Chess is better with people. What started as a handful of players meeting over boards at the Dragon’s Den has grown into the city’s largest weekly chess gathering — a Tuesday-night tradition where the tables fill up fast and the games run late.

We’ve never charged a membership fee, and we never will. There’s no registration, no rating requirement, and no dress code. You show up, you find an open seat, and you play. That’s the whole system — and it works.

Today, players of every age and skill level share the same room: kids learning how the knight moves, retirees replaying favorite lines, and tournament regulars sharpening their prep. Somewhere in the middle of all of it, you’ll find your game.