The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with Bengal Chess Association organized ‘Corporate Chess Tournament’ on 23rd June 2018 at Williamson Magor Hall, The Bengal Chamber Premises.

A Brief of Corporate Chess Championship

Chess is one of the most exciting games to have its roots in India. Chess has always been regarded as an Intellectual sport and it has many elements that we use in business organizations today. This is probably the only game in the world where the winner is also referred to as a Grand Master.

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with Bengal Chess Association presented Corporate Chess Championship with some of the best corporate talents to enjoy a game of chess.

Tournament Guidelines
System of Play: Swiss League
No. of Rounds: Minimum 7 Rounds were played with no elimination.
Time Control: Each player got 20 Minutes to finish the game. Total time allotted per game is 40 minutes.
Pairing: Swiss Manager Pairing software was used for pairings.

Rules and Regulations:
I) FIDE RULES: The tournament was played according to FIDE LAWS OF CHESS.
II) Illegal Move: In case of illegal move by a contestant, a time penalty of 2 minutes was applied.
III) Tie Break: In case of a Tie, the result of Direct Encounter was considered. In case of further tie, Buchholz rule was applied as per FIDE Regulations.
IV) All other standard rules of tournament play as per FIDE Handbook were applied. Though leniency was observed in certain cases but Chief Arbiter’s decision was considered as final and abiding in all cases.

A brief about Bengal Chess Association (BCA)
BCA is the parent body for conducting chess in the State of West Bengal. Formed in the year 2012, Bengal Chess Association (BCA) is an affiliate of the All India Chess Federation (AICF), the apex Body of chess in India from 18th November 2012.

Bengal Chess Association (BCA) is responsible for conducting, selecting and supporting chess players for Nationals in all age groups& senior categories, promoting chess in all Districts and Educational Institutions in West Bengal, and for coordinating chess activities and tournaments throughout the state.

Participants from Thermax Ltd, Department of Income Tax, Government of West Bengal, Home Department, Government of West Bengal, Acclaris Business Solutions, L&T, IBM, Ambuja Neotia Group and many more participated in the tournament.

Mr Debarshi Mukherjee from Department of Income Tax, Government of West Bengal was declared Winner, Mr Anjan Mallick from Home Department, Government of West Bengal was declared 1st Runner Up and Mr Anirban Guha Roy from The Future Foundation School was declared 2nd Runner Up of the tournament.

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with Bengal Chess Association will continue organizing this type of Chess Tournaments in future.