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Chess Events in Chicago
Casual over-the-board chess in Chicago: bar tournaments, cafe nights, and meetups. 30 upcoming events listed as of 2026-10-30. This is an independent listing: Checkmate IRL is not affiliated with any event or organizer shown, every entry links to the organizer's own page, and organizers can request corrections or removal via the contact page.
- Sat 31 Oct, 13:00 · Saturday Chess at Lake Forest Starbucks · Starbucks · by Northshore Chess Club
- Sun 1 Nov, 13:30 · Sunday Chess - Ravenswood · Conrad Sulzer Regional Library · by ♛ Chicago Chess ♚
- Mon 2 Nov, 17:00 · Monday Chess - Riverside · Riverside Public Library · by ♛ Chicago Chess ♚
- Mon 2 Nov, 17:00 · Riverside Chess Club chess night · Riverside Public Library · by Riverside Chess Club
- Mon 2 Nov, 19:00 · Chess Club Chicago chess night · by Chess Club Chicago
- Tue 3 Nov, 10:00 · Chess & Coffee chess night · Monday Coffee Co · by Chess & Coffee
- Wed 4 Nov, 18:00 · Logan Square Chess Club chess night · Hopewell Brewing · by Logan Square Chess Club
- Wed 4 Nov, 18:30 · Evanston Chess Club · Levy Senior Center · by Evanston Chess Club
- Thu 5 Nov, 18:30 · Lincoln Square Chess Club chess night · Burning Bush Brewery · by Lincoln Square Chess Club
- Sat 7 Nov, 13:00 · Saturday Chess at Lake Forest Starbucks · Starbucks · by Northshore Chess Club
- Mon 9 Nov, 17:00 · Monday Chess - Riverside · Riverside Public Library · by ♛ Chicago Chess ♚
- Mon 9 Nov, 17:00 · Riverside Chess Club chess night · Riverside Public Library · by Riverside Chess Club
- Mon 9 Nov, 19:00 · Chess Club Chicago chess night · by Chess Club Chicago
- Tue 10 Nov, 10:00 · Chess & Coffee chess night · Monday Coffee Co · by Chess & Coffee
- Wed 11 Nov, 18:00 · Logan Square Chess Club chess night · Hopewell Brewing · by Logan Square Chess Club
- Wed 11 Nov, 18:30 · Evanston Chess Club · Levy Senior Center · by Evanston Chess Club
- Thu 12 Nov, 18:30 · Lincoln Square Chess Club chess night · Burning Bush Brewery · by Lincoln Square Chess Club
- Sat 14 Nov, 13:00 · Saturday Chess at Lake Forest Starbucks · Starbucks · by Northshore Chess Club
- Mon 16 Nov, 17:00 · Riverside Chess Club chess night · Riverside Public Library · by Riverside Chess Club
- Mon 16 Nov, 19:00 · Chess Club Chicago chess night · by Chess Club Chicago
- Tue 17 Nov, 10:00 · Chess & Coffee chess night · Monday Coffee Co · by Chess & Coffee
- Wed 18 Nov, 18:00 · Logan Square Chess Club chess night · Hopewell Brewing · by Logan Square Chess Club
- Wed 18 Nov, 18:30 · Evanston Chess Club · Levy Senior Center · by Evanston Chess Club
- Thu 19 Nov, 18:30 · Lincoln Square Chess Club chess night · Burning Bush Brewery · by Lincoln Square Chess Club
- Sat 21 Nov, 13:00 · Saturday Chess at Lake Forest Starbucks · Starbucks · by Northshore Chess Club
- Mon 23 Nov, 17:00 · Monday Chess - Riverside · Riverside Public Library · by ♛ Chicago Chess ♚
- Mon 23 Nov, 17:00 · Riverside Chess Club chess night · Riverside Public Library · by Riverside Chess Club
- Mon 23 Nov, 19:00 · Chess Club Chicago chess night · by Chess Club Chicago
- Tue 24 Nov, 10:00 · Chess & Coffee chess night · Monday Coffee Co · by Chess & Coffee
- Wed 25 Nov, 18:00 · Logan Square Chess Club chess night · Hopewell Brewing · by Logan Square Chess Club
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