271 Chess Team Names

Heading into your next chess tournament as a team and don’t want to set the tone with a poor team name? Then this collection of over 271 chess team names should give you plenty of inspiration.

We’ve broken this list of 271 chess team names down into popular categories. If you know the style of name you’re after, use these links to jump to the relevant category on this page:

Best Chess Team Names

The 25 team names on this list are a combination of chess-related, team-related and puns. They are some of the best chess team names that simply team the other teams what you’re about:

Knights of the Checkmate
Queens’ Gambit Alliance
Rook ‘n Rollers
Bishop’s Brigade
Pawn Stars
Tactical Titans
Kings’ Court Collective
Strategic Savants
Queen’s Reign
Knightmares
Bishop’s Battalion
Pawn Pushers
Castle Crushers
Grandmaster Guardians
Checkmate Champions
Tactical Triumph
Knights of the Square Table
Queen’s Elite
Bishop’s Blitz
Pawn Powerhouses
Rook Raiders
King’s Keepers
Checkmate Connoisseurs
Strategic Syndicate
Knightly Nobles

Funny Chess Team Names

If, however, your main goal is to make people laugh then this list of chess team names is going to be right up your street. These team names are crafted to make people laugh:

The Mating Masters
The Pawn Stars
Checkmate Chameleons
The Queen’s Queendom
The Knight Shift
The Rook ‘n Rollers
The Bishop Bashers
The King’s Court Jesters
The Tactical Tacticians
The Grandmaster Flash Mob
The Chessaholics
The Pawn Pals
The Queen’s Gambits and Grins
The Checkmate Cheerleaders
The Rook-Eyed Rascals
The Tactical Tornadoes
The Knightmares
The Bishop Buffoons
The Chess Chucklers
The King’s Clown Caravan
The Pawn Predicament Posse
The Queen’s Quirks
The Rook Rascals
The Chess Champs and Chumps
The Checkmate Comedians
The Tactical Twerkers
The Knight Nincompoops
The Bishop Buffs and Bluffs
The King’s Court Jokers
The Pawn Pranksters
The Queen’s Quick-wits
The Rook Rebels
The Checkmate Chuckleheads
The Tactical Tricksters
The Knightly Nutcases
The Bishop Brainfarts
The King’s Court Clowns
The Pawn Pandemonium

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Unique Chess Team Names

If you know your chess terminology then you’re going to love these team names. We’ve taken some of the super technical chess moves and strategies and rolled them into team names. This is how you show the other teams you mean business:

En Passant Ensemble
Zugzwang Zealots
Sicilian Syndicate
Petrov’s Pioneers
Alekhine’s Allies
Scandinavian Scoundrels
Benko’s Brigade
Dragon Masters
Trompowsky Tribe
Grünfeld Gang
Najdorf Knights
Tarrasch Titans
Catalan Conquerors
Nimzo-Indian Nomads
Caro-Kann Crew
Evans Gambit Guild
Morphy’s Minions
Botvinnik’s Battalion
Réti Renegades
Gruenfeld Grapplers
Alekhine’s Defense Alliance
Dutch Defense Dynamos
Hedgehog Horde
Scotch Gambit Squad
Slav Defense Sultans
Colle System Crusaders

Clever Chess Team Names

Want to show the other teams how clever you are? Then this is the list for you. They’re all about how strategic, intelligent and smart you are as a chess team:

Mind Over Mates
The Checkered Geniuses
The Endgame Experts
The Strategic Scholars
The Brainy Board Busters
The Masterful Minds
The Calculated Kings
The Tactical Thinkers
The Chess Connoisseurs
The Brilliant Bishops
The Grandmaster Gurus
The Intellectual Knights
The Checkmate Connoisseurs
The Strategic Sages
The Boardroom Brains
The Chess Champions League
The Analytical Assassins
The Move Masters
The Grand Strategy Syndicate
The Chess Whizzes
The Brilliant Boardroom Brigade
The Pawns of Wisdom

One-Word Chess Team Names

Keep It Simple, Stupid! That’s what these team names are about. Simple, to the point, one-word team names:

Checkmate
Strategists
Grandmasters
Knights
Queens
Rooks
Pawns
Tacticians
Kings
Masters
Bishops
Thinkers
Scholars
Checkers
Titans
Sages
Enigmas
Savants

Witty Chess Team Names

Looking to make people laugh while being clever and witty? Then these pun-loaded chess team names will be the list of names you need:

Rook ‘n Laughter
Check Mate Comedians
Pawn Puns and Pizzazz
Knights of the Round Joke
Bishopric Banter
Queen’s Quips
Kingly Chuckles
Rook of Laughs
Witty Knights, Biting Pawns
Pawned Comedy
Check Me Out
Rooking Hilarious
Witty Gambits and Gags
Queen’s Jest
Knightly Humor
Rooking Good Time
Bishop’s Wit Parade
Punny Pawns
Laughing Checkmates
Jestful Jousts
Humorous En Passant
Queen’s Quirkiness
King’s Comedy Court
Checkmate Comedy Club
Bishop’s Bellylaughs
Pawnographic Puns
Jocular Jousts
Rook Rollers and Jokes
Witty Gambit Group

Pop-Culture Chess Team Names

Want to link your chess team name with one of your favorite films, TV shows or bands? That’s what this collection of pop-culture inspired team names is for:

Gambit Gang
Rookie Masters
The Watchful Knights
The Rook-ies
Bishop Brigade
Solo Pawns
Checkmate Club
Queens’ Court
Creed’s Pieces
B’s Knights
Rookstars
Roxbury Knights
Fantastic Rooks
Pawn and Order
Chessbusters
Identity Pawns
Potter Pawns
Anatomy Queens
Blues Rookies
Knight Rider Krew
Throne Gamers
Ranger Rookies
Stars Pawns
Bride Bishops
Direction Pawns
Creek Queens
Galaxy Rookies
Speech Squad
Chasing Chessies
Office Bishops
Steel Pawns
Park Queens
Renegade Rooks
Deadheads Rooks
Identity Crisis Pawns
Tale Knights
Groovy Queens

Animal Chess Team Names

Animal love? And chess player? Well, have we got the perfect list of team names for you! Here are some of the very best animal-related chess team names:

Knight Owls
Rooking Ravens
Pouncing Pawns
Queen Bees
Bishop Bears
Tactical Tigers
Strategic Snakes
Kingly Lions
Cunning Coyotes
Checkmate Cheetahs
Gambit Giraffes
Roaring Rooks
Knightly Narwhals
Bishop Bats
Paw-some Panthers
Queen Penguins
Rooking Rhinos
Pouncing Pumas
Knight Hawks
Bishop Bulldogs
Checkmate Chimpanzees
Grandmaster Gorillas

Foodie Chess Team Names

Love your food and your chess? Then there aren’t better chess team names out there for you! These are some of the very best foodie-related chess team names: