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Chess in Berlin
You can play chess at 114 places in Berlin: 6 chess clubs, 23 cafés, 29 bars, 52 outdoor spots and 4 other venues. Chess clubs: Chess Mornings Berlin, Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft and SC Zugzwang 95 e.V. Cafés and bars: 100gramm Bar, art billard bar and Café Ausklang. Outdoors: Tempelhofer Feld Chess Corner and Volkspark am Weinberg Chess Area.
Find chess venues in Berlin: clubs, cafés, parks, and bars where you can play over-the-board chess.
All 114 chess venues in Berlin, Germany
List last updated: 2026-10-31
Chess clubs (6)
- Chess Mornings Berlin — club, Near Bode-Museum, Am Kupfergraben 3, 10178 Berlin · chess boards available
- Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft — club, Friedrichstraße 94, 10117 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- SC Zugzwang 95 e.V. — club, Paul-Robeson-Straße 15, 10439 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Schachclub Kreuzberg e.V. — club, Böcklerstraße 1, 10969 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Schachgesellschaft Lasker Steglitz-Wilmersdorf — club, Grunewaldstraße 6-7, 12165 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- SG Narva Berlin e.V. — club, Kadiner Straße 1, 10243 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, hosts tournaments
Cafés (23)
- Brett & Spiele — café, Martin-Luther-Straße 120, 10825 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Brettspielplatz — café, Waldstraße 50, 10551 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café 3zehn — café, Grüntaler Str. 13, 13357 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Ausklang — café, Schlesische Str. 6, 10997 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Belmont — café, Kurfürstenstraße 107, 10787 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Cinema — café, Rosenthaler Straße 39, 10178 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Café en passant Schachcafe — café, Schönhauser Allee 58, 10437 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Café Holzmarktperle — café, Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Café Kardamom — café, Badensche Str. 55, 10825 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Morgenlicht — café, Schloßstraße 13, 14059 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Morgenrot — café, Kastanienallee 85, 10435 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Plume — café, Warthestraße 60, 12051 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Chess for Fun @ Café la Tienda — café, Liegnitzer Str. 24, 10999 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Handbestand — café, Brunnenstraße 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Herman Schulz — café, Finowstr. 33, 10247 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Káffee Büro — café, Wallstraße 38, 10179 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Keyfi Sefa — café, Altonaer Str. 20, 10557 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Kulturcafé Saarbach — café, Friedelstraße 28, 12047 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Luzii Café & Deli — café, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 13, 10178 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Selo Coffee — café, Tempelhofer Damm 212, 12099 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Spielwiese — café, Kopernikusstraße 24, 10245 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- St. Oberholz Rosenthaler Platz — café, Rosenthaler Str. 72A, 10119 Berlin, Deutschland · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Tales Untold — café, Am Comeniusplatz 1, 10243 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
Bars and pubs (29)
- 100gramm Bar — bar, Weinbergsweg 25, 10119 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- art billard bar — bar, Brandenburgische Str. 35, 10707 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Atopia Kaffeehaus — bar, Prenzlauer Allee 187, 10405 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Bata Bar & Billiards — bar, Heidestraße 50, 10557 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Morena — bar, Malplaquetstraße 25, 13347 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Cafe Rabu — bar, Scharnweberstraße 67, 12587 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café Sterlitz — bar, Seestraße 104, 13353 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Café-Kneipe Jonas — bar, Naumannstraße 1, 10829 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Deplasman Café — bar, Wollankstraße 56, 13359 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Fargo — bar, Grünberger Str. 77, 10245 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Flaschenzug — bar, Emser Str. 16, 12051 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Gaststätte Garten-Oase — bar, Mentelinstraße 30, 12459 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Haliflor — bar, Schwedter Str. 26, 10119 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Hopfenreich — bar, Sorauer Straße 31, 10997 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Jatz Bar — bar, Gottschedstraße 2, 13357 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Kaschk — bar, Linienstraße 40, 10119 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Mario's Pool Lounge — bar, Driesener Straße 14, 10439 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- My Bar ICI — bar, Auguststraße 61, 10117 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Poropati — bar, Weserstr. 79, 12059 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Sandmann — bar, Reuterstraße 7, 12053 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Schankwirtschaft Laidak — bar, Boddinstraße 42/43, 12053 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Schmetterlingshorst — bar, Zum Schmetterlingshorst 2, 12559 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Schnelle Quelle — bar, Rochstraße 4, 10178 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
- Tennis — bar, Reuterstraße 95, 12053 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Times Cafe Bar Bistro — bar, Nachodstraße 1, 10779 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- VikiPlumpe — bar, Behmstraße, 13357 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Weser 58 — bar, Weserstraße 58, 12045 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Zur Linde — bar, Sophie-Charlotten-Straße 97, 14059 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
- Zur Molle — bar, Weisestraße 41, 12049 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, drinks
Outdoor boards and tables (52)
- Chess Tables — Alt-Wittenau, Wittenau — park venue, Alt-Wittenau, Wittenau, Reinickendorf, 13437 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Wittenau — park venue, Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Cité Foch, Wittenau, Reinickendorf, 13469 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Bayerische Straße, Wilmersdorf — park venue, Bayerische Straße, Wilmersdorf, 10707 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Böhmische Straße, Neukölln — park venue, Böhmische Straße, Richardkiez, Körnerkiez, Neukölln, 12055 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Buchsbaumweg, Rudow — park venue, Buchsbaumweg, Blumenviertel, Rudow, Neukölln, 12357 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Gartenfelder Straße, Haselhorst — park venue, Gartenfelder Straße, Reichsforschungssiedlung Haselhorst, Haselhorst, Spandau, 13599 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Jablonskistraße, Prenzlauer Berg — park venue, Jablonskistraße, Winsviertel, Prenzlauer Berg, Pankow, 10405 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — John-Locke-Straße, Lichtenrade — park venue, John-Locke-Straße, John-Locke-Siedlung, Lichtenrade, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Schenkendorf-Krummensee, 12305 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Julius-Hart-Straße, Friedrichshagen — park venue, Julius-Hart-Straße, Friedrichshagen, Treptow-Köpenick, 12587 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Mahlerstraße, Weißensee — park venue, Mahlerstraße, Komponistenviertel, Weißensee, Pankow, 13088 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Persiusstraße, Friedrichshain — park venue, Persiusstraße, Laskerkiez, Rudolfkiez, Friedrichshain, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 10245 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Rochstraße, Mitte — park venue, Rochstraße, Spandauer Vorstadt, Mitte, 10178 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Rudi-Dutschke-Straße, Kreuzberg — park venue, Rudi-Dutschke-Straße, Zeitungsviertel, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 10969 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Ruheplatzstraße, Wedding — park venue, Ruheplatzstraße, Wedding, 13347 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Ruheplatzstraße, Wedding (2) — park venue, Ruheplatzstraße, Wedding, 13347 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Rütlistraße, Reinickendorf — park venue, Rütlistraße, Lettekiez, Reinickendorf, 13407 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Schluchseestraße, Waidmannslust — park venue, Schluchseestraße, Schwarzwaldsiedlung, Waidmannslust, Reinickendorf, 13469 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Templiner-See-Straße, Haselhorst — park venue, Templiner-See-Straße, Waterkant, Quartier Haveleck, Haselhorst, Spandau, 13599 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Thomas-Mann-Straße, Prenzlauer Berg — park venue, Thomas-Mann-Straße, Mühlenviertel, Prenzlauer Berg, Pankow, 10409 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Todtnauer Zeile, Waidmannslust — park venue, Todtnauer Zeile, Schwarzwaldsiedlung, Waidmannslust, Reinickendorf, 13469 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables — Wendenschloßstraße, Köpenick — park venue, Wendenschloßstraße, Siedlung Kämmereiheide, Salvador-Allende-Viertel II, Köpenick, Treptow-Köpenick, 12559 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Blauer Spielplatz — park venue, Veteranenstraße, Rosenthaler Vorstadt, Mitte, 10119 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Böcklerpark — park venue, Gitschiner Straße, Spring-Siedlung, Luisenstadt, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 10969 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Cheruskerpark — park venue, Cheruskerstraße, Rote Insel, Schöneberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, 10829 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Gleim-Oase — park venue, Gleimstraße, Brunnenviertel, Gesundbrunnen, Mitte, 13355 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Humannplatz — park venue, Wichertstraße, Bremer Höhe, Humann-Kiez, Prenzlauer Berg, Pankow, 10439 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Leopoldplatz — park venue, Nazarethkirchstraße, Maxgärten, Leopoldkiez, Wedding, Mitte, 13347 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Mellenseepark — park venue, Mellenseestraße, Sewanviertel, Friedrichsfelde, Lichtenberg, 10319 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Park am Buschkrug — park venue, Blaschkoallee, Ideal-Siedlung, Britz, Neukölln, 12359 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Spielplatz Pulsstraße — park venue, Pulsstraße, Danckelmannkiez, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, 14059 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Südpark — park venue, Am Südpark, Bocksfelde, Wilhelmstadt, Spandau, 13595 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Volkspark Hasenheide — park venue, Fontanestraße, Schillerkiez, Neukölln, 12049 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Volkspark Wilmersdorf — park venue, Straße am Schoelerpark, Wilhelmsaue, Güntzelkiez, Wilmersdorf, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, 10715 · chess boards available
- Chess Tables at Waldspielplatz Plänterwald — park venue, Neue Krugallee, Baumschulenweg, Treptow-Köpenick, 12437 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Dolgenseestraße, Friedrichsfelde — park venue, Dolgenseestraße, Sewanviertel, Friedrichsfelde, Lichtenberg, 10319 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Franz-Schmidt-Straße, Buch — park venue, Franz-Schmidt-Straße, Buch III Süd, Buch, Pankow, 13125 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Gabrielenstraße, Tegel — park venue, Gabrielenstraße, Tegel, Reinickendorf, 13507 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Inselstraße, Nikolassee — park venue, Inselstraße, Nikolassee, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, 14129 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Kammweg, Köpenick — park venue, Kammweg, Köpenick, Treptow-Köpenick, 12559 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Kisselnallee, Falkenhagener Feld — park venue, Kisselnallee, Siegener Viertel, Falkenhagener Feld, Spandau, 13589 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Oderstraße, Neukölln — park venue, Oderstraße, Schillerkiez, Neukölln, 12049 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board — Schmargendorf, Schmargendorf — park venue, Schmargendorf, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, 14199 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board at Lietzenseepark — park venue, Sophie-Charlotten-Straße, Witzleben, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, 14057 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board at Südpark — park venue, Weverstraße, Bocksfelde, Wilhelmstadt, Spandau, 13595 · chess boards available
- Giant Chess Board at Wiesenpark — park venue, Prötzeler Ring, Wohngebiet Landsberger Tor, Marzahn-Ost, Marzahn, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, 12679 · chess boards available
- Görlitzer Park Chess Area — park venue, Görlitzer Straße, 10997 Berlin · chess boards available
- Mauerpark Chess Tables — park venue, Gleimstraße 55, 10437 Berlin · chess boards available
- Tempelhofer Feld Chess Corner — park venue, Tempelhofer Damm, 12101 Berlin · chess boards available
- Volkspark am Weinberg Chess Area — park venue, Volkspark am Weinberg, Brunnenstraße, 10119 Berlin, Germany
- Volkspark Friedrichshain Chess Area — park venue, Am Friedrichshain, 10249 Berlin · chess boards available
- Volkspark Wilmersdorf — Chess Tables — park venue, Am Volkspark 53, 10715 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available
- Weinbergspark — Chess Tables — park venue, Fehrbelliner Str. 58, 10119 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available
Other places (4)
- Belushi's Berlin — venue, Berlin · chess boards available
- ikigai teabar — venue, Kronenstraße 66, 10117 Berlin · chess boards available, drinks
- Schachladen Lasker's - Chess Tigers Store — venue, Sophie-Charlotten-Straße 28, 14059 Berlin · chess boards available
- TU Berlin Mathekantine — venue, Straße des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin, Germany · chess boards available, hosts tournaments
Social chess clubs in Berlin
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.
- Berlin Chess Club
- Berlin Social Chess Club
- Bitchess Only
- Chess & Jazz
- Chess For Fun
- Chess Grinder Berlin
- Chessmates Berlin
- Mitte Chess
- Pieces Chess Club
- StrangerChess
- TU Chess Berlin
- World Chess Club Berlin
All social chess clubs in Berlin
Upcoming chess nights in Berlin
- Wed 4 Nov, 19:00: Chess Evening, Café LUZII
- Thu 5 Nov, 18:00: Spielabend für alle, SG Narva Berlin e.V.
- Thu 5 Nov, 19:00: Chess Evening, Café LUZII
- Thu 5 Nov, 19:30: Thursday amateur tournament, Belushi's Berlin
- Fri 6 Nov, 19:00: Chess Evening, Café LUZII
All chess events in Berlin
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Questions about chess in Berlin
Where can I play chess in Berlin?
Checkmate IRL maps 114 places to play chess in Berlin: 6 chess clubs, 23 cafés, 29 bars, 52 outdoor spots and 4 other venues. They include Chess Mornings Berlin, Café Ausklang and 100gramm Bar.
Is there a chess club in Berlin?
Yes. 6 chess clubs in Berlin are on the map, including Chess Mornings Berlin, Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft and SC Zugzwang 95 e.V..
Is there a chess café or chess bar in Berlin?
Yes. 23 cafés and 29 bars in Berlin are listed as places to play chess, including 100gramm Bar, art billard bar and Café Ausklang.
Where can I play chess outdoors in Berlin?
52 outdoor spots are listed, including Tempelhofer Feld Chess Corner, Volkspark am Weinberg Chess Area and Chess Tables at Blauer Spielplatz. 11 of them have a giant chess board. Giant Chess Board — Schmargendorf, Schmargendorf is listed as providing pieces.
Are there chess tournaments or events in Berlin?
14 venues in Berlin host tournaments, including 100gramm Bar, Café en passant Schachcafe and Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft. Upcoming casual chess events in Berlin are listed on the Checkmate IRL events page. Chess events in Berlin
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