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Lisbon Chess

Biblioteca de Marvila (BLX)

library or community space in Lisbon

Status

Venue: open, going by evidence from

Chess: confirmed by a source dated

Facts

Each row shows the value, the flag of its source and the date we read it. Follow the number to the source at the foot of the page.

Access
not stated by sources
Cost
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Equipment
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Who it is for
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Season
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Federation
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Regular sessions

Formats: Chess960

DayTimeOrganiserWhat happensCurrent schedule
on varying datesnot stated by sourcesFederação Portuguesa de XadrezFirst Campeonato Nacional 960 (Fischer Random), 14 players, won by Miguel Sismeiro; OPraticante article dated 2026-09-16; dates 11-13 Sep 2026 come from a search snippet of the FPX page, which could not be opened as text secondary · [1]See schedule
on varying datesnot stated by sourcesBiblioteca de Marvila (BLX)'Encontros de Xadrez' scheduled 2025-10-04 to 2025-10-25 per a search snippet of the BLX agenda (page returns 403); weekday and hours not seen unverified · [2]See schedule

Location

Address
Rua António Gedeão, 1950-347 Lisboa
District
Marvila
Municipality
Lisbon
Indoors or outdoors
indoors

Contacts

not stated by sources

Latest evidence

Chess-results.com lists 8 Portuguese-federation tournaments in 2025–2026, held between 2025-04-19 and 2026-06-27, that name the library in the title '7º Torneio de Xadrez Aberto da Biblioteca de Marvila' (organiser Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Biblioteca de Marvila) and as the venue of the Campeonato Nacional 960. The latest, held 2026-06-27, was '7º Torneio de Xadrez da Biblioteca de Marvila …'. Organiser and venue are taken from the chess-results search listing, not from the tournament page. OPraticante (2026-09-16) reports the national Chess960 championship held at this library (Sep 2026); the library's regular 'Encontros de Xadrez' could not be verified (the BLX site blocks fetches). secondary · [5]

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Sources

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  1. www.opraticante.pt/miguel-sismeiro-960 · press
    • [1] secondary · seen · O torneio reuniu 14 jogadores e decorreu em Lisboa, na Biblioteca de Marvila.
  2. blx.cm-lisboa.pt/agenda · local council
    • [2] unverified · seen · Encontros de Xadrez na Biblioteca de Marvila · not opened by us
  3. blx.cm-lisboa.pt/horarios-e-contactos/biblioteca-de-marvila · local council
    • [3] unverified · seen · Rua António Gedeão, 1950-347 Lisboa · not opened by us
  4. fpx.pt/site/historico/individual-960/2025-2026-individual-9… · federation
    • [4] unverified · seen · Individual Xadrez 960 · not opened by us
  5. chess-results.com/tnr1423677.aspx · directory
    • [5] secondary · seen · 7º Torneio de Xadrez Aberto da Biblioteca de Marvila (27/06 - 14h30m)