In the organizer's words:

Spend a sociable evening at our monthly Chess Night in Dortmund, treat yourself to a few tasty drinks in a relaxed pub atmosphere and show off your skills at our blitz chess tournament including Beginners, Advanced and Pro Cup for all levels!

Our Chess Night in Dortmund takes place once a month in the Cine Bar at the Reinoldikirche. The thinking time per game is 3 minutes + 2 seconds extra time per move.

We start the tournament with a preliminary round, which serves to classify the playing strength of all participants. For this purpose, we form groups of four players in which everyone plays against everyone else. Your final group ranking at the end will decide which knockout phase you will go on to:

1st place = Pro Cup
2nd & 3rd place = Advanced Cup
4th place = Beginners Cup

In the knockout phase, you will meet other players with a similar level of play to yours, so that you have a fair chance of finishing on the winner's podium in your cup and taking home a small award.

What you can expect

✅ Blitz chess tournament (3 minutes + 2 seconds) incl. Beginners, Advanced (from 24 participants) and Pro Cup
✅ Cozy & sociable pub atmosphere where you can easily meet new people and like-minded people (while playing)
✅ Beginner-friendly rules (no "touched, led" and no automatic defeat for wrong moves)
✅ 10 games per player:in
✅ Cups for the top 3 in each cup