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Social Chess Clubs Directory

A free directory of social chess clubs: recurring casual chess nights in bars and cafes worldwide. Currently listing 123 clubs across 69 cities. Independent and free to browse; corrections via the contact page.

Australia

• Acid Chess Club Thursdays · Melbourne, monthly · @acid.chess.club.thursdays
• Melbourne Chess Society · Melbourne, weekly · @melbschesssociety
• Lawson Flats Chess Club · Perth, monthly · @lawsonflatschessclub

Canada

• Knightcap · Toronto, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
• Pub Chess Toronto · Toronto, weekly · @pubchesstoronto
• Vancouver Beer Chess · Vancouver, irregular · @vancouverbeerchess

China

• Chessinbeijing · Beijing, weekly
• Chess in Chongqing · Chongqing, irregular
• Notchessmaster · Shanghai, irregular · @notchessmaster
• Promotion Chess Club · Shenzhen, weekly

Denmark

• Checkmates: Casual Chess & Listening Club · Copenhagen, irregular · website

Finland

• SXY Chess Club · Helsinki, weekly · @sxychessclubhelsinki

France

• Knight Clubbers · Nantes, irregular · @knight_clubbers
• Club Knight · Paris · @clubknight.cc
• Gambit Chess Club · Paris · @parisgambit

Germany

• Chess & Jazz · Berlin, biweekly · @chessandjazz_berlin
• Mitte Chess · Berlin, irregular · @chess_mitte_berlin
• Pieces Chess Club · Berlin, pop-up · @pieceschessclub
• Bad at Chess Club · Bochum, monthly · @bad_at_chess_club
• Sonic Chess Club · Cologne, irregular · @sonic.chess.club.cgn
• Knight Gambit · Munich · @knightgambit.chess

Hong Kong

• Chess Mafia · Hong Kong, irregular · @chessmafiaaaaaaa

India

• Bangalore Chess Club · Bangalore, irregular · @bangalorechessclub
• Knight Out by Lavia · Bangalore, irregular · @knightoutbylavia
• Chess Coffee Connect · Delhi, irregular · @chesscoffeeconnect
• Chess Coffee Connect · Gurgaon, irregular · @chesscoffeeconnect
• Pune Chess Hangouts · Pune, weekly · @punechesshangouts

Indonesia

• Chessnuts · Jakarta, irregular · @chessnuts.id

Italy

• Knightcap · Milan, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
• Scacchi a Colori · Milan, irregular · @scacchiacolori

Japan

• KYOCHESS · Kyoto, weekly · @kyochess
• Koenji Chess Club · Tokyo, biweekly · @koenji.chess

Malaysia

• Chess Night Club · Kuala Lumpur, irregular · @chessynight
• Friends Who Chess · Kuala Lumpur, irregular · @friendswhochess

Mexico

• GDL Chess Club · Guadalajara, weekly · @gdl.chess.club
• Knightcap · Mexico City, monthly · @knightcapchessclub

Netherlands

• Bar Blitz · Amsterdam, weekly · @barxblitz

New Zealand

• Wellington Social Chess · Wellington, weekly · @wellingtonsocialchess

Norway

• Pieces Chess Club · Oslo, pop-up · @pieceschessclub

Poland

• IT Chess Club Kraków · Kraków, weekly · @itchessclub
• Warsaw Chess Club · Warsaw, irregular · @warsawchess
• Warsaw International Chess Society · Warsaw, irregular · website

Portugal

• Lisbon Gambit · Lisbon, weekly · @lisbongambit
• Pieces Chess Club · Lisbon, monthly · @pieceschessclub

Romania

• PEONO Chess Club · Bucharest, weekly · @peonochessclub

Russia

• Rep Chess · Moscow, weekly · @rep_chess

Singapore

• Aliwal Chess Club · Singapore, irregular · @aliwalchessclub
• PubXChess · Singapore, weekly

South Africa

• Cape Gambits · Cape Town · @capegambits

South Korea

• Seoul Chess Club · Seoul, weekly · @seoulchessclub
• Sunday Chess Club Seoul · Seoul, weekly · @sundaychess_seoul

Spain

• BCN Chess Club · Barcelona, pop-up · @bcnchessclub
• Sunday Chess Club · Barcelona, weekly · @sundaychessclub

Taiwan

• Stressless Chess Club · Taipei, irregular · @stresslesschessclub

Thailand

• Successful Stoners Chess Club · Bangkok, weekly · @successfulstoners.bkk

United Arab Emirates

• Lex Chess Club · Dubai · @lex.chessclub
• WIN Chess Club · Dubai · @winchessclub

United Kingdom

• chesscafé · Birmingham, biweekly · @chesscafebrum
• Bristol Queer Chess · Bristol, biweekly · @bristolqueerchess
• Eat Your Greens · Leeds, monthly · @eatyourgreensleeds
• Acid Chess Club · London, monthly · @acid.chess.club.london
• Aria's Chess League · London, irregular · @ariaschessleague
• Chelsea Chess · London, irregular · @chessinchelsea
• FourCorner Club · London, weekly · @fourcornerclub
• Get Forked! Chess Club · London, weekly · @getforked_chessclub
• Knight Club · London, weekly · @knightclubchess
• Peckham Chess Club · London, weekly · @peckham_chess_club
• Pieces Chess Club · London, pop-up · @pieceschessclub
• Say It With Your Chess · London, irregular · @sayitwithyourchessss
• Castlefield Chess · Manchester, weekly · @castlefieldchess
• Checkmate MCR · Manchester, irregular · @checkmate.mcr
• NQ Chess · Manchester, weekly · @nqchess
• The Dub Techno Chess Club · Manchester, irregular · @dtcc___

United States

• Atlanta Checkmate Club · Atlanta, weekly · @atlantacheckmateclub
• Knightcap · Austin, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
• Traveling Chess Club · Austin, weekly · @travelingchessclub
• Kava Social Chess Club · Bradenton, weekly · @kavasocialchessclub
• Burbank Chess · Burbank, weekly · @burbankchess
• Chess & Coffee · Chicago, weekly · @chess.coffee.chicago
• Chess Club Chicago · Chicago, weekly · @chessclubchicago
• Chess Night · Chicago, irregular · @chess_night_
• Chicago Chess · Chicago, irregular · @chicago_chess
• Chicago Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · @thechicagochessclub
• Girls Who Chess · Chicago, irregular · @girlswhochess_chicago
• Knightcap · Chicago, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
• Not A Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · @notachessclub
• Traveling Chess DTX · Dallas, irregular · @travelingchessdtx
• El Paso Chess Nerds · El Paso, weekly · @elpasochessnerds
• Inglewood Chess Club · Inglewood, irregular · @inglewoodchess
• Long Beach Chess Club · Long Beach, weekly · @long_beach_chess_club
• Chess in the City · Los Angeles, monthly · @chessinthecity.la
• Chess Maidens Club · Los Angeles, irregular · @chessmaidensclub
• Chillhop Chess Club · Los Angeles, irregular · @chillhopchessclub
• DTLA Chess · Los Angeles, weekly · @dtlachess
• Highland Park Chess · Los Angeles, weekly · @highlandparkchess
• Jefferson Park Chess Club · Los Angeles, monthly · @jeffersonparkchessclub
• Los Angeles Chess Social · Los Angeles, monthly · @chess_social
• Move En Passant · Los Angeles, pop-up · @moveenpassant
• Noho Chess Social · Los Angeles, weekly · @noho_chess_social
• Knightcap · Miami, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
• The Rookery Chess Club · Miami, irregular · @rookerymiami
• Bushwick Chess · New York, weekly · @bushwick.chess
• Calypso Chess Club · New York, irregular · @calypsochessclub
• Chessboxing NYC · New York, weekly · @chessboxing.nyc
• Club Chess · New York, irregular · @clubchess.club
• Move En Passant NYC · New York, pop-up · @moveenpassant
• North Brooklyn Chess Club · New York, weekly · @northbrooklynchess
• OUR CHESS NYC · New York, irregular · @ourchessnyc
• Pawn Chess Club · New York, pop-up · @pawnchessclub
• Queers Gambit · New York, irregular · @queers.gambit
• Spread Awea1th · New York, irregular · @spreadawea1th
• Williamsburg Chess · New York, weekly · @williamsburgchess
• East Bay Chess · Oakland, pop-up · @eastbaychess
• Okay Chess Club · Oklahoma City, irregular · @okaychessclub
• Dead Wax Chess Club · Paramus, biweekly · @deadwaxchessclub
• Rittenhouse Chess · Philadelphia, weekly · @rittenhousechess
• The Club for Connection · Philadelphia, irregular · @theclubforconnection
• Downtown Chess Society · Pomona, irregular · @downtown_chess_society
• Super Secret Chess Club · Portland, irregular · @super_secret_chess_club
• San Diego Chess & Social · San Diego, weekly · @sdchesssocial
• San Diego Chess United · San Diego · @sandiegochess
• SV Chess Community · San Francisco Bay Area, weekly · @sv_chess_community
• Chess Club · Seattle, weekly · @chessclub.club

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