Welcome to the Zero-Knowledge Chess Club!

Are you passionate about strategy, mental challenges, and spending quality time with the community? We invite you to be part of our brand-new initiative: the Zero-Knowledge Chess Club, a space designed by and for members of the Zcash ecosystem who want to share a great hobby.

Our goal is very simple: we want to unite beyond technology, nodes, and markets. We want to create a relaxed gathering point through chess, an ancient game that shares our deep appreciation for logic and strategy.

How will the club work?

  • 100% Free Access: This is an open club for the entire global community, regardless of your skill level (from absolute beginners to experts).

  • Regular & Short Tournaments: We will consistently organize small competitions and quick blitz/rapid matches so you can participate without affecting your daily schedule.

  • Open Source Platform: In alignment with our open-source and privacy values, we will play using Lichess, the world’s best free, ad-free chess platform.

I will personally take care of coordinating the calendar, organizing the pairings, and making sure every session is smooth and fun. You just need to bring your passion for the game!

3 Benefits for the Zcash Community

Being part of the Zero-Knowledge Chess Club brings incredible value both personally and collectively:

  1. Strengthening Community Bonds: It allows us to connect with other global community members in a different, relaxed environment, humanizing the ecosystem and building solid friendships based on a shared interest.

  2. Mental Agility and Strategic Thinking: Chess exercises decision-making under pressure, patience, and tactical planning—skills that perfectly complement the analytical mindset of blockchain and privacy technology enthusiasts.

  3. A Healthy and Accessible Hobby: It offers a space to disconnect and enjoy free entertainment, promoting community well-being through an intellectually stimulating activity that respects free software via Lichess.

Join us today, set up your board, and see you at the next match!

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We will use this platform for our private tournaments: https://lichess.org/

Is free, open source, without ads, and very easy to use. Just create your account and stay tuned for the upcoming announcements!

If you have ideas, suggestions, and feedback for this budding club, they are welcome!

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I’m ready; just tell me the date and time.

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Interested :chess_pawn:, what time controls?

I mostly play blitz. (5 mins)

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Thanks for your responses!

Yep, @palmar , get ready!

And yes, @Shawn , That will be one of the options. Let’s wait a few days for more members to get interested, and then we can organize something really cool.

If you can, invite friends too! It’s a good excuse to get them into Zcash.

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let’s gooooooo

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https://lichess.org/@/thekroy

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Make a community bruh, we can coordinate the gaming… I’ve registered

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This is very thoughtful…beyond the node

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New update! :partying_face:

If you already created your Lichess profile, now you can enter to our team:

Please, tell me your user so I can approve your entry. :muscle:

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This looks exciting, building connections beyond codes.

Chess is the right game to do that.

Nice intiative Gordones

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