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Before 2020, chess had a somewhat old-school, overly serious image, it was seen as a game mostly linked to clubs and hardcore competitors, and a bit distant from the daily interests of younger people. Then came Covid. Practically overnight, everyone found themselves stuck at home, searching for activities that were both stimulating and easy to access. That’s when chess made its big comeback: simple to learn, strategically rich, and perfectly suited to online play. Millions of

For a long time, chess was seen as a rather stuffy game, reserved for clubs or hardcore competitors. But over the past few years, it has made a major comeback. The Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit  captivated millions of viewers, Twitch and YouTube popularized live-commented games, and a record number of players got back into chess after the Covid-19 lockdowns. But here’s the thing: most of this revival happened…online. Platforms like Chess.com and Lichess exploded, offerin

In the past few years, chess has made a huge comeback. Between the lockdowns that pushed everyone behind a screen and Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit  inspiring a whole new generation, we’ve never seen so many players signing up on Chess.com or Lichess. Maybe you also (re)discovered the game during that time…but after a while, playing alone against your computer starts to feel a bit flavorless, right? The good news is, chess doesn’t only exist online. On the contrary, the magic