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Find chess venues in Zurich: clubs, cafés, and meetup spots for over-the-board chess.

All 29 chess venues in Zurich, Switzerland

List last updated: 2026-09-13

• ASK Réti Chess Club Zürich — club, Waisenhausstrasse 23, 8032 Zürich · chess boards available, drinks
• Chess Club Zürich Nimzowitsch — club, Theaterstrasse 8, 8001 Zürich · chess boards available, drinks, hosts tournaments
• Chess Tables — Am Katzenbach, Affoltern — park venue, Am Katzenbach, Affoltern, 11, 8046 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables — Bellerivestrasse, 8 — park venue, Bellerivestrasse, Seefeld, 8, 8008 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables — Friesenbergplatz, 3 — park venue, Friesenbergplatz, Friesenberg, 3, 8045 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables — Marktplatz Oerlikon, Oerlikon — park venue, Marktplatz Oerlikon, Oerlikon, 11, 8050 · chess boards available
• Chess Tables at Fritschiwiese — park venue, Badenerstrasse, Hard, 4, 8004 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Am Katzenbach, Seebach — park venue, Am Katzenbach, Seebach, 11, 8052 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Bullingerplatz, 4 — park venue, Bullingerplatz, Hard, 4, 8004 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Else-Züblin-Strasse, Albisrieden — park venue, Else-Züblin-Strasse, Albisrieden, 9, 8047 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Glattstegweg, 12 — park venue, Glattstegweg, Schwamendingen Mitte, 12, 8051 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Glaubtenweg, Affoltern — park venue, Glaubtenweg, Affoltern, 11, 8046 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Hallwylstrasse, 4 — park venue, Hallwylstrasse, Werd, 4, 8004 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Hofwiesenstrasse, Unterstrass — park venue, Hofwiesenstrasse, Unterstrass, 6, 8057 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Hürlimannplatz, Enge — park venue, Hürlimannplatz, Hürlimann Areal, Enge, 2, 8002 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — In Böden, Affoltern — park venue, In Böden, Affoltern, 11, 8046 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Katzenbachstrasse, Seebach — park venue, Katzenbachstrasse, Seebach, 11, 8052 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Lindenhof, Altstadt — park venue, Lindenhof, Altstadt, 8001 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Lindenhofstrasse, Altstadt — park venue, Lindenhofstrasse, Lindenhof, Altstadt, 8001 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Opfikonstrasse, 12 — park venue, Opfikonstrasse, Saatlen, 12, 8152 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Schärenfeld, Seebach — park venue, Schärenfeld, Seebach, 11, 8052 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Schwandenholzstrasse, Seebach — park venue, Schwandenholzstrasse, Seebach, 11, 8046 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board — Stefano-Franscini-Platz, Höngg — park venue, Stefano-Franscini-Platz, Höngg, 10, 8039 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Oerlikerpark — park venue, Armin-Bollinger-Weg, Oerlikon, 11, 8052 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Quartierpark Berghalden — park venue, Witikonerstrasse, Witikon, 7, 8053 · chess boards available
• Giant Chess Board at Ueberlandpark — park venue, Luegislandstrasse, Schwamendingen Mitte, 12, 8051 · chess boards available
• Platzspitz Park tables — park venue, Sihlquai, Gewerbeschule, Industriequartier, 8090 · chess boards available
• Schach unter der Europabrücke — park venue, Europabrücke area, 8048 Zürich
• Zentralbibliothek Zürich Reading Garden — park venue, Zähringerpl. 6, 8001 Zürich

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Questions about chess in Zurich

Where can I play chess in Zurich?

Checkmate IRL maps 29 places to play chess in Zurich: 2 chess clubs and 27 outdoor spots. They include Chess Club Zürich Nimzowitsch and Platzspitz Park tables.

Is there a chess club in Zurich?

Yes. 2 chess clubs in Zurich are on the map: Chess Club Zürich Nimzowitsch and ASK Réti Chess Club Zürich.

Where can I play chess outdoors in Zurich?

27 outdoor spots are listed, including Platzspitz Park tables, Zentralbibliothek Zürich Reading Garden and Chess Tables at Fritschiwiese. 20 of them have a giant chess board.

Are there chess tournaments or events in Zurich?

Chess Club Zürich Nimzowitsch hosts tournaments.

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