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SUMMARY:♟️🙏🏼 Check Mates: Chess hangout Rotterdam. All levels.
LOCATION:Bakeliet
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 39% · why: lots of
  people going\n\n♟️🙏🏼 Play chess with people you’re hyped to meet.\n\nA mo
 nthly social chess hangout of 40 - 50 people who enjoy playing chess analo
 gue and meeting new people in Rotterdam. Chess is the excuse\, the people 
 are the point.\n\nCheck Mates\nIt's not a tournament. It's a hangout where
  people who like chess sit down across from each other\, play a game\, and
  end up in a conversation. No competition pressure. Just boards\, a drink\
 , and time together.\n\nWant to come? Reserve your spot here →\nhttps://ww
 w.sharedobsessions.com/check-mates\nSpots fill fast because the community 
 gets early access.\nA "Going" on Meetup unfortunately doesn't hold your pl
 ace.\n\n50 spots open after each event and usually fill within 48 hours.\n
 \nWho comes\nEveryone from complete beginners to 2000+ Elo players. We mat
 ch by level so every game feels good. Whether you've just touched a piece 
 or you're deep into openings and endgames\, this afternoon is about connec
 tion over competition.\n\nHow it works\nThe host opens the afternoon and s
 ets the tone. After that the space is yours\, self-guided\, open\, no pres
 sure. You find someone to play\, you switch after each game\, you meet new
  people. We close together at the end.\n\nChess invites you to think from 
 someone else's perspective\, creating a shared mental space that makes con
 necting feel surprisingly easy\, even for beginners.\n\nThe community\nSta
 rted by Julie and Matthijs in Rotterdam. Now 200+ people and growing\, not
  because we scaled\, but because people keep coming back and bringing some
 one with them.\nCheck Mates is part of Shared Obsessions\, monthly creativ
 e hangouts that connect people through cultural niches: chess\, music\, vi
 ntage\, art and more.\n\nThe location\nAll taking place is cool spots arou
 nd the city\, like micro-brewery Kaapse Maria and cultural centre Worm/Wun
 derbar\, restaurant Rotonde\, listening bar Sonoor.\n\nCheck out: Sharedob
 sessions.com
URL:https://www.meetup.com/check-mates/events/315577410/
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