Welcome to The Chess Cafe, Bloomington, IL

Welcome to the Chess Café Coffeehouse | Downtown Bloomington, IL

Rated Chess on Mondays

Play rated chess at CCC with the Twin Cities Chess Club - Monday 7:00 p.m.

Game in 60

Tournament - 1^st Monday of the month

3 Games - Game in 20

New Classes Starting

Now signing up for CCC chess classes & events. Learn More. Sign up with our Membership Form.

Today's Challenge

Play online chess

Parents!

Let us help you beat your children! Enroll your child and your lesson with them is free.

Twin Cities Chess Club Championship

1ST PLACE - Joseph Alford
2ND PLACE - Surya Kopula
3RD PLACE - John Bonwell

Games & notes at TD Darren Erickson's site.

Serving Coffee, Tea, and Smoothies!

Picture of Cup of Coffee Come In
Join us today for a cup of premium roast coffee or latte. Play chess or other board games. Listen to music and meet friends. Free Wi-Fi.

Learn Chess
We offer private and group chess lessons and host tournaments. Our teachers also teach chess in the Bloomington and Normal school districts.

Chess Lesson Schedule
Thursday Evening - Surya Kopula
Saturday Morning - Joseph Alford
Sunday Afternoon - Erickson/Morgan/Kopula

Dutch Federation Step 1 & Step 2 Classes -
Still Open Sunday Afternoon

Click to sign up for chess lessons

Chess for Adults
Twin Cities Chess Club at CCC
Monday 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Evaluation
If you or your child are not currently students with the Corner Chess Cafe, there needs to be a skills evaluation. You can fill out the Evaluation Form to get the process started.

New Photos

Give the Gift of Chess

Chess sets, books, and more for sale. Lessons for adults and children.

Learn from the Masters

Review games played by great Masters Alekhine, Capablanca, Spielmann, and Marshall.

Handy Links

Twin Cities Chess Club (TCC)

Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess (BNASC)

Illinois Chess Association (ICA)

United States Chess Federation (USCF)

World Chess Federation (FIDE)

Chess Café, 320 N. Main Street, Bloomington, IL 61701