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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 285 clubs across 137 cities. Independent and free to browse; corrections via the contact page.
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Germany
- Berlin Chess Club · Berlin, weekly · at Chess Mornings Berlin · @berlin_chess_club
- Berlin Social Chess Club · Berlin, weekly · website
- Bitchess Only · Berlin, irregular · @bitchessonly_
- Chess & Jazz · Berlin, biweekly · at Café Holzmarktperle · @chessandjazz_berlin
- Chess For Fun · Berlin, weekly · at Chess for Fun @ Café la Tienda · website
- Chess Grinder Berlin · Berlin, weekly · at Belushi's Berlin · @chessgrinder
- Chessmates Berlin · Berlin · @chessmatesberlin
- Mitte Chess · Berlin, irregular · at Herman Schulz, ikigai teabar · @chess_mitte_berlin
- Pieces Chess Club · Berlin, pop-up · @pieceschessclub
- StrangerChess · Berlin, weekly · at Luzii Café & Deli · website
- World Chess Club Berlin · Berlin · @worldchessclub.berlin
- Bad at Chess Club · Bochum, monthly · @bad_at_chess_club
- Chessboxing Cologne · Cologne, weekly · @chessboxing_cologne
- Sonic Chess Club · Cologne, monthly · at oté, Sonic Chess Club @ Otto Cannoli, Trimbornstraße · @sonic.chess.club.cgn
- Offener Schachtreff Delmenhorst · Delmenhorst, biweekly · at Treffpunkt Deichhorst
- Schachclub Brett vorm Kopp · Frankfurt, weekly · at zappbar · website
- Barmbeker Schachcafé · Hamburg, weekly · at Barmbeker Schachcafé · @schachcafe
- Milk Chess Club · Hamburg, pop-up · @milkchessclub
- Offener Schachtreff LURUM · Hamburg, weekly · website
- Schachtreff Hamburg · Hamburg, weekly · at Café Winklers · @schachtreff_hamburg
- Offenes Schach KroKuS · Hannover, weekly · at Stadtteilzentrum KroKuS · website
- Schach in der Korn · Hannover, weekly · at UJZ Kornstraße · website
- OpenBoard Jena · Jena, irregular · at Immergrün · @openboardjena
- SC uBu Karlsruhe · Karlsruhe, weekly · at Schachclub uBu @ The Old Chapel Pub · website
- Schachzentrum Leipzig · Leipzig, weekly · website
- Offener Schachtreff Brombach · Lörrach, weekly · at Alte Gewerbeschule Brombach
- Check & Mates · Munich, monthly · @digital_detox_dudes
- Chess Club Gudrun · Munich, irregular · @chessclubgudrun
- Chess in Munich · Munich, weekly · at Cafe am Beethovenplatz · website
- Knight Gambit · Munich, irregular · at Amari, Gasteig Kulturdachgarten, Kneipe 80 im Glockenbach, Milla Café · @knightgambit.chess
- Schachtreff Obermenzing · Munich, weekly · at Forum Leiden Christi · @schachtreff.obermenzing
- Offener Schachtreff Sterkrade · Oberhausen, weekly · at Stadtbücherei Sterkrade
- Offener Schachtreff Lütten Klein · Rostock, weekly · at SBZ Lütten Klein
- Schachmatt Botnang · Stuttgart, weekly · at Bürgerhaus Botnang · website
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Rep Chess · Kaliningrad, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Krasnodar, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Moscow, weekly · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Nizhny Novgorod, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Novosibirsk, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Rostov-on-Don, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Saint Petersburg, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Tyumen · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Ufa, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Voronezh, irregular · @rep_chess
- Rep Chess · Yaroslavl, irregular · @rep_chess
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- chesscafé · Birmingham, biweekly · @chesscafebrum
- Chess for All · Bradford, weekly · at Bradford City Library, Thornton Community Library, Wibsey Library
- Brighton Pub Chess · Brighton and Hove, weekly · at The Sidewinder · website
- Bristol Queer Chess · Bristol, weekly · at Bristol Queer Chess @ Wiper & True Taproom · @bristolqueerchess
- Chess & Tunes · Edinburgh, biweekly · at The Royal Dick (Summerhall)
- MaDD Chess · Huddersfield, weekly · at MaDD Chess @ Denby Dale Community Library, MaDD Chess @ The Travellers Rest, MaDD Chess @ Vanilla Bean · website
- Eat Your Greens · Leeds, monthly · at Eat Your Greens, Greens Grocers · @eatyourgreensleeds
- LUU Chess Society · Leeds, weekly · at Old Bar (Leeds University Union) · @luu_chess
- Leigh Library Chess Mates · Leigh-on-Sea, biweekly · at Leigh Library Chess Mates · website
- Acid Chess Club · London, monthly · at Moylett's, Next Door Records · @acid.chess.club.london
- AlphaChess · London, monthly · at The Old Manor · @firstwednesdaychess
- Aria's Chess League · London, irregular · @ariaschess
- BACA Chess · London, irregular · @bacachess
- Balham Chess Club · London, weekly · at Balham Library
- Blockade Chess Community · London, weekly · at Grand Junction Arms · @blockadechesscommunity
- Casual Chess · London · at BFI Southbank
- CheckMate Lates · London, monthly · at Hammerton Brewery · @checkmate.lates
- Chelsea Chess · London, irregular · at The Laslett · @chessinchelsea
- Chess + Chill · London, weekly · website
- Chess Café Bethnal Green · London, weekly · at Bethnal Green Mission Church · website
- Chess Club Hackney Wick · London, weekly · website
- Chess in Russell Square · London, weekly · at Russell Square Chess · website
- Chess n Chill · London, irregular · at Old Spitalfields Market · website
- CHESSBOX Social · London, weekly · at Snoozebox Olympic Park · website
- ChessMate Social Chess · London, weekly · website
- ChessRing · London, weekly · @chess.ring
- Crazy About Chess · London, weekly · at The Post · website
- Ealing Broadway Chess Club · London, weekly · at Bobo Social · website
- FourCorner Club · London, weekly · at FourCorner Chess — Granary Square, FourCorner Chess — St John's Square · @fourcornerclub
- Get Forked! Chess Club · London, weekly · at Sarto Lounge · @getforked_chessclub
- Knight Club · London, weekly · @knightclubchess
- London Chess Club · London, weekly · at Hiver Taproom · @london_chess_club
- London Women Chess Club · London, weekly · at Pancras Square Library · @londonwomenchessclub
- Mates+Checkmates · London, weekly · at Mimi's Coffee & Dessert Lounge · website
- OTB Southbank · London, weekly · at St John's Waterloo
- Peckham Chess Club · London, weekly · at SET Social · @peckham_chess_club
- Pieces Chess Club · London, pop-up · @pieceschessclub
- Queer Chess Club London · London, weekly · website
- Say It With Your Chess · London, weekly · at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Brixton Village, Impact Brixton, The Hawk's Nest · @sayitwithyourchessss
- Social Chess @ Hammersmith · London, weekly · website
- Yas Queen! Chess Club · London, monthly · at London Women Chess Club, Yas Queen! Chess Club · @yasqueen.chessclub
- BAD AT CHESS Manchester · Manchester, irregular · website
- Castlefield Chess · Manchester, weekly · @castlefieldchess
- Checkmate MCR · Manchester, irregular · at KAMPUS · @checkmate.mcr
- NQ Chess · Manchester, weekly · at The Wayfarer · @nqchess
- The Dub Techno Chess Club · Manchester, monthly · at SOUP, The Love Inn · @dtcc___
- The Hip Hop Chess Club · Manchester, monthly · @thehiphopchessclub
- Chess in the Pub Reading · Reading, weekly · at Milk Bar Reading · @chessinthepubreading
- Chess & Tunes · Sheffield, weekly · at Factory Floor, Over The Yardarm · @chess_and_tunes
- Chess Club at The Odyssey · Warrington, weekly · website
United States
- Atlanta Checkmate Club · Atlanta, weekly · at Drawbar at Bellyard · @atlantacheckmateclub
- Sunday Chess Club · Atlanta, weekly · @atlchessclub
- Knightcap · Austin, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
- Traveling Chess Club · Austin, weekly · at Eberly, Jack & Ginger Irish Pub (The Domain), Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub · @travelingchessclub
- Charles Village Chess · Baltimore, weekly · @charlesvillagechess
- Chess & Oware Club at Beverly Hills Le Pain Quotidien · Beverly Hills, weekly · at Le Pain Quotidien Beverly Hills · website
- Chess Knight · Boise, weekly · @chessknightboise
- Boston Chess Social · Boston, weekly · at Time Out Market Boston · @boston_chess_social
- Kava Social Chess Club · Bradenton, weekly · at Kava Social · @kavasocialchessclub
- Burbank Chess · Burbank, weekly · at McCambridge Park · @burbankchess
- CCC Meetup (Charlotte Chess Center) · Charlotte, weekly · at Charlotte Chess Center (Main/South), Charlotte Chess Center (North), Resident Culture Brewing, Wooden Robot Brewery · website
- Charlotte Chess Club · Charlotte, weekly · at McAlister's Deli
- Chess Night at Sir Edmond Halley's · Charlotte, weekly · at Sir Edmond Halley's
- Lake Norman Chess Club · Charlotte, weekly · at McAlister's Deli (Cornelius) · website
- Plaza Midwood Chess Club · Charlotte, weekly · at The Common Market · @plaza_midwood_chess_club
- Chess & Coffee · Chicago, weekly · at Chess & Coffee @ Monday Coffee Co · @chess.coffee.chicago
- Chess Club Chicago · Chicago, weekly · at Bucktown Pub · @chessclubchicago
- Chess Night · Chicago, irregular · @chess_night_
- Chicago Chess · Chicago, irregular · at Chess Tables at Hudson Chess Park, Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, Riverside Public Library · @chicago_chess
- Chicago Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · @thechicagochessclub
- Girls Who Chess · Chicago, irregular · @girlswhochess_chicago
- Knightcap · Chicago, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
- Lincoln Square Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · at Burning Bush Brewery · @lschesschicago
- Logan Square Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · at Hopewell Brewing · @logansquarechess
- Not A Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · @notachessclub
- Riverside Chess Club · Chicago, weekly · at Riverside Public Library · @theriversidechessclub
- The Nonbinary Chess Club · Chicago, irregular · @nonbinarychessclub
- Chino Chess League · Chino, weekly · @chino.chess.league
- North Dallas Chess · Dallas, weekly · at The Lion and Crown · @northdallaschess
- Old East Dallas Chess Club · Dallas, weekly · at Dallasite Billiards · @oldeastdallaschess
- Sixty Four Squares · Dallas, weekly · @itssixtyfour
- Traveling Chess DTX · Dallas, irregular · at Halcyon - Greenville, La Souq · @travelingchessdtx
- Wise Guy's Chess Club · Detroit, weekly · @wiseguyschessclub
- Downey Chess Society · Downey, biweekly · @downeychesssociety
- El Paso Chess Nerds · El Paso, weekly · @elpasochessnerds
- The Good King's Elmhurst Chess Meetups · Elmhurst, weekly · at Panera Bread Elmhurst · website
- Evanston Chess Club · Evanston, weekly · at Levy Senior Center · website
- Too Tuff Chess Club · Fullerton, weekly · at The Bruery, Urban Plates · @tootuffchessclub
- The Chess Refinery · Houston, monthly · @chessrefinery
- Inglewood Chess Club · Inglewood, monthly · at Crenshaw Imperial Branch Library, Morningside Park Branch Library · @inglewoodchess
- Cloud Chess Club · Kansas City · at Roasted Coffee Shop & Lounge · @cloudchessclubkc
- Rock Island Bridge Chess Club · Kansas City, weekly · at Kansas City Chess Park · @kansascitychesspark
- King of Prussia Chess Club · King of Prussia, biweekly · at Hibachi of Valley Forge · website
- Northshore Chess Club · Lake Forest, weekly · website
- Long Beach Chess Club · Long Beach, weekly · at 2nd & PCH, Trademark Brewing · @long_beach_chess_club
- Boyle Heights Chess Club · Los Angeles, weekly · at First Street Pool & Billiards · @boyle.heights_chess.club
- Chess in the City · Los Angeles, monthly · at Johnny's West Adams, The Spare Room · @chessinthecity.la
- Chess Maidens Club · Los Angeles, irregular · at Confidential Coffee, The KINN · @chessmaidensclub
- Chillhop Chess Club · Los Angeles, monthly · at SteelCraft Long Beach · @chillhopchessclub
- DTLA Chess · Los Angeles, weekly · at Il Caffe, Pals Bar · @dtlachess
- Echo Park Chess Club · Los Angeles, irregular · website
- Highland Park Chess · Los Angeles, weekly · at Belle's Delicatessen · @highlandparkchess
- Jefferson Park Chess Club · Los Angeles, monthly · at House Coffee Co · @jeffersonparkchessclub
- Larchmont Chess Club · Los Angeles, weekly · @larchmontchess
- Legacy Library Chess Club · Los Angeles · website
- Los Angeles Chess Social · Los Angeles, monthly · @chess_social
- Move En Passant · Los Angeles, pop-up · @moveenpassant
- Noho Chess Social · Los Angeles, weekly · at Brews Brothers · @noho_chess_social
- Rookie Chess · Los Angeles, weekly · @therookiechessleague
- Suzuki's Chess Club · Los Angeles, weekly · at Grace Community Church · website
- Story Chess Club · Louisville, weekly · website
- Knightcap · Miami, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
- The Rookery Chess Club · Miami, irregular · at Ironside Cafe · @rookerymiami
- Prawn Chess Club · New Orleans, weekly · at Dat Dog (Magazine Street) · @prawn_gambit_nola
- A Drunken Knight · New York · at Pinky Swear, Wilka's Sports Bar · @drunken.knight
- Astoria Chess Club · New York, weekly · at Beer & Cheese Collective, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden · @astoriachess
- Bay Ridge Chess Mates · New York, weekly · at Greenhouse Cafe · @bayridgechessmates
- Beer, Food, Friends and Chess · New York, weekly · at Nemo's Beer Shop
- Brainwave Chess Club · New York, weekly · @brainwave.chess
- Brooklyn Chess & A Beer · New York, biweekly · at Wild East Brewing Co. · website
- Bushwick Chess · New York, weekly · at Bushwick Chess (meets at Nook Café), Nook · @bushwick.chess
- Calypso Chess Club · New York, irregular · @calypsochessclub
- Canvas Chess Club · New York, weekly · at CANVAS Institute of Arts and Culture · website
- Check Mates Chess Club · New York, weekly · at Common Mollies · @checkmatesbk
- Chess Place · New York, irregular · at La Fonda NYC, Moxy NYC Lower East Side, Sugar Mouse NYC, The Fox Harlem · @chess_place
- Chessboxing NYC · New York, weekly · at Gleason's Gym · @chessboxing.nyc
- Club Chess · New York, irregular · at Club Chess · @clubchess.club
- Hell's Kitchen Chess Club · New York, weekly · at Craft + Carry (9th Avenue) · @chess.hk
- Move En Passant NYC · New York, pop-up · @moveenpassant
- North Brooklyn Chess Club · New York, biweekly · at Club Chess, McCarren Parkhouse, North Brooklyn Chess / Williamsburg Chess · @northbrooklynchess
- OUR CHESS NYC · New York, weekly · at Antilles Cafe · @ourchessnyc
- Pawn Chess Club · New York, pop-up · @pawnchessclub
- Prospect Park Chess Club · New York, weekly · at Franklin Park, Underhill Plaza · @prospectparkchess
- Queers Gambit · New York, irregular · at Brower Park · @queers.gambit
- Spread Awea1th · New York, irregular · at Beets Social Cafe, Haus Of Gold BK · @spreadawea1th
- Williamsburg Chess · New York, weekly · at Radegast Hall & Biergarten · @williamsburgchess
- East Bay Chess · Oakland, weekly · @eastbaychess
- The Black Men's Chess League · Oakland · @blackmenschessleague
- Oside Chess Meet · Oceanside, weekly · at Cosmic Bloom Coffee, Oceanside Pier · @osidechessmeet
- Okay Chess Club · Oklahoma City, irregular · @okaychessclub
- Olympia Blunders · Olympia, weekly · @olyblunderschess
- Cucamonga Chess · Ontario, irregular · at Ovitt Family Community Library · website
- Dead Wax Chess Club · Paramus, biweekly · at Thumbody · @deadwaxchessclub
- Philly Chess Jawn · Philadelphia · at Other Half Brewing Philadelphia · @phillychessjawn
- Rittenhouse Chess · Philadelphia, weekly · at Rittenhouse Square · @rittenhousechess
- South Philly Chess · Philadelphia, weekly · at Lucky 13 Pub · @southphillychess
- The Club for Connection · Philadelphia, irregular · @theclubforconnection
- Downtown Chess Society · Pomona, irregular · @downtown_chess_society
- Portland Chess Association · Portland, weekly · at Lucky Lab Brew Pub · website
- Portland Chess Events · Portland, weekly · at Coffee Beer, Lazy Days Brewing Co, Living Häus Beer Company · @otbknights
- Super Secret Chess Club · Portland, weekly · at Lazy Days Brewing Co, Living Häus Beer Company · @super_secret_chess_club
- Chess & Vibes · San Diego, biweekly · at Protector Brewery · website
- San Diego Chess & Social · San Diego, weekly · at Tavern at the Beach · @sdchesssocial
- San Diego Chess United · San Diego, weekly · at San Diego Chess United @ North Park Beer Company · @sandiegochess
- San Diego Social Chess Club · San Diego, weekly · at FairPlay · website
- SV Chess Community · San Francisco Bay Area, weekly · at Rick & Roxy's · @sv_chess_community
- Chess Club · Seattle, weekly · at Big Time Brewery & Alehouse, Halcyon Brewing Company, Reuben's Brews · @chessclub.club
- Blitz&Blunders · Spokane, weekly · @blitz_n_blunders
- TB Chess · St. Petersburg, irregular · @tb_chess
- Los Angeles Saturday Chess · Sun Valley, weekly · at Grace Community Church · website
- Chess Republic · Tampa, weekly · at Whole Foods Midtown · website
- Chess Night at Conworlds · Tarpon Springs, weekly · at Conworlds Emporium
- STATION DC Chess Club · Washington DC, monthly · website
- Wilmington Chess Club · Wilmington, weekly · at The Chancery Market, Wilmington Brew Works · website
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