Downtown Chess @ San Diego Central Library

Free casual play every Friday! All levels, all ages! Interested in achieving better brain function, improved memory and cognitive abilities, strategic thinking and attention improvement. Then play chess, the most popular game in the world, played by over 600 million people. Join us every Friday from 2:00pm - 4:00pm for Chess in the 1st floor main lobby of the San Diego Central Library. Limited tables will be set up in the 1st floor main lobby. Chess sets are provided but personal chess sets are allowed. Come by and practice playing in-person instead of on phone apps. Please have at least a basic knowledge of moves, as it is an in-person scrimmage and not a training class. There will be occasional chess tournaments!