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Heard about ChessBar and wondering how a ChessBar meetup actually works, and whether you’ll fit in? You’re in the right place. Whether you’ve been playing chess for one week, six months, or ten years, the format is designed to be simple, fun, social, and accessible to every level, especially if you’ve never set foot in a traditional chess club. A ChessBar meetup is two hours, five games, opponents with all kinds of profiles, a warm atmosphere, and just the right amount of com

You’ve just signed up on the ChessBar web app , and your venue is now ready to welcome players. The next question comes naturally: how do you prepare your first ChessBar meetup so it runs smoothly, creates a great atmosphere, and starts building a real community around your bar? Good news: ChessBar was designed to fit seamlessly into the rhythm of a bar. Preparation is quick, and all the technical elements (registrations, pairings, results, rankings) are handled automatically

In the past few years, chess has made a real comeback. Between The Queen’s Gambit  effect, online platforms like Chess.com , and the rise of casual tournaments in cafés and pubs around the world, the game has found a whole new generation of players. Gone is the old-fashioned image: today, chess is seen as smart, social, and seriously fun. People are playing everywhere: on their phones, in parks, in clubs, and more and more, in bars. These hybrid spaces, where people come to c

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