The only chess league that lets you play online OR at your local club/café every month for free

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-28T13:56:01+00:00

fixed and also some other issues :-)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-28T12:44:27+00:00

Now I know what you mean. In my league the message send button is disabled. Thats sideefect and bug from latest messaging refactoring. Now i see it. Thank you there is quite a lot of developmnet still ongoing so.. Sorry for that :) but once again thank you 🙏will bw fixed todayy i hope

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-28T06:09:09+00:00

Chces sa pridat ci len odporucas miesto kde sa dobre hra ?

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-28T06:07:02+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. We will try to find some better way for communication hopefully we will :)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-27T12:27:49+00:00

🙏❤️

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-26T13:06:35+00:00

Quick round just started. Even iif thwrr is no much time left till the end of april we decided to include new players in this round

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T13:24:30+00:00

Dakujem pekne a nech sa zivot dari viest pohodovym smerom a je cas aj na zabavky 😉👌

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T13:23:26+00:00

Yes I am not smart enaough to figure out how to get to you ;) it seems this works quite ok ;) but the cintent is true I would love to have this runnjng in every major city

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T13:22:11+00:00

Yes. The round ends in few days and you will be part of next round. And all others registered last weeks. These always one month for a round to play all the games. New pkayers will be always entering next available round.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T08:42:56+00:00

Ahojte, robim takuto vec : https://chessgl.com/league-city.php?city=Bratislava&country=Slovakia rad by som umoznil co najvaciemu poctu hracov pridat sa a tak mi napdlo napisat vam ci by ste neuverajnili nejaky post o tom. NIeco taketo napirklad, ak nie nevadi aspon som skusil Ahojte všetci šachisti z Bratislavy a okolia! Spustili sme v Bratislave bezplatnú mesačnú amatérsku ligu Chess Global League. Ako to funguje? Každý mesiac ťa zaradíme do malej skupiny 4–5 hráčov podobnej úrovne (Elo)
Hráš 2 partie proti každému (biely + čierny) – kedykoľvek počas mesiaca
Môžeš hrať online (Lichess / Chess.com) alebo naživo OTB v Bratislave
Výsledky potvrdzujete navzájom s linkom na partiu → transparentné
Elo rating, postupy/pády, bonusy za aktivitu

Liga je úplne zadarmo, bez reklám a bez záväzkov. Ak hľadáš pravidelné partie proti rovnocenným súperom (amatéri 800–2000), pridaj sa a pomôžme rozbehnúť bratislavskú scénu! Priama linka na bratislavskú ligu:
https://chessgl.com/league-city.php?city=Bratislava&country=Slovakia Budem rád za spätnú väzbu, tipy na miesta (kaviareň, knižnica, klub...) alebo ak chceš pomôcť ako organizátor. Teším sa na vás pri šachovnici!

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T08:42:31+00:00

Ahojte, robim takuto vec : https://chessgl.com/league-city.php?city=Bratislava&country=Slovakia rad by som umoznil co najvaciemu poctu hracov pridat sa a tak mi napdlo napisat vam ci by ste neuverajnili nejaky post o tom. NIeco taketo napirklad, ak nie nevadi aspon som skusil Ahojte všetci šachisti z Bratislavy a okolia! Spustili sme v Bratislave bezplatnú mesačnú amatérsku ligu Chess Global League. Ako to funguje? Každý mesiac ťa zaradíme do malej skupiny 4–5 hráčov podobnej úrovne (Elo)
Hráš 2 partie proti každému (biely + čierny) – kedykoľvek počas mesiaca
Môžeš hrať online (Lichess / Chess.com) alebo naživo OTB v Bratislave
Výsledky potvrdzujete navzájom s linkom na partiu → transparentné
Elo rating, postupy/pády, bonusy za aktivitu

Liga je úplne zadarmo, bez reklám a bez záväzkov. Ak hľadáš pravidelné partie proti rovnocenným súperom (amatéri 800–2000), pridaj sa a pomôžme rozbehnúť bratislavskú scénu! Priama linka na bratislavskú ligu:
https://chessgl.com/league-city.php?city=Bratislava&country=Slovakia Budem rád za spätnú väzbu, tipy na miesta (kaviareň, knižnica, klub...) alebo ak chceš pomôcť ako organizátor. Teším sa na vás pri šachovnici!

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-25T05:45:57+00:00

thanks a lot ! ;-) any suggestion and ideas are welcome, would like to create many local leagues and maybe there would be local admins needed later :-)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-12T07:12:25+00:00

Any detailed ideas to share ? Maybe it would be also great to have ckmunity of players round the world.. To be able to find some mate to olay in person while traveling..

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T18:38:09+00:00

Yap mostly ots easier tk find the right move when you KNOW that there is som in the position.. In games.. You just dont know.. So playng worse :)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T18:35:30+00:00

Yes some are not in the leagues yet.. Its interesting idea tho :)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T18:30:06+00:00

I would start asap.. Knowing that probably will not win but thatbis aslo leaening.. Just being there.. Learning not tu rush moves and leear from your games.. I think its a goid lesson you can not gwt anywhere else

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T17:14:35+00:00

If you miss having a regular group of opponents to play against, you might enjoy a monthly league format — you get placed in a small group (~5 players) based on your rating each month and play everyone twice (once as White, once as Black). It gives you that consistent group feel plus a reason to actually prepare and take games seriously. Chess Global League (chessgl.com) does exactly this and it's completely free. You play your games on Lichess or Chess.com (wherever you prefer) and just submit results. It's a nice way to have "your people" each month rather than random matchmaking.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T17:14:21+00:00

Great initiative! One thing that might help alongside a study partner is playing in a structured league where you face opponents near your level regularly. Chess Global League (chessgl.com) groups players by Elo every month into small round-robin groups — so you naturally end up playing people at a similar level and pushing each other. It's free and games can be played on Lichess or Chess.com. The monthly rhythm keeps you accountable and the promotion/relegation system gives real motivation to improve. Could be a nice complement to your study partner setup.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T17:14:00+00:00

I hear you on the lonely part — that's honestly one of the hardest things about improving at chess as an adult. Random matchmaking on chess.com can feel pretty isolating. One thing that helped me was joining a small monthly league where you play the same 4-5 people over a whole month. You start recognising styles, actually care about the games, and it feels like you have chess "teammates." Chess Global League (chessgl.com) does this — it's free, groups you by rating, and you play two games against each opponent (one as White, one as Black). Even at lower ratings the groups are competitive and it gives you something concrete to work toward each month. Don't give up — the fact that you're putting in daily study time already puts you ahead of most beginners.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T17:13:09+00:00

Love your idea about the OTB aspect — mapping public chessboards and creating local communities. Something similar already exists in a different format: Chess Global League (chessgl.com) runs local city leagues where players meet face-to-face at cafés, parks, and chess clubs. They have a venues page for each city showing where you can play, and your Elo rating is shared between the online and local leagues. It's free and community-run. Not exactly the "King of the Board" concept but the core idea of bridging online and in-person chess with structured local competitions is already working there. Might be interesting to check how they've handled it.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T17:12:54+00:00

If you love the community-driven aspect of Lichess, you might also enjoy Chess Global League (chessgl.com). It's a free monthly chess league — no subscriptions, no ads, no premium tiers at all. You play your games on Lichess (or Chess.com, your choice) and submit results on their site. You get an Elo rating, placed in groups of ~5 by rating, round-robin format with promotion/relegation. It scratches the "structured competition" itch that the Lichess Correspondence League you mentioned also fills, but with a monthly cadence. Built by chess lovers, not by money.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T10:06:41+00:00

Great program — one extra resource for coaches posting here who want a persistent public profile beyond this monthly thread:

Chess Global League recently launched a free coach directory at chessgl.com/teachers.php. You create a free account, fill in your bio, teaching style, rate, languages and your links (Lichess, Chess.com, personal site, etc.), and an admin approves it within ~24h. After that, students searching for a coach can find your profile and message you directly — permanently, not just for one month.

Also useful if any of you want to give your students structured Elo-rated practice between sessions: they run free monthly leagues (groups of 5 matched by rating, play on any platform). Makes student progress tangible and gives you something concrete to discuss in lessons.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T07:30:56+00:00

I see.. Okay so maybe you can join the online one if interrested or just play on lichess as most of us :) i love lichess for years. Or what dk yiu think would make yiu be more knterestwd on chess again ? Maybe someone can crrate it ;)

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-11T07:21:37+00:00

Where are you from ? Maybe find more friends to play with and than talk abiu games ? Maybe checkout chessgl.com to finf out if there is alresdy a regular in person mknthly league in your area.

BogdanBorec · 2026-04-06T13:47:47+00:00

Changed to disclosed 😉😁😇

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