Man this is so spot on. I'm a new adult player although I started in late 2019. But I would be very interested in a tournament if not for the fact that I've been warned I would just be signing up to get beat by kids. Which maybe is a reality at my level but just not what I'm looking to do in my free time.
This one really hit home. Of the many reasons I was excited to move to NYC, one was undoubtedly the chess scene. My experience, though, has been that adult-friendly tournaments (especially for relative beginners) are hard to come by, even here. I don’t know what the solution is.
Under normal conditions there is always a tournament to play in nyc. Marshall’s has one every other Thursday. Check local chess Facebook groups. There is also a club in queens that plays every week.
Man this is so spot on. I'm a new adult player although I started in late 2019. But I would be very interested in a tournament if not for the fact that I've been warned I would just be signing up to get beat by kids. Which maybe is a reality at my level but just not what I'm looking to do in my free time.
This one really hit home. Of the many reasons I was excited to move to NYC, one was undoubtedly the chess scene. My experience, though, has been that adult-friendly tournaments (especially for relative beginners) are hard to come by, even here. I don’t know what the solution is.
When I visited NYC I found Washington Square Park a little sad, but Bryant Park was more welcoming. This was pre-pandemic, of course.
Under normal conditions there is always a tournament to play in nyc. Marshall’s has one every other Thursday. Check local chess Facebook groups. There is also a club in queens that plays every week.
The chess forum is another great place to play a few pickup games.