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Chess in Bengaluru
You can play chess at 37 places in Bengaluru: 1 chess club, 32 cafés and 4 bars. Chess clubs: Chess Klub (Electronic City). Cafés and bars: 1vX Gaming, 7Sprinkles Cafe and Bearfoot Bistro.
Where to play chess in Bengaluru: 37 places, 1 chess club, 32 cafés and 4 bars. Map and addresses on Checkmate IRL.
All 37 chess venues in Bengaluru, India
List last updated: 2026-11-02
Chess clubs (1)
- Chess Klub (Electronic City) — club, 5th Floor, Uniworld Apartments, Electronic City Phase I, Bengaluru 560100, India · chess boards available, hosts tournaments
Cafés (32)
- 1vX Gaming — café, 2nd Floor, 1vX Gaming | Indiranagar, NR Plaza, 39/7, 7th Main Rd, opposite Dr. Ambedkar college Ground, Motappapalya, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008, India · chess boards available, drinks
- 7Sprinkles Cafe — café, 7Sprinkles Cafe, No:105, Outer Ring Rd, Vijaya Bank Colony, Kallumantapa, Horamavu, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560113, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Adithya Café — café, 84, 1st Floor, opp. AECS MARUTI NURSING COLLEGE, Doddakammanahalli, Hulimavu, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India · chess boards available, drinks
- BANANA CORNER — café, Ground Floor, Samarpan Enclave Block 4, ECC Rd, Prithvi Layout, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Bearfoot Bistro — café, 1514 (1485) Anvikshaki, 1st Main Road, Maha Bazar Cutting, Arvinda Nagar, Kammanahalli, Bangalore 560 084, St Thomas Town, Heerti Layout, Kammanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560084, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Bees Junction — café, 32, 6th Cross Rd, near PESIT College, Dwarakanagar, Dwaraka Nagar, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560085, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Board 4 Bored — café, No 193, 3rd floor, Raghavendra Arcade, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, near 4th stage, BEML Layout, 4th Stage, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560098, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Board 4 Bored — café, DV Gundappa Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560004 · chess boards available, drinks
- Cafe 72 — café, 23/1, Pattalamma Temple Rd, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Cafe 9th Bistro — café, Cafe 9th Bistro, 43, 9th Main Rd, HRBR Layout 1st Block, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Cafe Bougainvillea — café, Cafe Bougainvillea (Begur Lake), Lake Main Gate, opposite Begur, Vishwapriya Nagar, Begur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560114, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Cafe Down The Alley — café, Kerekodi Main Road, 3rd Hosakerehalli, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560085 · chess boards available, drinks
- Chai Fast — café, Kodigehalli Main Rd, Alfa Gardens, Krishnarajapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560036, India · chess boards available, drinks
- ChayaChyll — café, Ground Floor, Block B, Garden of Eden by UKN, B 002, Pattandur Agrahara Vishnuvardhan Rd, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Chelvies Coffee Roastery — café, Chelvies Roastery, 560075 Bengaluru, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Clickkety Clack — café, 8th Main Road, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560040 · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Coffee Brewery — café, 609, 80 Feet Rd, next to Dmart, 7 Block, CG Chinnappa Naidu Layout, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560085, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Coffee Brewery — café, B-9, Ground Floor, TOWER-A, Brigade Summit, Brigade Metropolis, Garudachar Palya, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Dialogues Cafe — café, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034 · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Flavours lane — café, Outer ring road, Dr Puneeth Rajkumar Rd, Gangadhar Nagar, 1st Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560111, India · chess boards available, drinks
- FUKU Coffee.Commune — café, 3rd, FUKU Coffee.Commune, 3rd A Cross Rd, 3AC-413, A Cross, Mariyappa Rd, Sena Vihar, Kammanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Menué — café, Menué, 182, AECS Layout Main Rd, Chikka Begur, AECS Layout - A Block, Wellington Paradise, Singasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560114, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Peep in Cafe — café, 10th main, 7th Cross Rd, Mico Layout, BTM Layout 2nd Stage, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Shwaan — café, 2, 84, 2nd Main Rd, St Thomas Town, Heerti Layout, Kammanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560084, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Snuzzles Cafe Jayanagar — café, 9, 32nd cross road, 9th Main Rd, 4th T Block East, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560011, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Starbucks Church Street — café, Church Street, MG Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560001 · chess boards available, drinks
- Story Coffee House — café, Story Coffee House, 1st floor, Above ARKAY sports store floor 3rd Block 412, near, 3rd A Main Rd, behind Cafe Coffee Day, HRBR Layout 3rd Block, Kammanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Tealogy Neo — café, 644, 1st floor, 4th, Block, 80, 100 Feet Rd, 4th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034, India · chess boards available, drinks
- The Kin's Shanti Nagar — café, BTS Main Rd, 560027 Bengaluru, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Theo Cafe — café, Theo Cafe, 399, K Narayanapura Main Rd, beside Carnation Apartment, Geddalahalli, THE DEFENCE ENCLAVE, Kothanur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560077, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Third Wave Coffee — café, Unit No.UG01, Upper Ground Floor, Third Wave Coffee - The Galleria Mall, The Galleria Mall, Bellary Rd, Ambedkar Colony, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Waffcha — café, D. Munniswammy, Waffcha-The European Dessert, Reddy Complex, Shop No. 13 1st Floor, 14th /15th main Road, opposite Shri Saraswati Vidya Mandir, C.V. Raman Nagar, Kaggadasapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560093, India · chess boards available, drinks
Bars and pubs (4)
- Desi Chai — bar, Metro pillar No 201, Desi Chai, Silk board, Hosur main Road, Shop no 4, near Ansal Forte Apartment, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068, India · chess boards available, drinks
- K-OS The GameBar — bar, 1st Floor, No, K-OS The GameBar, 115, 80 Feet Rd, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095, India · chess boards available, drinks
- Ninan's Steakhouse — bar, 33, 3rd Floor, Om Towers, opp. to Dakshin cafe, above Ganesh medicals, Kothnur, RBI Layout, JP Nagar 7th Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078, India · chess boards available, drinks
- SLY BENGALURU — bar, No. 60, 1, Coles Rd, Cleveland Town, Fraser Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560005, India · chess boards available, drinks
Social chess clubs in Bengaluru
Casual club nights with their own name and crowd, separate from the places above. Most move between venues, so check the club for the next date.
- Bangalore Chess Club
- Knight Out by Lavia
- The Chess Nexus
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Questions about chess in Bengaluru
Where can I play chess in Bengaluru?
Checkmate IRL maps 37 places to play chess in Bengaluru: 1 chess club, 32 cafés and 4 bars. They include Chess Klub (Electronic City), 1vX Gaming and Ninan's Steakhouse.
Is there a chess club in Bengaluru?
Yes: Chess Klub (Electronic City).
Is there a chess café or chess bar in Bengaluru?
Yes. 32 cafés and 4 bars in Bengaluru are listed as places to play chess, including 1vX Gaming, 7Sprinkles Cafe and Bearfoot Bistro.
Are there chess tournaments or events in Bengaluru?
3 venues in Bengaluru host tournaments: Chess Klub (Electronic City), Clickkety Clack and Dialogues Cafe.
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