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A social chess club
in Cairo.

Egypt's first and only social chess club. Boards, coffee, and people who stay for one more game.

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Every Saturday · 11 AM All levels Cairo, Egypt

Saturdays

Come play.
We'll find you a game.

Beginners, casual players, people who've played for years — everyone ends up at the same tables. If it's your first time, someone will sit across from you and start.

Every Saturday, 11 AM Beginners welcome Coffee and chess Friendly tournaments
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A member smiling during a game Playing together at a Saturday gathering
A full table of players at X Chess Club

Boards are open.

Pull up a chair. Stay for coffee. Play one more game.

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A cup of coffee beside a chess board A board set up by a window in Downtown Cairo

Our story

It started with
one coffee.

Two friends, a chessboard, and a question nobody in Cairo had answered yet: where do you go to just play?

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Saturdays, lately.

Every now and then

Friendly tournaments.

A little extra competition, same tables, same people. Two so far, and certificates for everyone who played.

X Chess Rapid

Our first tournament Longer games All levels
Everyone who played the rapid tournament, together at the end of the day
A player making a move during the rapid tournament Two players mid-game at the rapid tournament A game by the window during the rapid tournament A player thinking over the board Handing over a certificate at the rapid tournament Players with their certificates after the rapid tournament

X Chess Blitz

22 August 2026 24 players 7 rounds, Swiss One perfect score
The full room together after the blitz tournament
A long row of blitz games in progress Players facing off across the board A player opening with a pawn push Thumbs up between rounds Concentration in the middle of a blitz round Boards and clocks down the length of the table A player reaching for a piece A quiet moment over the board Handing over a certificate after the blitz tournament A player receiving her certificate Certificate handover at the blitz tournament Another certificate handed over Congratulations after the final round Friends with their certificates A group photo at the end of the blitz tournament Players lined up with their certificates A group of players after the prize giving Players together after the blitz tournament Certificates all round A group shot at the end of the day Players with certificates after the last round Two players with their certificates The last of the certificates handed out
The X Chess Club community together

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New faces every week, and a few who never miss one.

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