ChessBar partner bars and cafés are at the heart of the community. Discover the venues hosting our tournaments and how to start a ChessBar community in your city!
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
