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