{"id":45030,"date":"2025-11-26T08:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/45030\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:38:19","slug":"rittenhouse-chess-club-brings-philly-players-together-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/45030\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rittenhouse Chess&#8217; club brings Philly players together in the park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; Playing competitive chess isn&#8217;t exactly a walk in the park, but the members of the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/videoClip\/18113255\/facebook.com\/groups\/rittenhousechess\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rittenhouse Chess<\/a> club make it easy for anyone to pick up the pieces and play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The group was started about four years ago by Andrew Graham, who moved to Philadelphia from Wyoming and was looking to meet new people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It started with playing a few passersby in Rittenhouse Square. Now, it is in an online group with more than 1,000 members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They meet most Wednesdays at 6:00pm and Sundays at 1:00pm. The gatherings are free and loyal members are known to provide mats and pieces for everyone to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The group has also branched out to hosting tournaments, with a recent outing tallying roughly 60 competitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To learn more about Rittenhouse Chess, visit their <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/rittenhousechess\/?ref=share&amp;mibextid=NSMWBT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page,<\/a> <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/nEZ6ejFzc8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Discord server<\/a>, or <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rittenhousechess?igsh=MTJqd3lld212bzg0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/videoClip\/17933074\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED: &#8216;Everybody Paints&#8217;: Artist asks passersby to help paint scenes of Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist Maura Matthews asks complete strangers to pick up a brush and leave their mark on her paintings of Philadelphia landmarks.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WPVI-TV. 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