Bengal Chess Association

Bengal Chess Association

Abbreviation	BCA
Formation	2012
Type	Sports organisation
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Chess
Location	Around West Bengal
Region served	Entire West Bengal
Membership	Affiliated Districts and Academies/Clubs
Official language	Bangla
President	Sanjoy Sureka
Affiliations	All India Chess Federation

The Bengal Chess Association (BCA) is the apex body for the game of chess in West Bengal, India. It was formed on 2012 after the West Bengal Chess Association was dissolved. It is affiliated to the All India Chess Federation.

History

The erstwhile West Bengal Ad Hoc Committee was given an elected form on 3 January 2012 where Sanjoy Sureka was elected president.

The state body, West Bengal Chess Association was operating in an autocratic manner, as it failed to implement the Calcutta High Court's order, given on July 6, 1993 to conduct election within two weeks. Dibyendu Barua, the election officer and the Vice-President of the AICF, held the elections and elected the members of the organisation.

Affiliates

The BCA has a number of affiliated districts bodies, academies and clubs under it.

Affiliated District Associations

• KOLKATA DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION
• North 24 Parganas District Chess Association
• South 24 Parganas District Chess Association
• Howrah District Chess Association
• Hooghly District Chess Association
• Burdwan District Chess Association
• Purba Midnapur District Chess Association
• Jalpaiguri District Chess Association
• Darjeeling District Chess Association
• Murshidabad District Chess Association
• Coochbihar District Chess Association
• Uttar Dinajpur District Chess Association
• Nadia District Chess Association

Affiliated Academies and Clubs

• Alekhine Chess Club
• Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy
• Calcutta Chess Academy
• Calcutta Chess Club
• Bengal Chess Wizard
• Behala Chess Club
• Lake Town Cultural Organization
• Sealdah Sports & Cultural Organization
• Gariahat Chess Club
• City Chess Forum
• Pulse Chess Academy

Events

The BCA has been able to organize some notable events in the state.

It organises the state selection trials for the National-B Chess Tournament every year along with the different age-group tournaments for selecting players for the national level competition.