About Helsingør Chess Club
Helsingør Chess Club was founded on December 2, 1924, in Helsingør.
Albert D. Birn played a key role in founding Helsingør Chess Club. Unable to become a member of the two clubs already established in the city at that time, due to his job as a waiter, which didn’t align with the academic nature of the existing chess clubs, he faced a challenge.
So, what does one do when there’s no place for you? One option is to start your own chess club. And that’s exactly what he did. Now, the club has existed for 100 years, outlasting the others, which eventually closed and now only exist in the history books.
Today, the club ranks among the 15 largest chess clubs in Denmark, boasting one of the largest junior and youth sections under the Danish Chess Union.
- Low membership fees for juniors, seniors, and early retirees & pensioners
- Large junior section with emerging young chess talents
- Excellent playing conditions at Byskolen in Helsingør
- Chess Tournaments - Team Chess - Theme Evenings
