Chess club directory

A small women’s chess circle in central Seoul, built around relaxed café games, learning and conversation rather than competition.

A Seoul chess circle listed in Gangdong-gu, notable for linking recurring over-the-board play with a digital record of meetings and games.

Founded in Arzachena in 2013, this club connects a Gallura-wide network, a recurring festival and Italy's top team division.

Founded in 1974 and described as Palermo's longest-running active chess association, the club links civic memory, teaching and national competition.

A Chieti club linking adult and youth participation, a sustained women's team tradition, and major school and international events in Montesilvano.

Active in Ferrara since 1977, Circolo Scacchistico Estense combines an annual club championship with a youth programme developed through courses and school projects.

Founded in 1920, this Venetian circle links its namesake Carlo Salvioli to a history shaped by café chess, public-space play and teaching.

Founded in 2004, the association incorporated Vie Nuove in 2015 and combines teaching, social play and a competitive presence organized under multiple team labels.

A Messina club shaped by youth development, a long-running city tournament and a team that reached the Master division.

From its original Alfiere di Re identity to Palermo Scacchi, this Palermo club has built its profile around teaching, youth development and team competition.

Based in a city with a nineteenth-century chess tradition, Spezia per gli Scacchi has recently climbed from Promozione to Serie Master while building a school-based hub.

One of Germany's oldest surviving chess clubs, shaped by master tournaments, mergers, political capture and repeated reconstruction.