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Lisbon Chess

The Royal Gorkha

café or bar 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
open to all official · [2]
Cost
paid; 3 EUR ticket (Beginners Friendly Tournament event page); the weekly Chess & beers event also carries a 3 EUR fee setting on Meetup, not marked as required official · [4]
Equipment
not stated by sources
Who it is for
beginners welcome; children welcome; not adults-only official · [3]
Season
not stated by sources
Federation
not stated by sources

Regular sessions

Formats: casual games

DayTimeOrganiserWhat happensCurrent schedule
Thursday18:30Lisbon Gambit (Meetup group, organiser Beppe)Weekly chess and drinks evening from 18:30; tournament nights (Swiss, 6 rounds, 5+3 clocks) on some Thursdays e.g. 2026-07-09 and 2026-07-02. Meetup list shows no Thursday event after 2026-07-09 (summer gap or not yet listed). official · [1]See schedule

Location

Address
R. Carvalho Araújo 110, 1900-181 Lisboa
District
not stated by sources
Municipality
Lisbon
Indoors or outdoors
not stated by sources

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Contacts

Website
www.lisbongambit.com official · [6]
Email
e4@lisbongambit.com
Social pages
www.instagram.com/lisbongambit, www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit

As published by the place; see the sources below. We have not tested these contacts.

Latest evidence

Meetup past events at The Royal Gorkha dated 2026-06-18, 2026-06-25, 2026-07-02, 2026-07-09 (event dateTime fields); seen 2026-10-02. The latest Lisbon Gambit events found (Aug 2026) were Sunday park sessions, see jardim-fernando-pessa. official · [1]

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Sources

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  1. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit/events/315121769 · event listing
    • [1] official · seen · Let's meet every Thursday from 6:30PM at The Royal Gorkha
    • [2] official · seen · Players of any skill level are welcome, from total beginner to pro
  2. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit/events/315553622 · event listing
    • [3] official · seen · Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
    • [4] official · seen · The ticket will be 3€
  3. www.meetup.com/lisbon-gambit · event listing
    • [5] official · seen · R. Carvalho Araújo 110, 1900-181
  4. www.lisbongambit.com · own website or page
    • [6] official · seen · e4@lisbongambit.com