*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.
Location details: https://goo.gl/maps/XNdUCHJmF6XDfYeY7
Location details: https://goo.gl/maps/XNdUCHJmF6XDfYeY7
*10/20/2021 New weekly casual meetup coming soon to a food hall.. Details at a later date.
*9/8/21 Daily OUTDOOR chess takes place at Bayland Park (Monday thru Friday, no weekends) from about 2:30pm - 7pm.
Contact Jimmy 713.256.8489. Currently averaging 4-6 players, sometimes 8 players.
Contact Jimmy 713.256.8489. Currently averaging 4-6 players, sometimes 8 players.
Always check Jim Liptrap's page of "weekly listings" for other sources of OTB Play
Casual Play for KIDS
posted 07-01-2021:
- The Chessperience: click link for more details, www.facebook.com/groups/490835948422167
- Woodchase Park: we will be starting family/kid friendly meetups once this park is completed later this year (2021). Stay tuned for updates via our facebook group or mailing list.
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 which i think is organized by this person: https://www.instagram.com/hernanroberty/
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), this group is now playing at Bayland Park, see details above in the gold box
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 which i think is organized by this person: https://www.instagram.com/hernanroberty/
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), this group is now playing at Bayland Park, see details above in the gold box
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/