament not much later. Since then, we have organized regular tournament and casual chess evenings. Ever since our inception we kept growing and we now attract over 40 people for the tournaments we organize!
We wouldn’t have been able to do this without our team, who spend their free time in order to make all of this happen and have made the chess club into what it is now. If you want to join our amazing team and help out here and there, you can always contact us!
Hi all :))) I am currently the president of the chess club and have been playing chess since I was 6! Apart from loving the chess game, I also dance, play badminton and, oh yeah, do some Data Science at ETH on the side. Currently I am in my final semester and hoping to start a PhD next year 🙂 My favorite opening is the Stafford Gambit, just because I like Eric Rosen.
Hi, I’m Thomas, responsible for the Polychamps at SKETHZ. I’m currently doing my PhD in applied mathematics at ETH. Come to our events and I’ll be glad to play a game or two (or ten) with you 😉
Hi, I’m Ana Marija, a doctoral student in mathematics at ETH, and I’m the vice president of the club. Apart from numbers, I enjoy painting, sports involving a racket and sleeping. My favorite chess opening is the Tennison gambit, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation.
Hello, I’m Lorenzo, a computer science student at ETH and the current event organizer of the club. I like to play sharp positions and attacking chess. If you want to find out about some crazy and dubious gambits come play a game with me!