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5 Days of Chess

JP Chess is offering a series of four free chess workshops, followed by a tournament on City Hall Plaza.

July 2, 2023
  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm
    Repeats weekly, starting from July 2, 2023, until August 6, 2023
  • City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-07-02T14:00:00 - 2023-08-06T17:00:00

This summer JP Chess is offering four free chess workshops and a free chess tournament at City Hall Plaza funded by a grant from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. A US Chess Federation titled player will guide you at each workshop covering elements of the opening, the middle game and endgame. Each workshop starts at 2 p.m. and lasts 1 to 1.5 hours followed by casual chess until 5 p.m. Then, once you've improved your chess, enter the blitz tournament in early August. 

The workshops and tournament will be held on the following dates:

  •  Unfamiliar Waters (Sunday, July 2 at 2 p.m.) 
  • Pawn Structure, the Key to Planning in Chess (Sunday, July 9 at 2 p.m.) 
  • The Battle of Knights and Bishops (Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m.) 
  •  Endgame Basics - Rook and Pawn (Sunday, July 23 at 2 p.m.) 
  • Tournament (Sunday, August 6 from 2 - 5 p.m.)

Learn more and register

July 2, 2023
  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm
    Repeats weekly, starting from July 2, 2023, until August 6, 2023
  • City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-07-02T14:00:00 - 2023-08-06T17:00:00
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