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Introducing: Amsterdam Chess Cafe Laurierboom (video)

6 April 2009, 15.30 CET | Last modified: 8:49 | By Peter Doggers  | Filed under: Reports | Tags:

LaurierboomIf you’re visiting Amsterdam in the near future, don’t forget to drop by at Laurierstraat 76, in the Jordaan area, close to the Anne Frank House. It’s currently the best place to play a friendly game of chess, with excellent background music (mostly rock and jazz), a beer beside the board and, yes, it’s still possible there: to smoke a cigarette. A video report on the cafe, and the 64-player Knockout Tournament it’s hosting this spring.







By coincidence, both me (Peter Doggers) and co-editor Arne Moll will be playing our first round tonight at the Laurierboom. So if you happen to be in the neighbourhood, do come along!


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12 Responses to “Introducing: Amsterdam Chess Cafe Laurierboom (video)”

  1. Arne Moll on April 6th, 2009 15:47

    Actually, it’s my second round already, Peter! :-)

  2. patzerboy on April 6th, 2009 15:56

    Is this a different place to the place in the Jordaan where there were pictures of the polgars? I heard the old guy died and the cafe closed there.

  3. Peter Doggers on April 6th, 2009 15:59

    Yes. That one was called Gambit – Gerard mentions it in the video. The chess sets and pictures also moved to the Laurierboom!

  4. Buri on April 6th, 2009 16:00

    I wish we had places like this over here in Canada :(

  5. patzerboy on April 6th, 2009 16:04

    That’s great Peter I played at Gambit while visiting Amsterdam as a tourist, with the very same chess sets in the video. Nice place, good to see the tradition has carried on.

  6. CAL|Daniel on April 6th, 2009 18:10

    good luck in the tourney peter!

  7. Erik on April 6th, 2009 19:41

    Buitengewoon toevallig, daarom reageer ik nu toch even.

    Ik zocht afgelopen weekend een leuke club om lid van te worden, en ik kwam uit bij de Laurierboom. Aan de website en hun programma te zien zijn ze erg actief, zowel ‘IRL’ als op het net. Ik ben daar dus zeker te verwachten in de nabije toekomst, om een kijkje te nemen, en om eens te kijken of ik na al die jaren nog steeds een beetje schaken kan…

    Erik.

    PS Ik keek op: http://www.laurierboom.nl/

  8. ChessGirl on April 7th, 2009 01:01

    Cool!!! And the background rock+jazz is a very big plus :)

  9. thegreatbakker on April 7th, 2009 01:23

    Very nice movie about a chess bar. Love the rock sound in it as well. Wish you guys good luck in the tournement.

  10. hans dampf on April 7th, 2009 01:55

    ah so cool. Great bar
    I will drop by after spring break :)

  11. The Closet Grandmaster on April 7th, 2009 04:44

    That brings back nice memories for me! I was there in ‘07 – http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2007/12/back-from-amsterdam.html

    - TCG

  12. Dan on April 9th, 2009 07:35

    Buri, there is great coffeehouse chess in Vancouver. You’re in the wrong city.

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