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The table has a patterned cloth, and there are chairs of different styles around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/46f3e99f-56d3-4620-adfc-5af1f3310e52/IMG_6727.jpg Gallery - Retreats Three loaves of bread on a wire rack on a stainless steel countertop in a bakery or kitchen setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/0e1212d3-d013-4226-a9d6-604d8276bfce/DSC_1081.JPG Gallery - Retreats A slice of yellow cake with fruit and nuts on top, garnished with a mint leaf, served with whipped cream and a dollop of cream or ice cream on a white plate. In the background, a chessboard with black and white pieces is visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/fdafc4f6-c9bb-4161-932d-48bcadf264f0/DSC_1260.JPG Gallery - Retreats Sliced loaf of multigrain bread, a piece being spread with butter, on a wooden cutting board. 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Some are stretching or performing yoga poses, and there are yoga mats, a water bottle, a notebook, and a phone on the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/4db7dfc3-d187-4d48-b354-ee4e8d9755a7/2026-04-16_%2817%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats People lying on yoga mats in a meditation or yoga class inside a spacious room with wooden floors, large windows, and a sloped ceiling with black beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/517d6585-eb8e-4942-83b1-df7097b8f1cc/IMG_1470.JPG Gallery - Retreats A man standing in a yoga or exercise studio with mats and foam rollers on the floor, and a woman lying on her back using her phone in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/4aff7a4e-cf13-4bf5-829b-0c85f34347e6/DSC_1280.JPG Gallery - Retreats A group of six people sitting at a table playing chess, with one person standing near a display board in a room with beige walls and exposed brick columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/c35655e4-c490-4286-b0aa-d68206c39757/DSC_1197+%281%29.JPG Gallery - Retreats A group of people playing chess indoors, with one person in a gray hoodie shaking hands with another in a blue jacket, while others observe or think at the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/419fcf68-fd5c-4da2-b047-5213b7cfe9b6/DSC_1234.JPG Gallery - Retreats A group of people sitting at tables playing chess in a room with wooden floors and beige walls. Some appear to be concentrating, others are looking at the chessboard. A person in a gray hoodie is standing near a table, possibly observing or officiating. The photograph is taken from an angle through a doorway or opening with visible wooden framing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/65eedd45-0741-461a-89e5-4fcda1482780/DSC_1192.JPG Gallery - Retreats Four people playing chess at a table with a woman assisting. Behind them is a banner with text and a brick wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/97f29339-68ed-4c46-9eb0-3ec91ab048ec/DSC_1247.JPG Gallery - Retreats Group of people playing chess indoors, with some watching and others making moves, in a room with beige walls, wooden door, and emergency exit sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/3b890f14-c489-402f-a993-c525ffd0d6dd/DSC_1129.JPG Gallery - Retreats A chess game set up on a wooden table with a glass of water, a smartphone, and a booklet titled 'The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook' visible in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/c1997244-0218-40bb-bacc-babec4008acd/2026-04-16_%2813%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats A group of people seated at tables in a room, listening to a man standing near a chessboard and a checkmate retreat banner, with some participants taking notes and others observing. The room has beige walls, wooden floors, and large windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/1780700770048-3YBBB71BJ9CVX3KVI3Y7/2026-04-16%2B%25286%2529.jpg Gallery - Retreats Four young men gathered around a chessboard in a cozy room, playing chess. Two men are sitting at the near side, smiling at the camera, while two others sit in the background, engaged in conversation. The room features large windows with curtains and a warm, inviting atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/bb1eaef4-6b23-413b-bf70-45e1d1ca6c35/2026-04-16+%285%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats A man with glasses and dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt, stands with his arms crossed in front of a large chessboard and a promotional banner for CheckMate Retreats. The banner features a logo of a stylized figure with a crown and lotus flower, and invites chess enthusiasts to elevate their game, find their calm, and scan a QR code for retreat details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/4c272abe-b2ee-494d-9521-6bcf8724e0c2/2026-04-16_%2815%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats People participating in a yoga or meditation class lying on yoga mats in a dimly lit room decorated with candles, with a teacher at the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/93f02150-2c33-4952-9eeb-654541aea1a1/2026-04-16_%2816%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats A group of people sitting around a campfire at night in a backyard, with a brick house and windows illuminated in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/6d9225d3-c7d7-4576-b7d9-c8cec80678db/2026-04-16_%289%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats A small fire in a metal container with glowing embers and wood burning in the darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/d4b11d46-732a-49f9-9704-ef4e62f4053d/2026-04-16+%287%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats Group of people sitting around a table playing chess inside a room with large windows, sunlight, and a chess clock on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/44569bba-1a00-4d9d-8bb8-780c65b2f5af/2026-04-16_%2811%29.jpg Gallery - Retreats A group of ten smiling people in a room with beige walls, some standing and some sitting on the floor. Several are holding books or chessboards. Behind them is a banner with a chess logo and text, and a small child is finally visible at the bottom of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/7688c0be-65f2-4ecf-97d0-8cc334800619/IMG_1479+%281%29.JPG Gallery - Retreats Group of young adults posing with a Checkmate Retreats banner in front of a brick house with solar panels on the roof. https://www.checkmateexperiences.co.uk/coach-with-us daily 0.75 2026-07-04 https://www.checkmateexperiences.co.uk/lates daily 0.75 2026-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/ed6630fc-8a50-47ae-b7f1-bab7b87a348f/ChatGPT+Image+Jun+21%2C+2026%2C+02_42_26+PM.png https://www.checkmateexperiences.co.uk/gallery-the-rafayel-space daily 0.75 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/847c66db-f81b-4c76-9486-405b2710837d/A7305125-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Cityscape view through glass windows, featuring modern buildings, an old tower, a bridge over a river, and boats docked near the waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/9130fd77-835a-418a-af6f-17e46dcb2434/A7304995-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space A spacious banquet hall with large windows, chandeliers, round tables with black tablecloths, and wooden chairs, featuring white columns and a view of city buildings outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/e5e14f5c-d30d-410b-abbb-ee8556a0a944/A7305045-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Elegant event space with multiple crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, round tables covered with black tablecloths, surrounded by gold chairs, and large floor-to-ceiling windows showing city buildings and blue sky outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/7c08f898-2998-4429-b7a2-77b9cf33adb8/A7304960-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior view of a hotel lobby or event space with a large chandelier, a reception desk, and wooden furniture. The space has a modern design with a high ceiling and windows in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/93deb7b6-76a3-47b1-a32f-e9f205a07acd/A7305000-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior of a modern event space or restaurant with large windows showing city buildings outside, decorated with crystal chandeliers and black-draped tables surrounded by wooden chairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/435b676e-d4a1-4afd-914a-ae66af176e68/A7304905-HDR-2.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space An empty dining area with round tables covered with black tablecloths and wooden chairs, large windows showing city buildings and a cloudy sky, chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, and a glass door leading outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/97e2b6be-a5f4-4006-8a3d-f6d5e6883264/A7304915-HDR-2.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Spacious event room with large windows, chandeliers, and set tables with chairs, prepared for a gathering or banquet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/15b2f9ec-8ef8-47f2-b51a-ff506ec142bb/A7304990-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Large, elegant crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling in a spacious room with white walls and dark flooring. Part of a round table with gold chairs is visible in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/318c6548-696f-4ba7-ab02-74d57ee6bf5d/A7304980-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior of a modern banquet or conference room with large windows, crystal chandeliers, a round table with a black tablecloth and gold chairs, and white walls with minimal decor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/2e6d1aa3-68e9-4bc0-a54a-016c815e4068/A7304920-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space A modern, minimalist room with a large crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, a sliding glass door leading to a balcony, and a small black table with a patterned mat on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/4341b6a1-bf4a-4be3-81b4-c4ab2b0c4b24/A7304925-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space View of a city skyline through large glass windows in a modern room, with some buildings visible in the background and a small section of an outdoor terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/f95a362e-21f2-454b-9852-6b00c6e9032d/A7305015-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior of a room with dark hardwood floors, white walls, and a white pillar. Two large crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. A framed colorful artwork on the wall, exit signs above doors, and wooden chairs around a table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/ae4efad5-37a6-4594-a643-40e61ce7bb9d/A7305060-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior of building with white walls, black stone flooring, a white round pillar, ceiling lights, emergency exit signs, and dark wooden doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/464b06b2-4fe5-419f-9f1a-121ab66b2103/A7305030-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Interior of a modern building corridor with white walls, a dark polished floor, wooden doors, ceiling lights, a green emergency exit sign, and a chandelier partly visible on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/ab70b59a-1305-476c-8ece-6477a271227e/A7305065-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Modern interior space with white walls, large windows, a shiny crystal chandelier, round wooden dining table with chairs, and decorative artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/8dae14da-5ce1-40fe-be95-f53dcfce4f76/A7305070-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Modern interior with large floor-to-ceiling windows, a chandelier, and a view of city buildings outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/ee8302f6-d979-4764-8fea-d1dc983759ef/A7305055-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space An empty modern interior space with dark tile flooring, white walls, and large crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/26add07f-f724-4d33-8918-8421049736f5/A7305090-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Modern interior space with large floor-to-ceiling windows, reflecting city buildings, with black marble flooring, white walls, and decorative chandeliers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/f0e981e8-f24e-469f-b4f4-d56a20450479/A7305080-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space Empty indoor space with large windows revealing a cityscape and waterway outside. The room has white walls, a black floor, and an exit door with a green emergency exit sign above it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/9ea90942-e003-4f3c-970e-1169ad6cedbf/A7305135-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space View of a city skyline with modern buildings, cloudy sky, and a rooftop deck with wooden flooring and metal railings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/4215db56-5181-4d15-9859-b45d44f192e0/A7305130-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space A cityscape view featuring a modern glass building on the left, a river running through the center, and residential buildings on the right, with a cloudy sky overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/415d5376-9167-4cdf-97e1-2ab54f04e81c/A7305140-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space City skyline view of modern high-rise buildings along a waterfront, with wooden deck and railing in the foreground, cloudy sky overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/c99fdef3-5284-4283-b95e-0c5ba3970262/A7305165-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space A modern glass building with curved facade and multiple floors, seen from a wooden outdoor terrace with a white metal railing and several air conditioning units. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/3ef6131c-6677-4d1e-b43c-bd7392f4fe01/A7305160-HDR.jpg Gallery - The Rafayel Space View from a wooden outdoor deck area with white railings, overlooking modern glass buildings and the city skyline under cloudy skies. https://www.checkmateexperiences.co.uk/gallery-community daily 0.75 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/1781083509235-6VVQZB4CYXHRTBDYBRDW/DSC_1414-EDIT%255B1%255D.jpg Gallery - Community Space Indoor room with large windows overlooking a cityscape with modern buildings, a river, and a bridge; a table set up with a chessboard and pieces; a bouquet of pink and white calla lilies in a glass vase; chairs around the table; cloudy sky outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/da2ef2ab-014f-448f-a643-e8473173c65f/26fab36e-94d5-4507-a297-669522455c00-EDIT%5B1%5D.jpg Gallery - Community Space A restaurant or event space with large windows overlooking a river and modern buildings. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a long table with black tablecloths, chairs, and neatly folded napkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/f6d62484-070b-44ba-b5c2-5f232fe70936/D7EB78F7-8884-4E19-B98B-16B681118E6B-EDIT%5B1%5D.jpg Gallery - Community Space Interior of a restaurant dining room with tables covered in gray tablecloths, set with napkins and silverware, wooden chairs, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, a bar area with shelves and bottles, and a wall with a decorative mirror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/f3559cfd-033b-4c54-a37b-62ee5d078baf/DSC_1408-EDIT%5B1%5D.jpg Gallery - Community Space Indoor room with a large chandelier hanging from the ceiling, a table with white tablecloths and folded napkins, chessboard on an easel, and chairs around the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/e95e5323-0f08-43d6-becd-41c6d5e07a52/DSC_1426.JPG Gallery - Community Space An indoor room with a large window showing a cityscape and boats on a river. There is a chessboard on a stand, with chess pieces arranged in the starting position. Several wooden chairs with black cushions are arranged in rows facing the chessboard. There's an emergency exit sign and a speaker mounted on the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/84d6367b-3b5c-438f-8ad1-b6cd340f5e0e/DSC_1410-EDIT%5B1%5D.jpg Gallery - Community Space Interior of a restaurant or event space with tables set for dining, including napkins, plates, and glasses, with a colorful framed painting on the white wall and a bar area with shelves holding bottles and glasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a19ba6dee920576e12ab0dc/89f411cb-6977-48f5-87f6-05ab9e84773c/_A731963+%283%29.jpg Gallery - Community Space A man with curly hair and a beard giving a chess lesson to children. 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