PLAY ME
IN CHESS.GET FIRST ACCESS +
Overhead view of two people in dark clothing playing chess on a red-and-cream board, cocktails and lamplight, guests around them

PLAY MEIN CHESS.

THE BOARD IS OPEN.

Event
EVENT 001
When
EARLY DECEMBER 2026
Where
ASTORIA, QUEENS
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
GET FIRST ACCESS

02 — OUR PHILOSOPHY

EVERYWHEREIS A PLACETO PLAY.

A chessboard doesn't need a clubhouse. A player doesn't need a membership. And a great game shouldn't depend on knowing the right people.

We believe chess belongs wherever people are. In parks and cafés. In bars and neighborhoods. Across tables, across cities, and across generations.

PLAY ME IN CHESS is building a world where finding someone to play is as natural as making the first move.

The board is open. The rest is up to us.

03THE EXPERIENCE

CHESS.
COCKTAILS.
GOOD PEOPLE.

"Real games. Real people. A different kind of night out. PLAY ME IN CHESS brings people together over the board, with music, drinks, and a little friendly competition."

A hand moving a cream chess piece on a red-and-cream board beside a cocktail, people laughing behind
FIG. 002 — "THE OPENING MOVE"

03HOW IT WORKS

The format

  1. 01 /

    SHOW UP

    Come ready to play. All experience levels welcome.

  2. 02 /

    PLAY

    Meet new opponents and play real games.

  3. 03 /

    CONNECT

    Stay for the music, the drinks, and the people.

04 — THE EVENT"POSTER" / NYC

NEW YORK.
YOU'RE UP.

  • PLAY ME IN CHESS
  • EVENT 001
  • ASTORIA, QUEENS
  • EARLY DECEMBER 2026
GET FIRST ACCESS

05THE COMMUNITY

EVERY BOARD
IS A
MEETING PLACE.

"PLAY ME IN CHESS is built around a simple idea: chess is better when it brings people together. We're creating spaces for strangers to become opponents, opponents to become friends, and a game to become something bigger."