The West Bengal Chess Association (WBCA) the apex body for the game of chess in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

, India, was dissolved in 2012 after the formation of the

Bengal Chess Association 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 erstwhil ...

. It was formed in the late 1959s and was affiliated with the

All India Chess Federation The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is central administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the federation is affiliated to Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), the world body for chess. The AICF has produce ...

Affiliates

The WBCA used to have a number of affiliated districts bodies, academies and clubs under it.

Affiliated District Associations

*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 *Behala Chess Club *Lake Town Cultural Organization *Sealdah Sports & Cultural Organization *Gariahat Chess Club *City Chess Forum *Pulse Chess Academy

Events

The WBCA had organised some notable events in the state. *On December 4 to 14, 1996, the WBCA organized for the first time in India the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship at

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. *In 1999, the WBCA organised the National Age Group Chess Championship at Howrah. *In 2000, WBCA held All India Fide Rated Chess Tournament at Kolkata.

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