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Outdoor weekly Sunday chess @Woodchase Park pavilion will restart
on Sunday, March 6th 2022. ** new start time, 9:30am effective 6/26/22.
Casual Play for KIDS
updated 02-15-2022:
The Chessperience: click link for more details, www.facebook.com/groups/490835948422167
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6 to 8 pm, Cherryhurst Community Center - 1700 Missouri Street. Houston, Texas 77006.
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 3 to 5pm, Central Library - Downtown Houston. McKinney Street
Woodchase Park: both kids & adults attend. last session for 2021 is on 12/12. Will restart March 2022. Stay tuned for updates via our facebook group or mailing list.
Always check Jim Liptrap's page of "weekly listings" for other sources of OTB (over-the-board) Play.
The Chessperience: click link for more details, www.facebook.com/groups/490835948422167
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6 to 8 pm, Cherryhurst Community Center - 1700 Missouri Street. Houston, Texas 77006.
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 3 to 5pm, Central Library - Downtown Houston. McKinney Street
Woodchase Park: both kids & adults attend. last session for 2021 is on 12/12. Will restart March 2022. Stay tuned for updates via our facebook group or mailing list.
Always check Jim Liptrap's page of "weekly listings" for other sources of OTB (over-the-board) Play.
Looking for other ADULT chess players to play casually over-the-board?
There are several casual groups all over houston - check out these links here:
http://www.meetup.com/Houston-Chess/about/
http://www.cypresschess.com/p/map.html?m=1
For the below spots, you will need to call the location or just visit on the day of and see if you run into players there - I do not have phone numbers or contact names for all of these locations - it's just a place where we know people used to and likely currently gather in a group to play.
Mondays: heard of some players meeting off and on at the Phoenix Bar (https://www.yooying.com/chessaholics)
Tuesdays: possibly at Notsuoh or at Agora Cafe
Wednesdays: older senior group at Cafe Express off of West Gray; also another group at Slowpokes bar near Heights area (google Royal Rooks or Poison Pawns Chess Club)
Thursdays: Sheraton hotel on clay road is shut down
Fridays: Brewingz off 59 near sharpstown/gessner also the Bellaire chess group at Starbucks near Stella Link
**** due to COVID, Brewingz is unable to host the chess group there at this time (6/2/2020)
Saturdays: Der Springers Chess, contact John Masters, 713-397-0672 Denny's corner of TC Jester and FM 2920, 7pm - whenever
Sundays: 3pm -7pm, Beck's restaurant, Grogans Mill Shopping center, Woodlands TX, contact John Masters 713-397-0672
Spring TX, google for Der Springers Chess (website is under reconstruction)
Woodlands, TX http://smcchessclub.yolasite.com/
http://www.meetup.com/Houston-Chess/about/
http://www.cypresschess.com/p/map.html?m=1
For the below spots, you will need to call the location or just visit on the day of and see if you run into players there - I do not have phone numbers or contact names for all of these locations - it's just a place where we know people used to and likely currently gather in a group to play.
Mondays: heard of some players meeting off and on at the Phoenix Bar (https://www.yooying.com/chessaholics)
Tuesdays: possibly at Notsuoh or at Agora Cafe
Wednesdays: older senior group at Cafe Express off of West Gray; also another group at Slowpokes bar near Heights area (google Royal Rooks or Poison Pawns Chess Club)
Thursdays: Sheraton hotel on clay road is shut down
Fridays: Brewingz off 59 near sharpstown/gessner also the Bellaire chess group at Starbucks near Stella Link
**** due to COVID, Brewingz is unable to host the chess group there at this time (6/2/2020)
Saturdays: Der Springers Chess, contact John Masters, 713-397-0672 Denny's corner of TC Jester and FM 2920, 7pm - whenever
Sundays: 3pm -7pm, Beck's restaurant, Grogans Mill Shopping center, Woodlands TX, contact John Masters 713-397-0672
Spring TX, google for Der Springers Chess (website is under reconstruction)
Woodlands, TX http://smcchessclub.yolasite.com/
*updated 3/10/21* There is a group of adult chess players who gather every Sunday afternoon, 4pm+, at La Madeleine, 10001 Westheimer Rd. Please purchase a food or drink item upon attending to support the restaurant and ensure they continue to welcome our presence there. Look for the chess players and just ask to play next. No club membership or anything required. Just bring a standard 20"x20" board and digital chess clock if you have it.
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