diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/nip01Notifications/FilterNotificationsToPubkey.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/nip01Notifications/FilterNotificationsToPubkey.kt
index 0d22198a7..b00996b98 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/nip01Notifications/FilterNotificationsToPubkey.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/nip01Notifications/FilterNotificationsToPubkey.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip52Calendar.rsvp.CalendarRSVPEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip56Reports.ReportEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip57Zaps.LnZapEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip58Badges.BadgeAwardEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip64Chess.challenge.accept.LiveChessGameAcceptEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip64Chess.move.LiveChessMoveEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip84Highlights.HighlightEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip88Polls.poll.PollEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip88Polls.response.PollResponseEvent
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ val NotificationsPerKeyKinds2 =
         CalendarRSVPEvent.KIND,
         InteractiveStoryPrologueEvent.KIND,
         InteractiveStorySceneEvent.KIND,
+        LiveChessGameAcceptEvent.KIND,
+        LiveChessMoveEvent.KIND,
     )
 
 val NotificationsPerKeyKinds3 =
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/notifications/dal/NotificationFeedFilter.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/notifications/dal/NotificationFeedFilter.kt
index f03728166..ce26d0bf7 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/notifications/dal/NotificationFeedFilter.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/notifications/dal/NotificationFeedFilter.kt
@@ -189,9 +189,12 @@ class NotificationFeedFilter(
                 }
             }
 
+        // Chess events bypass the follow filter — opponents may not be followed
+        val isChessEvent = noteEvent is LiveChessGameAcceptEvent || noteEvent is LiveChessMoveEvent
+
         return noteEvent?.kind in NOTIFICATION_KINDS &&
             (noteEvent is LnZapEvent || notifAuthor != loggedInUserHex) &&
-            (filterParams.isGlobal(it.relays) || notifAuthor == null || filterParams.isAuthorInFollows(notifAuthor)) &&
+            (isChessEvent || filterParams.isGlobal(it.relays) || notifAuthor == null || filterParams.isAuthorInFollows(notifAuthor)) &&
             noteEvent?.isTaggedUser(loggedInUserHex) ?: false &&
             (filterParams.isHiddenList || notifAuthor == null || !account.isHidden(notifAuthor)) &&
             (noteEvent !is PrivateDmEvent || !account.isDecryptedContentHidden(noteEvent)) &&