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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 240 clubs across 111 cities. Independent and free to browse; corrections via the contact page.
Australia
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Canada
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China
- Chessinbeijing · Beijing, weekly
- Chess in Chongqing · Chongqing, irregular
- Notchessmaster · Shanghai, irregular · @notchessmaster
- Promotion Chess Club · Shenzhen, weekly
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
- Berlin Chess Club · Berlin, weekly · at Chess Mornings Berlin · @berlin_chess_club
- Berlin Social Chess Club · Berlin, irregular · website
- Chess & Jazz · Berlin, biweekly · at Chess & Jazz @ Cafe 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
- Sonic Chess Club · Cologne, irregular · at oté, Sonic Chess Club @ Otto Cannoli, Trimbornstraße · @sonic.chess.club.cgn
- Offener Schachtreff Delmenhorst · Delmenhorst · at Treffpunkt Deichhorst
- Schachclub Brett vorm Kopp · Frankfurt, weekly · at zappbar · website
- Barmbeker Schachcafé · Hamburg, weekly · at Barmbeker Schachcafé · website
- Milk Chess Club · Hamburg, pop-up · @milkchessclub
- Offener Schachtreff LURUM · Hamburg, weekly · website
- Offenes Schach KroKuS · Hannover, weekly · at Stadtteilzentrum KroKuS · website
- Schach in der Korn · Hannover, weekly · at UJZ Kornstraße · website
- SC uBu Karlsruhe · Karlsruhe, weekly · at Schachclub uBu @ The Old Chapel Pub · website
- Schachzentrum Leipzig · Leipzig, weekly · website
- Offener Schachtreff Brombach · Lörrach · at Alte Gewerbeschule Brombach
- Chess Club Gudrun · Munich, irregular · @chessclubgudrun
- Chess in Munich · Munich, weekly · at Prinzip · 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 · website
- Offener Schachtreff Sterkrade · Oberhausen · at Stadtbücherei Sterkrade
- Offener Schachtreff Lütten Klein · Rostock · 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
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
UAE
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- chesscafé · Birmingham, biweekly · @chesscafebrum
- Chess for All · Bradford · at Bradford City Library, Thornton Community Library, Wibsey Library
- Chess Club Social · Brighton and Hove · at The Earth & Stars
- Bristol Queer Chess · Bristol, weekly · at Bristol Queer Chess @ Wiper & True Taproom · @bristolqueerchess
- Chess & Tunes · Edinburgh, biweekly · at The Royal Dick (Summerhall)
- Eat Your Greens · Leeds, monthly · at Greens Grocers · @eatyourgreensleeds
- LUU Chess Society · Leeds, weekly · at Old Bar (Leeds University Union) · website
- Acid Chess Club · London, monthly · at Next Door Records · @acid.chess.club.london
- AlphaChess · London, monthly · at The Old Manor · website
- Aria's Chess League · London, irregular · @ariaschessleague
- Balham Chess Club · London, weekly · at Balham Library
- Blockade Chess Community · London, weekly · at Grand Junction Arms · @blockadechesscommunity
- Casual Chess · London · at BFI Southbank
- Chelsea Chess · London, irregular · at The Laslett · @chessinchelsea
- Chess + Chill · London, weekly · website
- Chess Café Bethnal Green · London, weekly · website
- Chess Club Hackney Wick · London, weekly · website
- Chess Club London · London, weekly · at Chess & Coffee @ London City Runners, Hiver Taproom · @london_chess_club
- 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 · website
- ChessMate Social Chess · London, weekly · website
- Crazy About Chess · London, weekly · 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 Knight Club · London, weekly · at Chess & Coffee @ London City Runners · @londonknightclub
- 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 · website
- 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, The Hawk's Nest · @sayitwithyourchessss
- Social Chess @ Hammersmith · London, weekly · website
- Yas Queen! Chess Club - Queer Club · London, monthly · at London Women 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 · @dtcc___
- Chess in the Pub Reading · Reading · at Milk Bar Reading · @chessinthepubreading
- Chess Club at The Odyssey · Warrington, weekly · website
United States
- Atlanta Checkmate Club · Atlanta, weekly · @atlantacheckmateclub
- Knightcap · Austin, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
- Traveling Chess Club · Austin, weekly · at Jack & Ginger Irish Pub (The Domain) · @travelingchessclub
- Chess & Oware Club at Beverly Hills Le Pain Quotidien · Beverly Hills, weekly · at Le Pain Quotidien Beverly Hills · website
- Boston Chess Social · Boston, weekly · at Time Out Market Boston · @boston_chess_social
- Kava Social Chess Club · Bradenton, weekly · at Kava Social · @kavasocialchessclub
- Brooklyn Chess & A Beer · Brooklyn, biweekly · at Wild East Brewing Co. · website
- Burbank Chess · Burbank, weekly · at McCambridge Park · @burbankchess
- CCC Meetup (Charlotte Chess Center) · Charlotte · at Charlotte Chess Center (Main/South), Charlotte Chess Center (North), Resident Culture Brewing, Wooden Robot Brewery · website
- Charlotte Chess Club · Charlotte · at McAlister's Deli
- Chess Night at Sir Edmond Halley's · Charlotte · at Sir Edmond Halley's
- Lake Norman Chess Club · Charlotte · at McAlister's Deli (Cornelius) · website
- Plaza Midwood Chess Club · Charlotte · at The Common Market · website
- Chess & Coffee · Chicago, weekly · at Chess & Coffee @ Monday Coffee Co · @chess.coffee.chicago
- Chess Club Chicago · Chicago, weekly · @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 · website
- Traveling Chess DTX · Dallas, irregular · @travelingchessdtx
- 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
- Inglewood Chess Club · Inglewood, monthly · at Crenshaw Imperial Branch Library, Morningside Park Branch Library · @inglewoodchess
- 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 · @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 · @jeffersonparkchessclub
- 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
- Suzuki's Chess Club · Los Angeles, weekly · at Grace Community Church · website
- Knightcap · Miami, monthly · @knightcapchessclub
- The Rookery Chess Club · Miami, irregular · @rookerymiami
- Prawn Chess Club · New Orleans, weekly · at Dat Dog (Magazine Street)
- 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 · website
- Bushwick Chess · New York, weekly · at Bushwick Chess (meets at Nook Café) · @bushwick.chess
- Calypso Chess Club · New York, irregular · @calypsochessclub
- Canvas Chess Club · New York, weekly · website
- Check Mates Chess Club · New York, weekly · @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 · at Craft + Carry (9th Avenue) · @chess.hk
- Move En Passant NYC · New York, pop-up · @moveenpassant
- North Brooklyn Chess Club · New York, biweekly · @northbrooklynchess
- OUR CHESS NYC · New York, weekly · @ourchessnyc
- Pawn Chess Club · New York, pop-up · @pawnchessclub
- Prospect Park Chess Club · New York · at Franklin Park, Underhill Plaza · website
- Queers Gambit · New York, irregular · at Brower Park · @queers.gambit
- Spread Awea1th · New York, irregular · @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
- Cucamonga Chess · Ontario · 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 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
- Los Angeles Saturday Chess · Sun Valley, weekly · at Grace Community Church · website
- Chess Republic · Tampa · at Whole Foods Midtown · website
- Chess Night at Conworlds · Tarpon Springs · at Conworlds Emporium
- Wilmington Chess Club · Wilmington, weekly · at The Chancery Market, Wilmington Brew Works · website
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