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SUMMARY:Checkmate sessions
DTSTAMP:20261020T232557Z
DTSTART:20261001T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Stichting Amsterdam Chess Open brings you Checkmate Sessions.\n
	A community event where chess and techno unites people and brings the\nacc
	essibility of chess to another level. No entry fee\, no tournament\, no\np
	ressure\; this one is for everyone.\n\nFrom 19.00 till 00.00\, the Q-Facto
	ry Café transforms into a space where\nready-to-play boards are spread acr
	oss the room and the dancefloor opens up in\nfront of the chess players be
	hind the decks. Guiding the Checkmate Sessions from\nhiphop to hardgroove.
	\n\nCome for the music\, stay for the game.\n\nYou don't need to know how 
	to play\, or play at all. Pull up at a board if you're\ncurious\, watch a 
	game over a drink\, or just stay on the floor and enjoy the\nsets. Bring f
	riends. Meet strangers. If you've never touched a chess board\, this\nis t
	he easiest place to start. And if you have\, there's always someone to pla
	y.\nNo ticket is needed for entry.\n\nStichting Amsterdam Chess Open organ
	izes queer-safe events\, we don't tolerate\nany form of racism\, sexual ha
	rassment\, discrimination\, homophobia\, transphobia\,\nableism and violen
	ce.\n\nGet curious and get ready for Amsterdam Chess Open 2026.\n\nLineup:
	\nYALI HENDRIX\nSamüez
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/checkmate-sessions-1
GEO:52.357355;4.930383
LOCATION:Q-Factory - Atlantisplein 1\, 1093 NE Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,dapperbuurt,games,hip-hop,music,queer,t
	echno
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Stichting Amsterdam Chess Open brings you C
	heckmate Sessions.<br>A community event where chess and techno unites peop
	le and brings the accessibility of chess to another level. No entry fee, n
	o tournament, no pressure; this one is for everyone.<br><br>From 19.00 til
	l 00.00, the Q-Factory Café transforms into a space where ready-to-play bo
	ards are spread across the room and the dancefloor opens up in front of th
	e chess players behind the decks. Guiding the Checkmate Sessions from hiph
	op to hardgroove.<br><br>Come for the music, stay for the game.<br><br>You
	 don't need to know how to play, or play at all. Pull up at a board if you
	're curious, watch a game over a drink, or just stay on the floor and enjo
	y the sets. Bring friends. Meet strangers. If you've never touched a chess
	 board, this is the easiest place to start. And if you have, there's alway
	s someone to play. No ticket is needed for entry.<br><br>Stichting Amsterd
	am Chess Open organizes queer-safe events, we don't tolerate any form of r
	acism, sexual harassment, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, ableism
	 and violence.<br><br>Get curious and get ready for Amsterdam Chess Open 2
	026.</p><p><strong>Lineup:</strong><br>YALI HENDRIX<br>Samüez</p>
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