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Lisbon Chess

The Royal Gorkha

café or bar in Lisbon

  • open to all
  • kids
  • beginners
  • casual games

Venue: open, going by evidence from

Chess: confirmed by a source dated

Regular sessions

DayTimeOrganiserWhat happensCurrent schedule
Thursday18:30Lisbon Gambit (Meetup group, organiser Beppe)Weekly chess and drinks evening from 18:30; tournament nights (Swiss, 6 rounds, 5+3 clocks) on some Thursdays e.g. 2026-07-09 and 2026-07-02. Meetup list shows no Thursday event after 2026-07-09 (summer gap or not yet listed). 1See schedule

Facts

Access
open to all 2
Cost
paid; 3 EUR ticket (Beginners Friendly Tournament event page); the weekly Chess & beers event also carries a 3 EUR fee setting on Meetup, not marked as required 4
Equipment
not stated by sources
Who it is for
beginners welcome; children welcome; not adults-only 3
Season
not stated by sources
Federation
not stated by sources

Latest evidence

Meetup past events at The Royal Gorkha dated 2026-06-18, 2026-06-25, 2026-07-02, 2026-07-09 (event dateTime fields); seen 2026-10-02. The latest Lisbon Gambit events found (Aug 2026) were Sunday park sessions, see jardim-fernando-pessa.

seen 1

Sources

  1. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit/events/315121769 · event listing
    • [1] official · seen · Let's meet every Thursday from 6:30PM at The Royal Gorkha
    • [2] official · seen · Players of any skill level are welcome, from total beginner to pro
  2. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit/events/315553622 · event listing
    • [3] official · seen · Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
    • [4] official · seen · The ticket will be 3€
  3. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit · event listing
    • [5] official · seen · R. Carvalho Araújo 110, 1900-181
  4. www.lisbongambit.com · own website or page