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People nearby find it, sign up in a tap and turn up. If your players want it, the night runs on a chess clock that keeps score. Free for you and every member.
Most clubs start with the first. Some add the second. You decide night by night.
Your night shows up for players nearby, with its date. They sign up in the app and you can see who's coming. On the night there's nothing to press.
When you begin, press Start Event. Everyone signed up sees the live view when they open the app: who to play next, a chess clock that saves every result, and a live table.
Checkmate IRL maps where people play chess in real life: 4,600+ places in 100+ countries, plus a directory of social chess clubs. In the app, your nights appear on that map and your club in the Clubs tab, where players nearby already look.
Yes. Creating a club, adding nights and joining are free for organizers and for every member.
To sign up and to play on the night, yes. It's free on iOS and Android. Your club link opens the club for anyone who has it and takes everyone else to the download page.
No. Keep them. Send us your link or your schedule and we'll put your nights on the map, and your players can still use the chess clock on the night.
No. Listing your nights so new people find them is enough. Playing on the clock is there for nights when you want results and a table.
Yes. Swiss with automatic pairings, board numbers, colors and live standings. Casual open play for social nights.
Use the "Claim your club" button on this page and tell us which club it is. We check it's yours and update the listing with you, usually within a day.
Yes. Tell us about your night below. A human reads every message and replies.