Chess in Rome
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Chess in Rome isn't all silent games: rated tournaments, frantic blitz, clubs that welcome beginners and international opens, from the neighbourhood club to the big open. Whether you're rated 2000 Elo or still learning to castle, there's a seat for you.
Events — chess in Rome
Wed29
Wednesday 29 July
1 event
Thu30
Thursday 30 July
1 event
Fri31
Friday 31 July
4 events
Later
21 events
Wed 5 · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
MERCOLEDI da LEONI 10° Torneo FLASH 10' + 5", 6 Turni - FORMULA BRINNER
Roma
Thu 3 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
11° Festival Internazionale Di Scacchi Usciamo Dallo Stallo
Roma
Thu 3 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
11a Coppa Degli Accademici
Roma
Thu 3 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 11 Settimanale Coppa Degli Accademici
Roma
Sat 5 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Torneo di Settembre (46° Week-end Lazio Scacchi)
Roma
Sat 5 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 4 Blitz Steinitz 2026
Roma
Sun 6 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
2° “torneo Interprovinciale Gran Prix”
Roma
Sun 6 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 9 Rapid Asr 2026
Roma
Sun 6 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 2 Pgs Borgo Don Bosco
Roma
Tue 8 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
10° Superstar (71° Infrasettimanale) By Lazio Scacchi
Roma
Tue 8 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Settimanale 10 Superstar - Girone 8 Rounds 1-2-3
Roma
Sat 19 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Week End D'estate Asr 2026
Roma
Sat 19 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op Estate A Roma 2026
Roma
Sat 19 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Week End D’estate Asr 2026 - Riservato Ai Giocatori Con Elo < 1600
Roma
Sun 20 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 8 Rapid Steinitz 2026
Roma
Sun 27 Sep · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
10° Torneo Champions By Lazio Scacchi
Roma
Tue 29 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Settimanale 10 Superstar - Girone 8 Rounds 4-5-6-7
Roma
Thu 22 Oct · 10 AMGratuit🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
10° Open d'autunno
Roma
Thu 22 Oct · 10 AM🇮🇹
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Op 10 Rapid Champions
Roma
Sat 24 Oct · 10 AM🇩🇪
♙Chess🏆Tournament
Romanshorn 2026 U10
Romanshorn
Sat 24 Oct · 10 AM🇩🇪
♙Chess🏆Tournament
2026 Romanshorn U13 Juniorenturnier
Romanshorn
See also in Rome
At 8:30 PM20–55 €2.4(178)
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Opera in Roma: Le Quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi
Chiesa di San Paolo entro le Mura
At 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎻Opera
Chiesa Valdese: Arie d'opera, canzoni napoletane e musica classica italiana
Chiesa Valdese di Roma
Tomorrow · 10:30 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Karaoke Night
The Yellow Bar
Thu 30 · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🌐World
Macedonia Remix
LOA Acrobax - Via della Vasca Navale 6
Fri 31Free
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Pass Opera a Roma
Piazza di S. Luigi de' Francesi
Fri 21 · 6 PM24,50–52 €2.4(335)
🎻Classical🇫🇷French chanson
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons a Palazzo Ripetta
Salone Bernini a Palazzo Ripetta
At 9 PM
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Patti Smith @ Circo Massimo
Circo Massimo
Tomorrow · 9 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World
Noa (Achinoam Nini) @ Casa Del Jazz - Parco
Casa Del Jazz - Parco
Thu 30 · 9 PM
⚡Electro☀️Open air
VOX FESTIVAL
Castello Dentice di Frasso - Carovigno (BR)
Wed 29 · 9 PM
🎙️Rap🎤Hip-Hop
Capo Plaza @ Cavea, Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cavea, Auditorium Parco della Musica
Thu 30 · 9 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Roma Summer Fest 2026 @ Auditorium Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone
Auditorium Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone
Fri 31 · 7 PM
🌐World🌴Reggae
SUD SOUND SYSTEM @ Testaccio Estate
Testaccio Estate
Mon 3 · 8 PM50 €
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Anette Olzon in Rome
Hacienda
Mon 24 · 9:30 PM
⚡Electro💿DJ set
Djo @ Auditorium Parco della Musica
Auditorium Parco della Musica
Sat 1 · 7 PM
🌐World💿DJ set
CUORE LATINO SUMMER NIGHT (Con 3za Do$€)
Zoobar
Sat 8 · 4 PM53 €
🎸Rock🎫Concert
ROMA STONE FEST con Fu Manchu >unica data italiana< Stoned Jesus e altri
SCHUSTER SUMMER FEST
Sat 8 · 4 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Fu Manchu @ Parco Schuster
Parco Schuster
Fri 7 · 10:30 PM32–44,50 €
🎻Classical☀️Open air
Candlelight Open Air: Queen & The Beatles
Villa Appia Antica
Thu 30 · 7 PM
⚡Punk🎸Rock
Punk
LOA Acrobax Roma
Fri 31 · 9 PM11,50 €
💿DJ set🔊Techno
Donato Dozzy b2b Batu - Cratere & Reveries
Spazio Cavea
Fri 31 · 9 PM
🔊Techno💿DJ set
Cratere
Spazio Cavea
Sun 2 · 12:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Sundance Sunday - Ultima Festa
TBA - Villa di Fiorano - Via di Fioranello 18
Thu 30 · 8 PM
🌀Ecstatic dance
GioveBeat nel Ritmo con la Vita
Laura's Wave — Rome
Fri 31 · 10:30 PM
💿DJ set🔊Techno
THE NEW FLESH X SPACCATURE FESTIVAL
TBA - Tenuta di Campolungo - Bagnoregio (VT)
Wed 19 · 12 PM
🌺Bachata🫂Kizomba
Roma Sensual Symposium - 9th Ed.
Roma Sensual Symposium - 9th Ed. — Rome
Tomorrow · 12 PM
🎪Street party🪕Folk / Acoustic
Festa de Noantri 2026 — Roma
Festa de Noantri 2026 — Roma
Thu 30 · 7:30 PM
🌀Ecstatic dance
GioveBeat nel Ritmo con la Vita
GioveBeat nel Ritmo con la Vita — Istituto Pio IX
Fri 31 · 8:30 PM15–20 €
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance Milano - Drop of Infinity
Ecstatic Dance Milano - Drop of Infinity
Sat 1 · 8:30 PM20 €
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
ecstatic dance Roma
ecstatic dance Roma
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Branchie Lab at Magick Bar - music by: bee.Z, Monuas, Collarbone, mariannæ
THE MAGICK BAR
Fri 21
🧢Hip-hop💿DJ set
Matador Europe Finals
Monk Club
Thu 30 · 8 PM
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
GioveBeat nel Ritmo con la Vita
Ponte della Scienza
Fri 31 · 11:59 PM
🎉Club🔊Techno
OUR FRIDAY
NEO CLUB ROMA
Thu 30 · 6 PM0 €
🎉Club💿DJ set
BALAGAN THURSDAY - 30th of JULY
Balagan Roma
Fri 31 · 8:30 PM20 €
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Azul Conscious Movement
Azul Conscious Movement
At 6:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Fiabe a comando! - Il ritorno della strega zuccherosa
Via Francesco Giovanni Commendone
Tomorrow · 7 PM5 €
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Clash 28/07
Testaccio Estate
Tue 4 · 7 PM5 €
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
BARDASSE – Comedy show
Testaccio Estate
Tue 25 Aug · 7 PM5 €
✨Cabaret
Facciamo i seri
Testaccio Estate
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
AFTER THE FIRE Memories, bodies and conflicts in contemporary African art
Black Liquid Art Gallery
Sat 1 · 9 AM21–34,10 €2.5(8)
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Ammira le opere d'arte della Galleria Colonna
Palazzo Colonna
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Silvia Giambrone: I LIE
Richard Saltoun
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Of Minor Importance – Part I
Alice Amati
Sun 2 · 5 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Visita guidata al Museo Archeologico di Palestrina per acquistare una nuova autoambulanza ad Ajja-Jenin
Piazza della Cortina Palestrina - Piazza della Cortina
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage
Palazzo Braschi - Museo di Roma
Touristation Office Navona
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Sala Nova: Eternal Conduit
Andrea Festa
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree2.1(18)
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Leonardo da Vinci Experience: Biglietto d'ingresso
Museum Leonardo Da Vinci Experience
Sat 1 · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Conferenza Stampa CA
Via della Lungara
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
House Taken Over
Rolando Anselmi
Tomorrow · 8:45 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Patagonia con Andrea Fuorto
Riva Gasometro
At 7 PMFree
🍽️Food🎪Street party
Festa Cozze e Pecorino
Fiumicino
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues in Rome
Roma
25 events
Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera
14 events
The Yellow Bar
7 events
Teatro Brancaccio
8 events
Teatro Sala Umberto
15 events
Laura's Wave — Rome
3 events
Wishlist Roma
4 events
Salone Bernini a Palazzo Ripetta
12 events
Boscolo Circo Massimo
5 events
Circo Massimo
3 events
Palazzo dello Sport
11 events
Auditorium Conciliazione
9 events
Frequently asked questions
Where can I play chess in Rome?
Between affiliated clubs, chess cafés and one-off tournaments, there's no shortage of chances. The most active spots show up in the list above.
Do I need a rating to play chess in Rome?
No — plenty of clubs and amateur tournaments welcome beginners. The level and the entry conditions are spelled out on every event.