Chess Tournaments in Surat
Surat Chess Club organises and co-hosts chess tournaments in Surat for juniors and open players — and prepares its students for the rated events across Gujarat. This page is the living record: what we have run, what is coming, how entry works, and how to be told first when the next one is announced.
The next tournament in Surat
Nothing announced yet — the next event is being planned
Our tournaments are announced a few weeks ahead on this page, on the events page, on Instagram, and in a WhatsApp update group we open for each tournament. Entries for the September 2026 Junior Rapid closed at 38 players and the July open at 75, so the next one will fill too.
Message us with the player's age and level and we will add you to the update group — no commitment, you simply hear first.
Tournaments and camps we have run in Surat
Every event has its own record page with the format, the numbers and the photographs. Results are published where they were available on the day.
Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2026
38 players in U7, U11 and U14. Rapid, Swiss system, trophies for the top three in every category. Co-hosted with HopUp Sports Arena, City Light. Results & photographs →
16 Aug 2026CCC Surat Chess Cafe Opening Showdown
Chess Coffee Connect's first Surat tournament, hosted at our Vesu classroom — sixteen players, five rounds of rapid chess. Photographs →
3 Aug 2026One-day camp with IM Anup Deshmukh
Fourteen students with an International Master: openings, plans, and converting won positions. Full record →
26 Jul 2026Surat chess tournament, July 2026
75 players across three age groups at HopUp Sports Arena — our biggest event so far. Photographs →
How entry works
Our events follow the same pattern each time, so parents know what to expect before the announcement lands.
Open to all — no club membership needed. Junior events are split by age on the date of birth entered at registration (in 2026: Under 7, Under 11, Under 14). Open events welcome adults.
Rapid chess, Swiss system, digital clocks on every board. The Junior Rapid used 15 minutes with a 5-second increment; the number of rounds depends on the field.
Recent junior events cost ₹499 per player, paid on registration; your seat is confirmed when the payment lands. Entries close at the deadline or when the venue is full, whichever comes first.
Trophies for the top three in every category, medals for the next places and best girl, and a certificate for every participant — every child leaves with something in their hand.
First time? Read the parent's guide to a first chess tournament — what to bring, how a Swiss works, and what to do between rounds.
Rated events beyond our own
Our tournaments are the friendly first step. To earn a FIDE rating a player needs FIDE-rated events, and Gujarat has a full calendar of them through the year — in Surat and in the other cities of the state. Students on the Queen and King plans are prepared specifically for these, and we tell families which events suit a player's level and when to enter.
Our students also play the open tournaments held in Surat by other organisers — the large photograph on our adults page is one of our adult students at such an open in July 2026.
- Play & Learn Sundays, 2:00 to 4:00 PM: supervised, clocked games (one a month on the Rook Plan, two on the Queen Plan)
- Notation and clock handling taught in class, so the hall holds no surprises
- Event selection and preparation support from the coaches
- Round-by-round WhatsApp support for King Plan players during major events
Chess tournaments in Surat — questions
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Be told first about the next tournament
One WhatsApp message with the player's age and level and we add you to the tournament update group — it hears before anywhere else.