Victor Wembanyama took some time for a New York City pastime in the rain on Saturday. The 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year stopped off at Washington Square Park to play chess after the Spurs’ two ...

Victor Wembanyama took some time for a New York City pastime in the rain on Saturday. The 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year stopped off at Washington Square Park to play chess after the Spurs’ two ...

Chess enthusiasts gather in Washington Square Park for friendly matches. ... But I've always been curious about how much money the players can make, and how they got to be park chess players.

NEW YORK — By 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the mass of people cleared the southwest corner of Washington Square Park in downtown Manhattan. So had the 7-foot-3 NBA unicorn. The chess tables remained ...

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, right, sat down in Washington Square Park for a game of chess. But once Ashley, who shared the win for the United States championship in 1992, catches the man trying to ...

Soon he got into the rhythm of playing games at Union Square, Washington Square, Bryant Park and the Chess Forum. “I’ve never been as obsessed with anything in my life other than chess,” Mr ...

NBA star Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park while the San Antonio Spurs were in town to play the Knicks and Nets. Dec 28, 2024 Timothée Chalamet surprises crowd at ...

Cops grabbed a criminal wanted for killing a man after they recognized him as a regular at the chess tables in Washington Square Park. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 31°F.

Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it’s been a spot used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game.