New York’s pawnchessclub started with a simple goal: create a space where strangers and friends could play chess without intimidation. Just good games and great people. From a spontaneous email that landed them in casino.ny’s private dining room to pop-ups at lacabracoffee, they’ve learned that building community starts with showing up and not being afraid to ask for what you want. By experimenting, gathering and iterating, they continue building something New Yorkers want to return to again and again. Here’s how they use Notion to make every move count. ♟️ — 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 2026 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘵.