Chessmates: Play Real Chess

About this app

Chessmates is the easiest way to find chess players, meetups, and tournaments near you. Open the map, see who's playing this weekend, and just show up! Or post your own meetup in seconds and let people find you. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Discover meetups and tournaments on a live map of your city • Post a casual meetup at any park, café or club. Set a time, time control, ELO range, and you're live! • Host structured tournaments with Swiss pairings, byes, late entries, and on-site QR check-in • Follow chess clubs and organisations near you to see their events first • Message friends, opponents, or entire event group chats • Sync your FIDE, Chess.com, and Lichess ratings so people know your level • Get notified when friends RSVP, when meetups go live, or when someone messages you WHO IT'S FOR • Casual players looking for over-the-board games near home • Travelling players who want to find a club or meetup in a new city • Tournament organisers and clubs who want a free, lightweight platform with built-in registration, check-in, and pairings • Anyone who wants to play more chess in real life PRIVACY Chessmates only shares the location of public meetups and events you choose to post. Your home address is never shown. Your messages are private to the people you send them to. Made by chess players, for chess players. Free, no ads.

What's new: • Fully reworked sign-in and sign-up • New onboarding and a quick app tour to get you started faster • Chessmates Pro for clubs: exclusive themes, newsletter e-mails to subscribers, extended page stats and season scheduling • Faster, more reliable FIDE verification • Lots of small improvements and bug fixes

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1. First observed Aug 26, 2026 · 8:27 AM Free