Activities

"Jazz do it again!" Noesis and Studentproof have once again come together to bring you the second edition of Chess & Jazz! Play some casual chess whilst members of Studentproof activate your musical and creative senses. The evening will take place in Hubble and will start at 19:30! You don't want to miss it!

Tonight, we will be joined by International Master Gerard Welling! Gerard is a man of many stories and will entertain us with some of them. Also, stick around afterwards for the 5+3 tournament we have planned. The event will take place in Luna 1.240. Hope to see you there!   Lecture: Gerard Welling lecture 2023 ... Read more

Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of chess variants! Tonight, we will test your tactical brilliance and teamwork like never before. Bughouse is the name of the game, and it's all about collaboration and communication. It's a four-player chess variant played with two teams on two boards. Teammates capture pieces and pass them ... Read more

Ever dream of playing in the chess olympiad competing as a team? Well, tonight is your opportunity to get a taste of what it feels like, for it is time for some team chess! Chess is primarily an individual sport, but with the right format, this can be changed. You will battle it out against ... Read more

Tonight, we celebrate the instalment of the 3rd board of Noesis. We invite you to the Constitution Borrel (CoBo) that will be held on Wednesday the 11th of October, from 20:00 to 23:00 in Hubble. For those unfamiliar, the constitution drink/constitutie borrel (CoBo) is a drink where other boards, members, friends and family come by ... Read more

On the 18th of October we will have a guest lecturer coming by. Dolf Meijer has been a chess coach for 25 years and he is also a very strong chess player himself. He will be giving a lecture about some tactics and motifs. After the lecture we will have a 10+0 rapid tournament. On ... Read more

Are you tired of making mistakes in the opening? Would you like to play a chess variant where knowledge of openings is less important? Then join this Chess960 tournament we have in store for you! It is an innovative chess variant where the starting position of your and your opponent's pieces is randomised, which makes ... Read more

Are you tired from studying for your exams? Well, we've got you covered. The perfect to procrastinate; playing chess on a Wednesday evening! We will have a free play evening so that you can challenge your Noesis friends in bullet, blitz, classical or any other variant. The evening will take place in Metaforum 8 and ... Read more

Are you tired from studying for your exams? Well, we've got you covered. The perfect to procrastinate; playing chess on a Wednesday evening! We will have a free play evening so that you can challenge your Noesis friends in bullet, blitz, classical or any other variant. The evening will take place in Metaforum 6 and ... Read more

As computers and AI push the boundaries of this beautiful game, we humans sometimes need to take a step back, focusing not only on what is but also on what was. Join us as Sebastiaan Smits takes us on a journey through the history of chess and unravels its past, from its beginning to the ... Read more

Ever dream of playing in the chess olympiad competing as a team? Well, this wednesday is your opportunity to get a taste of what it feels like, for it is time for some team chess! Chess is primarily an individual sport, but with the right format, this can be changed. You will battle it out ... Read more

Are you tired of using the same time control for the whole tournament and looking for some excitement in your chess life? Get ready for a tournament you have never seen, a random time control tournament. We have combined the serious chess a tournament offers with the craziness of a random time format to bring ... Read more