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casual chess in Houston.

Outdoor weekly Sunday chess @Woodchase Park pavilion will restart

on Sunday, March 6th 2022.


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.

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/
*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
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