The club, housed in the famous Gorky Sadan, Kolkata courtesy the then Soviet Union, and named after the former world champion, Alexander Alekhine, was launched by a few chess enthusiasts on 26th February 1976.
Since inception, the club took active role to strengthen Indo-Russian Friendship and is imparting the education on chess to young children and also started organizing different level of tournaments including schools' chess championships, world youth international, grandmasters' chess, rapid chess and many other events - it is a record that more than 200 grand masters took part in different events organized by the club at Gorky Sadan, Kolkata.
35th Anniversary of Gorky Sadan - The club celebrated it with a rapid Chess Tournament (Click Below to see pictures and tournament details) and The Secretary of the Club was invited at the presidium on 22nd April 2009 where His Excellency Mr V.I. Trubnikov, Ambassador of Russian federation in India, Mr Rozovsky, Head of Science and Culture of Russian Federation in India, Mr Lazarev, Consul General of Russian Federation in Kolkata, Mr Mazirka, The Director of Gorky Sadan and other guests were present to share their experience and knowledge on The Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Kolkata at Gorky Sadan (click below to see pictures)
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for Rapid Chess for students - dedicated to International Children &
Youth Days
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for His Excellency Mr V.I Trubnikov's visit to Gorky Sadan, Kolkata
Managing Director, Bengal Peerless Housing Development Corpn.
President of Alekhine Chess Club
On behalf of Alekhine Chess Club, I welcome all chess lovers to visit our web site. It is one of the oldest chess clubs in India promoting the game of chess since 1976
Congratulations
to
GM
VISWANATHAN ANAND
for becoming World Champion once again
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Our
Memories with Anand
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Congratulations to
MASTER SAYANTAN DAS
(STUDENT OF GOODRICKE NATIONAL CHESS ACADEMY)
GOLD MEDALLIST
U - 12 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT VIETNAM
GOODRICKE
NATIONAL CHESS ACADEMY FELICITATED SAYANTAN DAS CLICK TO SEE
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Congratulations
Master Diptayan Ghosh
(Student of Goodricke National Chess Academy, Gorky
Sadan)
Gold Medallist, U-10 :: Asian Youth Chess Championship
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Postal and physical
address
Gorky Sadan, 3 Gorky Terrace
(near Minto Park/ Camac Street), Kolkata 700017
Tele Fax number : 0091 33 22832746, Tel No : 0091 33 2280 3957/ 3858
Email ID : alekhinechessclub@hotmail.com
alekhine_chess@rediffmail.com
Earlier Visitors 3rd Kolkata Open 20th The Telegraph Schools Chess Memories with Anand
Accmonsoon2008 Chessmate2008 Proposed 4th Kolkata Open
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