Chess clubs that welcome beginners 7

Barcelona 4

Club d'Escacs TorrenegraBarcelonaMon 19:00-21:00 · Tue 19:00-21:00visitors welcomekidsannounced for Nov 2026
Catalunya Escacs ClubBarcelonaMon 18:00-19:00 · Mon 19:00-20:30kids✓ Oct 2026
Peona i Peó Club d'EscacsBarcelonaFri 18:00-20:30kids✓ Sept 2026
GLOP Club - Club de AjedrezBarcelonaSun 17:00-19:30open to everyonekidsnot confirmed since Sept 2024

Other areas 3

Club d'Escacs Dos Torres de Sant CugatSant Cugat del Vallèskids✓ Oct 2026
Torreblanca Club d'EscacsL'Hospitalet de LlobregatMonopen to everyonekids✓ Oct 2026
Club d'Escacs Sant Joan DespíSant Joan DespíThu 17:30-19:00 · Fri 17:30-19:00kids✓ Dec 2025

About this list

A handful of clubs around Barcelona say outright that beginners are welcome. Torrenegra in the Eixample invites newcomers on the first Monday of the month, Torreblanca in L'Hospitalet keeps Monday afternoons for play with no booking and no minimum level, and Peona i Peó in Horta-Guinardó opens its Friday social evening to friendly games.

For a first step with a teacher, Catalunya Escacs Club in Sants and the club in Sant Joan Despí run initiation groups, Dos Torres in Sant Cugat gives free classes to the youngest, and GLOP Club in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi arranges classes for adults and children. It helps to mention your level when you write, so the club can suggest the right evening.