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Typhoon
Welcome to club meetings, which take place every Friday from 17.00 to 20.00 in our club rooms.
A strong competitive team, with a well-developed youth school and an international presence
Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana was founded in 2013 with the vision to restore Ljubljana's status as a chess city. We are one of the central pillars of Slovenian chess and are establishing ourselves as one of the best clubs in Europe.
Benefits for members
Membership in our club brings more than just participation in regular activities. It connects you to a vibrant chess community and opens the door to many additional opportunities.
Available to members:
- Arranging a competition licence with the Chess Federation of Slovenia
- the opportunity to play for a club team in leagues and competitions
- discounts on entry fees for selected tournaments
- access to internal tournaments, lectures and chess socials
- help and support from coaches at competitions
- priority for applications for additional activities, workshops and masterclasses
- co-creating the club's pulse and developing the community
500+
members
Our chess community brings together players of all ages and abilities.
200+
events per year
Tournaments, social events, lectures and more - chess is alive and well here every week.
19
Velemojstrov
The elite of the game are not just our role models - they are our co-creators.
Grandmasters
Our juniors
Rudi Olenik Čampa
Ema Jakša
Leonard Belyaletdinov
Leo Glavač
Krstič David
Matic Levačič
Jan Verbič
Jakob Kovačič
Nikita Kartashov
Tadej Tomažin Košrok
Maks Levačić
Mark Musil
Tristan Kamenšek
Hubert Piletic
Rudi Olenik Čampa
Ema Jakša
Leonard Belyaletdinov
Leo Glavač
Krstič David
Matic Levačič
Jan Verbič
Jakob Kovačič
Nikita Kartashov
Tadej Tomažin Košrok
Maks Levačić
Mark Musil
Tristan Kamenšek
Hubert Piletic
The largest club successes
Gold medal at the European Club Cup - Women's Team (2024)
At the European Club Cup in Vrnjacka Banja (Serbia), the women's team of Tajfuna - ŠK Ljubljana won the gold medal and became the European Club Champion for 2024.
Domination of girls
"In the last eight years, our girls have won six national titles - including a winning streak over the last five seasons - and have finished runners-up twice."
National team champions - every second year
"The boys from the Ljubljana Chess Club have become national team champions four times in the last eight years - every other year, like clockwork: 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023."
Two medals for our team at the Youth EP
The Slovenian juniors achieved a remarkable success at the European Junior Standard Chess Championships, which took place in Budva, Montenegro, from 27 October to 7 November. In a competition of 1168 chess players from a record 48 countries, our talented club members Jernej Kozlovič and Maks Levačič were among the best on the old continent, winning a silver and a bronze medal!
Gold medal at the European Club Cup - Women's Team (2024)
At the European Club Cup in Vrnjacka Banja (Serbia), the women's team of Tajfuna - ŠK Ljubljana won the gold medal and became the European Club Champion for 2024.
Domination of girls
"In the last eight years, our girls have won six national titles - including a winning streak over the last five seasons - and have finished runners-up twice."
National team champions - every second year
"The boys from the Ljubljana Chess Club have become national team champions four times in the last eight years - every other year, like clockwork: 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023."
Two medals for our team at the Youth EP
The Slovenian juniors achieved a remarkable success at the European Junior Standard Chess Championships, which took place in Budva, Montenegro, from 27 October to 7 November. In a competition of 1168 chess players from a record 48 countries, our talented club members Jernej Kozlovič and Maks Levačič were among the best on the old continent, winning a silver and a bronze medal!
Strengthens the brain and
improves memory
It activates both hemispheres of the brain and promotes long-term memory.
Developing
Patience
Developing patience, self-discipline and problem-solving.
Feeling
Affiliations
A sense of belonging in a community where different generations come together.
Socialising at
Chessboard
Conversations, friendships and mutual encouragement.
Possibility to play with
champions and grand champions
At home and in tournaments.
Inclusion in
environment
Joining an environment where knowledge grows, but competition is not the only goal.
Strengthens the brain and
improves memory
It activates both hemispheres of the brain and promotes long-term memory.
Developing
Patience
Developing patience, self-discipline and problem solving
Feeling
Affiliations
A sense of belonging in a community where different generations come together
Socialising at
Chessboard
Conversations, friendships and mutual encouragement
Play with champions and grandmasters
At home and in tournaments
Inclusion in
environment
Integration into an environment where knowledge grows, but competition is not the only goal
Our club
according to the members
Luka Lenič,
Grandmaster and President of Typhoon ŠK Ljubljana
»The game of chess teaches you early in life that it is made up of wins and losses, ups and downs.«
Laura Unuk,
Velemojstrica
»A chess player has to use his brain throughout every game he plays, in the sense that he anticipates events in advance. This is very good brain training, because it carries over from the chess game into everyday life and allows us to anticipate events related to work, finances or school...«
Duško Pavasović,
Grandmaster and member of the Board of Directors of Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana
»Chess is life in a small way. What happens in life is reflected on the chessboard.«
Iztok Špan,
Director of Tajfun Planina and general sponsor of Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana
»Chess is on the rise again in recent times, because it has everything that the most prestigious sporting competitions have: strategy, endurance, ingenuity, patience, relentlessness and emotion. And all of this remains very human.«
Bojan Peršl,
Vice President of the Ljubljana Chess Club
»It's like chess in life. If you are successful in chess, you are successful in life. Victories are sweet and we look forward to them, and we learn from defeats.«
Jonas Žnidaršič,
player, chess enthusiast and honorary member of ŠK Ljubljana
»Chess is cute, it's interesting, and it's tense.«
Matej Šebenik,
Grandmaster and Head of Coaches at Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana
»Chess is a game that combines the components of sport, art and science to promote all-round human development.«
Darja Kapš,
The Grand Master
»Chess is the best exercise for the brain! At the same time, playing chess is a lot of fun, as you meet new friends, discover new places and cultures.«
Knezevic Milan,
Honorary President of ŠK Ljubljana
»Slovenia is a country with a long and successful chess tradition. I am glad that after a few years of hiatus chess has returned to the capital and that as Honorary President of the club I can be part of this successful chess story. I wish the club all the best in the future.«
Dušan Borštar,
chess enthusiast and member of the Board of Directors of Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana
»Chess teaches you at a young age that with fewer mistakes you can beat your opponent and get better. As you get older, chess becomes a part of life where you can afford to make mistakes without serious consequences.«
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