Queens' Chess Society: Part I

On Friday night, a group of women gathered at World Chess Club Berlin for something different. Not just a game, not just a social event—something in between, something new. Chess, cocktails, and connection. The first meeting of the Queens' Chess Society was exactly what it promised to be: a place where women could play, learn, and just have a great time together.

The evening started with easy introductions. Some came alone, some brought friends, but it didn’t matter. Within minutes, everyone was talking, laughing, finding their place at the boards. Aylen, one of the hosts, made sure that even the newcomers felt comfortable. “Give me 30 minutes, and I’ll teach you how to play,” she said, and she did. Soon, even the women who had never touched a chess piece before were making their first confident moves.

At one table, a game unfolded with quiet intensity. At another, wine glasses clinked as someone excitedly whispered, “I just won my first game!” It wasn’t about competition—it was about learning, improving, and just enjoying the moment.

Chess has always been a game of strategy, but for a long time, it was mostly seen as a man’s game. Not anymore. Events like this are proving that chess can be social, stylish, and empowering. It’s becoming part of a bigger movement—women taking up space in intellectual and strategic fields, claiming the board as their own.

The Queens' Chess Society isn’t just an event; it’s a growing community, a place where strategy meets sisterhood, and where every woman’s next move is entirely her own.

And if you missed this one? Don’t worry. There are many more checkmates (and cocktails) to come.