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Caissa Osaka is recognized by the Japan Chess Federation (JCF) as an official chess club. We offer training and aim to bring tournaments of various kinds like fast paced blitz, rapid, classical standard, scholastic, team chess and more.

Chess is a game of more than 1,000 years old and is played by over 600 million people around the world. Playing chess is an excellent way to keep your brains fit, or for children to develop abstract thinking, logical reasoning, planning and in general understanding cause-effect relationship.

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Darth Vader Visits Caissa Osaka Expo Booth

Caissa at a Children Expo in Osaka. Preparation is all.

Early this year we had a booth at a large after-school activities Expo in Hong Kong. For the first time then we created banners, visuals, thought about what presents to give, offer what kind of discount when sign up on the spot and how to compete with our neighbours who had fancy computer simulation games, bikes to ride or offered remote controlled race cars … it took 3 months of preparation. In Osaka, we started high up the learning curve and a total preparation time of 10%

Abroad International School (AIS) to Host 1st Kansai Scholastic Chess

We are glad to announce that the 1st Kansai Scholastic Chess Tournament on 30 November will be hosted at Abroad International School Osaka. Any student in the Kansai region can directly and individually register on the website . Provide the player's name, age and school name and you are all set to join in your own age category to play for individual prizes as well as school prizes. Join us! REGISTER

FM Simon Bibby to Join Caissa Osaka Training Staff

We are glad to announce that FM Simon Bibby will join Caissa Japan GK at Caissa Osaka Chess Club as Senior Trainer. Simon Bibby is a FIDE Master and a FIDE Instructor. He learned to play chess at age 6. He represented England multiple times as a junior, from Under-11 level to Under-19 level. Here in Japan, Simon has been an active member of the chess community for more than two decades. He became national champion in 2002 and has been a Japan national team member at two Olym

Celebratory Lunch with Players of the Caissa Osaka Blitz

GM Paul Velten Wins Inaugural Caissa Osaka Blitz

On 27 September Caissa Osaka Chess Club held its first tournament in the Higashinari Ward Center. The tournament was run as a Round Robin...