Bengal Chess Association
# 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 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 dissolved, 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 Chess Associations

* Chess associations affiliated with BCA
* Alipurduar Chess Circle
* Cooch Behar District Chess Association
* Jalpaiguri District Chess Association
* Kalimpong District Chess Association
* Darjeeling District Chess Association
* Gorkha Hill Chess Association
* Uttar Dinajpur Chess Association
* Dakshin Dinajpur Chess Association
* Malda District Chess Association
* Murshidabad District Chess Association
* Birbhum District Chess Association
* Nadia District Chess Association
* North 24 Parganas Chess Association
* South 24 Parganas Chess Association
* Kolkata District Chess Association
* Purba Burdwan District Chess Association
* Purba Medinipur Chess Association
* District Chess Association of Paschim Medinipur
* Purulia District Chess Association
* Bankura District Chess Association
* Howrah Chess Association
* Jhargram District Chess Association

### Affiliated Academies and Clubs

* Alekhine Chess Club
* Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy
* Bengal Chess Wizard
* Calcutta Chess Academy
* Calcutta Chess Club
* Behala Chess Club
* Lake Town Cultural Organization
* Sealdah Sports & Cultural Organization
* Gariahat Chess Club
* City Chess Forum
* Pioneer chess school

## Events

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

It organizes the State Selection trials for the National Challengers Chess Tournament every year along with the different age-group tournaments for selecting players for various National Championships.

