List of University Chess Clubs

This is the list of the chess clubs joining the Japan Collegiate Chess Federation, which Japan Chess Federation supports. Please feel free to join the gatherings.

(2023/03/01更新)

Hokkaido / Tohoku

Tohoku University “White Knights”
Place Club room, Discord
Activity Matches inside the club and Tohoku Chess Club, Participating in tournaments
Others Frequency: once a week
SNS Account https://twitter.com/siroknights

Tokyo

ICU Chess Club
Place  
Activity  
Others  
SNS Account https://twitter.com/icuchessclub

 

Aoyama Gakuin University Chess Club
Place Aoyama Campus Building 17
Activity Matches between members
Others Frequency: once a week
SNS Account https://twitter.com/Aoyama_chess

 

Keio Chess Club
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Activity  
Others  
SNS Account https://twitter.com/keio_chess_2023

 

Sophia Chess Circle
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Activity  
Others  
SNS Account https://twitter.com/sophiachess

 

Tokyo University Chess Club
Place Komaba Campus, Higashiyama Juku Center
Activity

Blitz & Rapid: once a week

Classical: twice a month

Others

Members: About 20 members are active

There are members from other universities and graduate school.

Everyone who loves chess is welcome!

SNS Account https://twitter.com/TodaiChessClub

 

 

Tokyo Institute of Technology Chess Club “ChessTech”
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Activity  
Others  
SNS Account https://twitter.com/tokyotechchess

 

Waseda Chess Club
Place Waseda Campus Building 3, Shinjuku Cosmic Center
Activity

Match/Analysis of Blitz/Rapid 

Others

Frequency: twice a month

We vote the dates of the meetings, so that you 

could join the meetings more.

SNS Account https://twitter.com/wasedachess

 

Kanto (Outside Tokyo)

Tsukuba University Chess Club Cafe Rejansu
Place Classrooms in the campus
Activity Matches
Others

Frequency: twice a week

Members: 5~6 members gather in an meeting on average

We accept players outside the university.

Please check our Twitter for more information!

SNS Account https://twitter.com/chesscr

 

Kinki

Kyoto University Chess Club
Place Discord, “Kyoto City Eastern Sakyo Ikiiki-Shimin-Kastudou Center”
Activity Matches, Solving problems 
Others

Frequency: 4~6 times a month (both OTB and Online)
Members: 4~5 members gather in an meeting on average
We accept players outside Kyoto University too, such as Doshisha University.

We congratulate players who are interested in our club (Especially from Kansai Region!)

SNS Account https://twitter.com/Kyodai_Chess

 

Hanshin Area Inter-college Chess Club
Place Online
Activity We used to play in lichess, but may gather OTB if more players join us.
Others

We have made this club to encourage players outside Tokyo, where most tournaments are held.

It is an inter-college club, so anybody is welcome.

SNS Account https://twitter.com/h_s_chess

Kyushu

Kumamoto University Chess Club
Place Campus
Activity Matches, Courses for beginners
Others  
SNS Account https://twitter.com/KumadaiChess