TOKYO BILINGUAL CHESS CLUB

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's St. Patrick's Day Scholastic Tournament held on March 16, 2024 was small but fun!  People often wonder: “What is the true story of St. Patrick’s Day?” No body participated in this tournament was the Irish origin, but it's Okay!

Students are being taught by the top chess trainers in the world. It is absolutely astounding that we have access to these talented coaches. The Tournament Director, Alex A., explained how to use a chess clock as it is part of the game.

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club had an exciting "Setsubun" in our Devils Out!👹 scholastic chess tournament this past Saturday, February 3, 2024. The main ritual associated with the observance of Setsubun is mamemaki 'bean scattering'; this ritual sees roasted soybeans known as fukumame 'fortune beans' either thrown out of the front door, or at a member of the family wearing an oni (demon or ogre) mask while shouting 'Devils out! Fortune in!' before slamming the door.   

19 elementary school students showed up for the New Year Top Spinning Chess Tournament.  Deep thinkers attend this tournament from grades one up through 6th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer. This event is one of the strongest events to help your child prepare for the official level competition of the Japan Chess Federation, which is upcoming on April 7, 2024 for the Japan Cadets & Youth Chess Championship.  

The Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's Rudolph the Reindeer tournament attracted 19 of the best scholastic players in the central Tokyo area.  Deep thinkers attend this tournament from the 1st grade up through 7th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer.   Several students in Class A were one of talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark in the Japan Chess Federation.

Every year, as close as possible to the actual day of Halloween, Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club holds Halloween Scholastic Tournament. This year, we held on October 28, 2023, a shallow partial lunar eclipse night. The Tournament Director, Alex A., and Teacher Matt W. made the pairings each round and settled any type of dispute that arose during the game.  Please give them a respect for the difficult job they do.  We could not hold chess tournaments without them!

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's 35th Scholastic Tournament held on August 26, 2023 with the time control of 25 min. + 5 sec. increment.  The Tournament Director, CM Alex Averbukh  made the pairings each round and settled any type of dispute that arose during the game. As always, we could not hold chess tournaments without him! Thanks for yummy souvenir from NYC, CM Alex!

During super humid & hot summer season in Japan, from New Caledonia, Grand Master Samy Shoker arrived to Narita Airport at 7:50am and came straight to Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club to play a simultaneous exhibition against kids, junior and adult players on August 5th, 2023.  

It's not everyday chess players in Japan get to hear from a grand master.  

Camp Director, CM Alex Averbukh, has hosted a summer one-day chess camp on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023. TBCC would like to thank all our parents for supporting scholastic chess for their children by allowing them to be immersed in our instructional, fun chess camp at Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. 

Five children grade 1 to 3 were welcome to start off their summer vacation by attending this fun-filled event! There were chess instruction, Kendama, games, food and outdoor activities.

Welcome to Japan and the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club, Grandmaster Samy Shoker from Egypt!!! Come one, come all for casual play. Happy, social playtime for English speaking chess players.

All kids and adults are invited for Simultaneous Exhibition by GM Samy Shoker from Egypt from 13:30am until 16:30am in Osaki No. 2 Community Center. 

A 'Simul' (short for 'simultaneous exhibition') is an event where an experienced chess player plays many challengers at the same time.    [No interpretation is provided.]

TBCC is the place to play chess in the Central Tokyo area for English-speaking players. We will give everyone something nice to look forward to at the weekend. Some of you may wish to use this time to play out your challenge games in order to move up the rank and make the team!

[Entry Fee]

TBCC Members: Individual entry fee is 3,500 yen for adult and kids. Family rate is 7,500 yen up to three players from the same family.

Non-members: Individual entry fee is 4,000 yen for adults. 500 yen discount for students under 18. Family rate is 8,000yen up to three players from the same family.

For registration, please contact to contact.us@beaconsq.info. Upon registration, the location details will be provided. Please bring your Chess set and clock if you have.

Stop by and meet GM Samy Shoker!

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club (TBCC) proudly announces that we are going to enter the Team Championship 2023 for the sixth time as an official member club of Japan Chess Federation.  Japan Chess Federation organizes an annual team championship on September 17(Sun) & 18(Mon-National Holiday), 2023.  The club championship is for teams of 4 (or up to 6 players).  TBCC now accepts your application to play as a member of TBCC in the 2023 team championship via email by July 14, 2023.

* TBCC's team entry is subject to change based on the NCS's decision to cancel the event due to conditions of the venue and COVID regulations. 

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club proudly announces that 3 TBCC teams are going to enter the Club Team Championship 2023 for the sixth time as an official member club of Japan Chess Federation(JCF).

Event: 2023 Club Team Championship

Date: September 17(Sun) & 18 (Mon), 2023

Place: Kyurian, Ooimachi, Shinagawa-ku

Time Control: Swiss 6 rounds (Fischer mode 45 min + 30 sec)  9/17(Sat)

9:30 – 10:10 Check-In

10:10 – 10:30 Opening ceremony

10:30 Round 1

14:00 Round 2

17:00 Round 3

9/18(Sun)

9:30 Round 4

13:00 Round 5

16:00 Round 6

19:00 Prizegiving

Team Composition and Board Order

A team shall consist of 4 players (maximum 5 players per team) who are listed below:

Team A 

 CM Alex Averbukh (Captain)

 Umarbek Bakhodirjonov

 Tristan Chih

 Paulo Galvez

Team B

 CM Jakhongir Shavdirov (Captain)

 Kai Tatsumi

 Shota Osaka

 Natsuki Takizawa

 Lira Yoshida

Captains per team are appointed.  All teams shall abide by these rules and regulations and any matters not covered for in these rules and regulations shall be at the discretion of the TBCC captains whose decision shall be final and no correspondences shall be entertained.

Coach

CM Alex Averbukh and CM Jakhongir Shavdirov will provide analysis and preparations to young players as they finish the round on site on an availability basis. 

Uniforms

All players must be in the TBCC team poloshirt and proper attire for two days.

Cancellation Policy

All players are expected to play all rounds of the day(s) confirmed unless Coach decides and withdrawal is required for medical or other emergency reasons.  No refunds will be given.

Chess Is A Team Sport!

Do not underestimate the power inherent in playing as a team or the reward felt by teammates who enjoy a very different level of achievement by participating together.   TBCC assigns every new player and experienced player (Captain) on our team to be a tournament buddy, who will help go over games during a tournament, offer moral support, and participate in a special practice before the first tournament to help the new student get ready.

15 players from at least 10 schools participated in our 34th scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on June 18, 2023.  While June has a lot of rain nationwide, and this time is called “TSUYU" (rainy season), we had a beautiful weather on the tournament day. 

Sorry about the new venue announcement not properly reminded to you as some families were sweating to get there from other locations where they mistakenly arrived💦

18 players from at least 10 schools participated in our Golden Paradise scholastic chess tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on April 29, the first day of the Golden Week 2023. 

19 players from at least 10 schools participated in our Candy Party scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on March 18, 2023. 

15 elementary school students showed up for the New Year Rice Cake Chess Tournament.  Deep thinkers attend this tournament from grades kindergarten up through 8th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer. This event is one of the strongest events to help your child prepare for the official level competition of the National Chess Society of Japan (NCS), which is upcoming on April 2, 2023 for the Japan Cadets & Youth Chess Championship.  

The Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's Santa & Grinch Tournament attracted 22 of the best scholastic players in the central Tokyo area.  Deep thinkers attend this tournament from grades kindergarten up through 7th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer.   Several students in Class A were one of talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark in the National Chess Society of Japan .

Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's Spooky Festival Tournament held on October 15, 2022. The Tournament Director, CM Alex A., and Teacher  Binod G. made the pairings each round and settled any type of dispute that arose during the game.  Also, Emi H., who is a former representative of Japan Women's Team for Chess Olympiad, visited us to take wonderful professional photos of our young players.  Please give them a respect for the difficult job they do.  We could not hold chess tournaments without them!

The Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's New year Tournament attracted 16 of the best scholastic players in the central Tokyo area.  Deep thinkers attend this tournament from grades 1st up through 8th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer.   Several students in Class A were one of talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark in the National Chess Society of Japan and have enrolled in the next Team Championship held on September 17-18 2022.

Well this was probably our best camp ever! A good mix between activities, chess theory, coaching, tournament games, Kendama workshop and happy birthday celebration. TBCC's thrilling summer chess camp held on July 23, 2022 was small as we had several last minute cancellations due to COVID-19 related matters, but so much fun! With 2 coaches for 9 kids everyone was able to get lots of individual attention and form some really great connections.  Whether your child is a beginner (Group B) or an intermediate player (Group A), this chess camp is designed to be the perfect place to learn, develop new skills, and explore new (and fun!) challenges.