Chess Club Black & White (CCBW)

Monday, April 7, 2025

Gukesh, Vidit, Pragg, Arjun begin Quest at Freestyle Chess 2nd Leg in Paris

Paris, April 7 2025 - The second Freestyle Chess Grand Slam of the year is underway in Paris. From April 7 to 14, twelve of the world’s top grandmasters are battling for a $750,000 prize fund—$200,000 for the winner—in a format that has already redefined elite chess competition.Freestyle CEO Jan Henric Buettner and his team are determined to build on the momentum: “The first Grand Slam in Weissenhaus was a huge success – we tripled the reach compared to the inaugural Freestyle tournament at the same venue the year before,” says Freestyle COO Thomas Harsch. With that experience in mind, the journey continues in one of the most vibrant cities in...

Sanyam Srivastava wins CCBW Rapid Chess, Daksh Arora Junior Champion

Chief guest well-known socio-political journalist Chandrani Banerjee with prize winners at CCBW Rapid Open ChessLucknow's teen talent fourteen-year-old Sanyam Srivastava won the CCBW Rapid Chess on tiebreak ahead of Anchal Rastogi (Central GST) and Pawan Batham (State Tax Department). All three scored 6/7 points. The state-wise tournament was hosted by Chess Club Black and White (CCBW) at Charans Plaza in Hazratganj on Sunday.Tournament winner Sanyam SrivastavaSanyam lost his last round game to Pawan blundering two pawns away but earlier Sanyam beat Anchal in a Scotch Gambit game where white misplayed the opening. Octogenarians Kranti...

Caption: Chief guest Fariduddin Abbasi, Director, Silverstone Group, with prize winners of the 3rd CCBW Maha Shivratri Chess at Kapoor's Inn.Defending champion Anchal Rastogi (Central GST) took home the winner's trophy on tiebreak ahead of Pawan Batham (State Tax Department) and Saeed Ahmad (Lucknow Chess Centre) with 6/7 points on Sunday at the 3rd Maha Shivratri Rapid Open Tournament. Chess Club Black & White (CCBW) hosted the tournament at Kapoor's Inn Banquets & Suites in Kapoorthala, Lucknow, on Sunday. All three scored 6 points. Tournament Champion Anchal RastogiJunior Champion Rachit YadavChief guest Fariduddin Abbasi,...

Weissenhaus Players Decide to Call Tour Winner Freestyle Chess Champion

February 10, 2025 – At a Sunday evening meeting in Weissenhaus with organizer Jan Henric Buettner, 12 Freestyle Chess Players Club members unanimously decided that the 2025 Grand Slam Tour winner in December (South Africa) will be titled "Freestyle Chess Champion." They also plan to form their own independent association with a qualified legal team to represent their interests.The Sunday evening meeting, following the first day of the quarterfinals, included all Freestyle Chess Grand Slam participants in Weissenhaus and remote members of the Freestyle Chess Players Club. They agreed to temporarily avoid using "world" to counter FIDE's unfounded...