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Find chess venues in Vienna: historic clubs, coffee houses, and parks for over-the-board chess.

All 40 chess venues in Vienna, Austria

List last updated: 2026-09-13

• 1. SK Ottakring — club, Thaliastraße 125, 1160 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, hosts tournaments
• Augarten Chess Area — park venue, Obere Augartenstraße 1, 1020 Wien, Austria
• Café Central — café, Herrengasse 14, 1010 Wien, Austria · drinks
• Café Frey — café, Favoritenstraße 44, 1040 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
• Café Landtmann — café, Universitätsring 4, 1010 Wien, Austria · drinks
• Café Prückel — café, Stubenring 24, 1010 Wien, Austria · drinks
• Café Sperl — café, Gumpendorfer Straße 11, 1060 Wien, Austria · drinks
• Café Weidinger — café, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 1, 1160 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, drinks
• Chess Table at Alois-Drasche-Park — park venue, Alois-Drasche-Park, 1040 Wien · chess boards available
• Chess Table at Pelzgasse — park venue, Pelzgasse 5, 1150 Wien · chess boards available
• Chess Table at Scheupark — park venue, Scheupark, 1050 Wien · chess boards available
• Chess Tables — Donaustadtstraße, Kagran — park venue, Donaustadtstraße, Katastralgemeinde Kagran, Donaustadt, 1220 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables — Welzenbachergasse, Kagran — park venue, Welzenbachergasse, Katastralgemeinde Kagran, Donaustadt, 1220 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Adele-Jellinek-Park — park venue, Johann-Nepomuk-Berger-Platz, Katastralgemeinde Ottakring, Ottakring, 1160 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Andreaspark — park venue, Richtergasse, Neubau, Katastralgemeinde Neubau, Neubau, 1070 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Bruno-Kreisky-Park — park venue, Bruno-Kreisky-Park, 1050 Wien · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Friedensstadt — park venue, Friedensstadtweg, Friedensstadt, Katastralgemeinde Auhof, Hietzing, 1130 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Fritz-Imhoff-Park — park venue, Wallgasse, Gumpendorf, Katastralgemeinde Mariahilf, Mariahilf, 1060 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Leon-Askin-Park — park venue, Grundsteingasse, Katastralgemeinde Neulerchenfeld, Ottakring, 1160 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Leopold-Rister-Park — park venue, Leopold-Rister-Park, 1050 Wien · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Max-Winter-Park — park venue, Max-Winter-Platz, Stuwerviertel, Leopoldstadt, 1020 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Schönbornpark — park venue, Lange Gasse, Buchfeld, Josefstadt, Katastralgemeinde Josefstadt, Josefstadt, 1080 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Türkenschanzpark — park venue, Türkenschanzpark, 1180 Wien · chess boards available
• Das Spezial — café, Gumpendorfer Str. 56, 1060 Wien, Austria · drinks
• Debakel — bar, Skodagasse 21, 1080 Wien, Austria · drinks
• El Speta — bar, Hofmühlgasse 23, 1060 Wien · chess boards available, drinks
• Giant Chess Board at Donauinsel #1 — park venue, Kleines Gänsehäufel, Katastralgemeinde Kaisermühlen, Donaustadt, 1220 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Donauinsel #2 — park venue, Katastralgemeinde Kaisermühlen, Donaustadt, 1220 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Donauinsel #3 — park venue, Freytaggasse, Katastralgemeinde Donaufeld, Floridsdorf, 1210 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Donauinsel #4 — park venue, Oswald-Redlich-Straße, Großfeldsiedlung, Katastralgemeinde Leopoldau, Floridsdorf, 1210 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Donaupark — park venue, Arbeiterstrandbadstraße, Katastralgemeinde Kaisermühlen, Donaustadt, 1220 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Harry-Glück-Park — park venue, Anton-Baumgartner-Straße, Katastralgemeinde Atzgersdorf, Liesing, 1230 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Siebenhirten — park venue, Zwerggrabengasse, Katastralgemeinde Siebenhirten, Liesing, 1230 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Speising — park venue, Katastralgemeinde Speising, Hietzing, 1130 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Wilhelminenberg — park venue, Wilhelminenstraße, Katastralgemeinde Ottakring, Ottakring, 1160 · chess boards available
• Schach & Spiele — club, Gumpendorfer Straße 60, 1060 Wien, Austria · chess boards available
• Schachklub Favoriten — club, Dr.-Eberle-Gasse 3, 1110 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, hosts tournaments
• tschaturanga (Café Merkur) — club, Florianigasse 54, 1080 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
• Votive Park Chess Tables — park venue, Votivpark, 1090 Wien, Austria
• Wiener Schachverband — club, Spielmannplatz 1, 1020 Wien, Austria · chess boards available, hosts tournaments

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Questions about chess in Vienna

Where can I play chess in Vienna?

Checkmate IRL maps 40 places to play chess in Vienna: 5 chess clubs, 7 cafés, 2 bars and 26 outdoor spots. They include Schach & Spiele, Café Landtmann and Debakel.

Is there a chess club in Vienna?

Yes. 5 chess clubs in Vienna are on the map, including Schach & Spiele, tschaturanga (Café Merkur) and 1. SK Ottakring.

Is there a chess café or chess bar in Vienna?

Yes. 7 cafés and 2 bars in Vienna are listed as places to play chess, including Café Landtmann, Café Prückel and Café Sperl.

Where can I play chess outdoors in Vienna?

26 outdoor spots are listed, including Augarten Chess Area, Chess Tables at Adele-Jellinek-Park and Chess Tables at Andreaspark. 9 of them have a giant chess board.

Are there chess tournaments or events in Vienna?

5 venues in Vienna host tournaments, including tschaturanga (Café Merkur), 1. SK Ottakring and Café Frey. Upcoming casual chess events in Vienna are listed on the Checkmate IRL events page. Chess events in Vienna

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