Chess in Essen 13

Clubs 10

SC Rochade Rüttenscheid 1983EssenThu 19:30✓ 22 Oct 2026
Schachfreunde Essen-Werden 1924/80EssenFri 17:00, 19:00youth✓ 17 Oct 2026
Schachgemeinschaft Germania Ruhrhalbinsel 1924/46EssenMon 17:30youth✓ 12 Oct 2026
Schachverein Rot-Weiß-Altenessen 1930Essen✓ 11 Oct 2026
Schachclub Listiger Bauer Essen-WestEssenTue, Fri 19:30guests welcomeyouth✓ 9 Oct 2026
Kettwiger Schachgesellschaft 1948Essen✓ 4 Oct 2026
Schachclub Weiße Dame Borbeck 25EssenThu 18:00–23:00youth✓ 4 Oct 2026
Schachfreunde Essen-Katernberg 04/32EssenTue, Fri 17:00youth✓ 2 Oct 2026
Rochade Steele/Kray 1919/38EssenThu 18:00–21:00youth✓ 28 May 2026
Schachklub HolsterhausenEssenThu 19:30confirmed, undated

Tournaments 3

Ruhrhalbinsel-OpenEssendate given 6 May 2027
Werdener JugendopenEssenguests welcomeyouthdate given 31 Oct 2026
Werdener NikolausturnierEssenyouthedition of 5 Dec 2025

About this list

Essen spreads its clubs across the city's districts rather than gathering them in the centre. In the north, Schachfreunde Essen-Katernberg and Rot-Weiß-Altenessen; in the west, Weiße Dame Borbeck and Listiger Bauer Essen-West; in the middle, SC Rochade Rüttenscheid and Schachklub Holsterhausen; in the east, Rochade Steele/Kray; and along the river in the south, Germania Ruhrhalbinsel in Kupferdreh, Schachfreunde Essen-Werden and the Kettwiger Schachgesellschaft.

The south of the city also hosts the Essen tournaments in this list. The Ruhrhalbinsel-Open is a rated open of the Kupferdreh club, and in Werden the local club runs a Nikolaus tournament for children and juniors in early December and a youth open in autumn. Thursday and Friday are the usual club nights, and several clubs start with youth training.