FAST Chess Club

07/12/2021

17/11/2021

The FAST Chess Club, in collaboration with the Islamabad Chess Association (ICA), presents the inaugural “FCC 10^120”. An open five-round rapid chess tournament that calls upon the chess players of FAST to come and showcase their talent and summon their inner Tal!

The rules are fairly simple, each player will play five rounds with 10 minutes without any time increment after which prizes will be distributed based on the final standings of the tournament.

The cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the top five players of the tournament the details of which are as follows:
1st Place Rs. 5000/-
2nd Place Rs. 3000/-
3rd Place Rs. 2000/-
4th and 5th Place Rs. 1000/-

The top two female participants will get their own prizes
1st Place Rs. 4000/-
2nd Place Rs. 2000/-
Note: If a female contender is in the top 5 players of the tournament, she'll get the prize money from both categories.

Apart from the cash prizes, the top five players will also get their own registered FIDE IDs from the ICA making them international chess players. All the other participants will also receive tournament certificates. We’re striving for a competitive yet fun and relaxing time for the participants so players will also be served refreshments in between their matches to keep their spirits up!

Managing such a profound tournament requires some sort of crowdfunding thus the entry fee per participant is Rs. 300/-

The tournament starts on the 27th of November 2021 (Saturday) at 12pm sharp and will end sometime in the evening. All the matches will be organized in the main University cafe.

So what are you guys waiting for? Use the link given below to get registered (The final date of registration is the 24th of November)

https://forms.gle/m5JNbYebSHtR1hM87

22/10/2021

Creating a semi-automated rating system was one of the key goals of our club. A system that members can use to track their progress, interact with other members, and improve as players.

The quickest and most fun way to achieve this goal was to code our own Discord bot and make it public to all members inside our very own Discord server. And thanks to our immensely talented Vice Head MusaDAC, we were able to achieve this goal with ease.

All the ratings that our members update in the server will be stored in a MongoDB database alongside other data. Users can fetch this data anytime they like to access their performance and track their improvement over the course of time.

21/10/2021

Today marks the official start of the FAST Chess Club. Though many members have already applied, many still haven't. Consider this a final call to arms.

We wish to take an educational approach to chess with an automated rating system exclusive to chess members only. Anyone who wants to hone his/her chess skills is welcome to apply as a member by filling the form mailed to them.

Later on, we also wish to organize chess matches/tournaments for people to compete and show their talent!

Hurry up though, as the last date to apply is 28th October 2021

16/10/2021

Chess forces humans to muster every ounce of cognitive abilities they possess to create precise, inventive, and incisive solutions to complex and convoluted problems.

A skill that isn’t just useful in chess but in every walk of life. The FAST Chess Club wishes to sharpen this very skill among students of NUCES.