online chess – PCU Committee

PCU Student Chess Cup started with the record-breaking online blitz tournament

November 23, 2023/in Chess Cup

The “5th AP | PCU Student Chess Cup” is a unique chess experience, open for all university and higher education chess playing students worldwide, with or without FIDE ranking, in association with the Royal Belgian Chess Federation and with emphasis on Fair Play and Universal Friendship. The PCU Student Chess Cup 2023 welcomes 122 chess playing students from 16 countries, representing 31 universities and institutions of higher education.

In addition the “AP|PCU Student Chess@Home“, a free online chess blitz tournament, organized on 22 November 2023 welcomed 127 chess playing students from 28 countries, representing 56 universities and institutions of higher edecation.

PCU Chess Cup@Home 2023 Champions

November 22, 2023/in Chess Cup

The PCU Chess@Home 2023 witnessed an intense day of online blitz chess on Wednesday, November 22. The competition unfolded through 11 rounds, showcasing the skills of chess students in the virtual arena.

126 students from 32 countries participated in the PCU Chess online program.

Congratulations to the winners:
1st place | Maksym Goroshkov (Goroshkov_Maksym) | University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education | Slovenia
2nd place | David Scott (ds1301) | University of East Anglia | England
3rd place | Yasas Lamawansa (mdynl123) | University of Liège | Belgium

It total 566 games were played in Swiss System. Average rating of Final Round reached 1557.
Find full results on lichess.org.

A warm appreciation to all participants for fostering a spirit of camaraderie through kind and engaging chats during the PCU Chess Cup@Home 2023. Your sportsmanship and positive interactions have not only elevated the online blitz chess experience but also contributed to the sense of community.

Update PCU Student Chess Cup 2023

November 7, 2023/in Chess Cup

The PCU Student Chess Cup 2023 will welcome more than 100 already registered chess playing students from Morocco, Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, England, Czech Republic and Moldova. Meanwhile we are ensuring visas for non-Schengen players from 3 more countries.

Upon general request, registration modalities will remain open until Monday 20 November 2023 for new participation requests, limited to chess playing students living in the Schengen zone or in possession of a Schengen visa.

Registrations for the online PCU Student Chess@Home are still welcome until Monday 20 November 2023. All participation information is available on www.pcucommittee.com/chess

Chess Cup entries booming

October 6, 2023/in Chess Cup

Entries for the 5th PCU Student Chess Cup in Antwerp (Belgium) from 24 to 26 November 2023 and its online platform PCU Student Chess@home on 22 November 2023 are a hit. Chess playing students already registered from universities and higher education institutes from Morocco, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Albania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, India, Argentina, Ukraine, Indonesia, Estonia, Austria, Mauritius, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Romania, Burundi and Greece.

If you want to join this unique chess experience, visit www.pcucommittee.com/chess. The tournament is open for all university and higher education chess playing students worldwide, with or without FIDE ranking, organized in association with the Royal Belgian Chess Federation and with emphasis on Fair Play and Universal Friendship. The official host is the AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp. Registrations are welcome until 3 November 2023.

Register here

PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022

November 24, 2022/in Chess Cup

11 rounds of online blitz chess were played during the PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022 on Wednesday 24 November.

109 students representing 35 Universities from 22 countries participated in the PCU Chess online program.

Congratulations to Henri Lahdelma “HenriL” from Aalto University (Finland) on winning this Chess Cup!
He did not lose a single game, except for one draw, and finished the tournament with 10.5 points.

Rodrigo Gabancho “UBrgabancho” from University of Belgrano (Argentina) took second place and finished with 9.5 points.

The bronze medal was won by Vadim Eliseev from Donetsk National University (Ukraine) with 8.5 points.

It total 502 games were played in Swiss System. Average rating of Final Round reached 1605.
Find full results on lichess.org and final ranking here.

Congratulations to all participants!

PCU Chess@Home 2022

August 27, 2022/in Uncategorized

On Wednesday 23 November 2022, an online chess blitz tournament (PCU Chess@Home) will be organized, to enable participation for all students worldwide unable to travel. Games will be played online on the platform lichess.org and take place at 19-22h CET.

The type of competition is Blitz Chess.

The registration deadline is 19 November 2022. Participating students have to represent a specific University or other Institute of Higher Education.

Registration can be done here.

All students from Universities and University colleges worldwide are welcome to participate.

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