2018 – 2019 start of the season
Are you passionate about playing chess? Then you’re in the right place: the chess season is kicking off this October. Join the ongoing hype and fellow chess enthusiasts in our Credit Suisse chess club to compete against other companies starting in autumn.
On August 8, thirteen members of the «Credit Suisse Chess Club» opened the 2018/19 chess season with a friendly game against Google. This opening game resulted in a successful win for Credit Suisse 8.5 vs Google 4.5. Google is the youngest company joining the chess intercompany tournament “Firmen-Mannschafts-Meisterschaft” – FMM.
The FMM season will start on October 3 with Credit Suisse playing against IBM and Gretag.
FMM season schedule
| Round | When | Against who | |
| R1 | Wednesday, Oct 3 | CS1 CS2 CS3 |
IBM1 Gretag CS4 |
| R2 | Monday, Nov 5 Wednesday, Nov 7 Thursday, Nov 8 |
ZKB3 Zurich3 Faselec |
CS3 CS4 CS2 |
| R3 | Monday, Nov 19
Wednesday, Nov 21 |
ZKB1 CS2 CS4 |
CS1 Zurich2 ZKB3 |
| R4 | Wednesday, Jan 9
Thursday, Jan 10 |
CS1 CS2 UBS2 |
UBS1 Kantonale Verwaltung CS3 |
| R5 | Wednesday, Jan 30 | CS1 CS3 CS4 |
Zurich 1 IBM2 UBS2 |
| R6 | Monday, Mar 4 Tuesday, Mar 5 Wednesday, Mar 6 |
ZKB2 IBM2 CS2 |
CS3 CS4 Google2 |
| R7 | Tuesday, Mar 26 Wednesday, Mar 27 |
Google1 EWZ CS3 CS4 |
CS1 CS2 Zurich3 ZKB2 |
In addition to the FMM, Credit Suisse chess club also hosts internal tournaments and offers training sessions for both, beginners and advanced chess players.
We are looking forward to having you join us!