Bengal Chess Association

The Bengal Chess Association (BCA) is the apex body for the game of chess in West Bengal, India. It was formed on 2012 after the West Bengal Chess Association was dissolved. It is affiliated to the All India Chess Federation.[2]

Bengal Chess Association
AbbreviationBCA
Formation2012
TypeSports organisation
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeChess
Location
  • Around West Bengal
Region served
Entire West Bengal
Membership
Affiliated Districts and Academies/Clubs
Official language
Bangla
President
Santanu Lahiri[1]
AffiliationsAll India Chess Federation
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The erstwhile West Bengal Ad Hoc Committee, was given an elected form on 3 January 2012 where Sanjoy Sureka was elected president.[3]

The state body, West Bengal Chess Association was dissolved, as it failed to implement the Calcutta High Court's order, given on July 6, 1993 to conduct election within two weeks. Dibyendu Barua, the election officer and the Vice-President of the AICF, held the elections and elected the members of the organisation.

Affiliates

The BCA has a number of affiliated districts bodies, academies and clubs under it.

Affiliated Chess Associations[4]
Chess associations affiliated with BCA
Alipurduar Chess Circle
Cooch Behar District Chess Association
Jalpaiguri District Chess Association
Kalimpong District Chess Association
Darjeeling District Chess Association
Gorkha Hill Chess Association
Uttar Dinajpur Chess Association
Dakshin Dinajpur Chess Association
Malda District Chess Association
Murshidabad District Chess Association
Birbhum District Chess Association
Nadia District Chess Association
North 24 Parganas Chess Association
South 24 Parganas Chess Association
Kolkata District Chess Association
Purba Burdwan District Chess Association
Purba Medinipur Chess Association
District Chess Association of Paschim Medinipur
Purulia District Chess Association
Bankura District Chess Association
Howrah Chess Association
Jhargram District Chess Association

Affiliated Academies and Clubs
  • Alekhine Chess Club
  • Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy
  • Bengal Chess Wizard
  • Calcutta Chess Academy
  • Calcutta Chess Club
  • Behala Chess Club
  • Lake Town Cultural Organization
  • Sealdah Sports & Cultural Organization
  • Gariahat Chess Club
  • City Chess Forum
  • Pioneer chess school

Events

The BCA has been able to organize some notable events in the state.[5]

It organizes the State Selection trials for the National Challengers Chess Tournament every year along with the different age-group tournaments for selecting players for various National Championships.

See also

References
  1. "The Controversy in Bengal Chess - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "West Bengal Chess Association". All India Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. "Formation of the Bengal Chess Association". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. Current affiliates of the Bengal Chess Association
  5. "Tournament Calendar of bengal chess association". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
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