Outdoor chess tables and giant boards 7
- Where to play
- Cafés and bars 11
- Outdoor tables and giant chess sets 7
- Libraries and civic centres 8
- Beginners welcome 21
- Open to everyone 20
- Free 6
- Monday 24
- Friday 19
- Sunday 17
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- Parc de la Ciutadella (Parc Infantil) - Sunday chess meetupoutdoor tables · Barcelona ·
- Escacs al carrer - Plaça Vila de Madrid (Ateneu Barcelonès, Barna Centre)giant chess set · Barcelona ·
- Stone chess tables, Superilla de Sant Antoni (Carrer del Comte Borrell)outdoor tables · Barcelona ·
- Giant chess set, Biblioteca de Catalunya gardengiant chess set · Barcelona ·
- Chess boards, Parc del Carmeloutdoor tables · Barcelona ·
- Giant chess board, Plaça de les Glòriesgiant chess set · Barcelona ·
- Informal chess on benches, Plaça de Catalunyaoutdoor tables · Barcelona ·
Some parks and squares have chessboards built into stone tables, and some public spaces have a giant board on the ground with pieces you move by hand. In Barcelona they include the stone tables of the Sant Antoni superblock, boards in the Parc del Carmel, giant sets at Plaça de les Glòries and in the garden of the Biblioteca de Catalunya, and street chess with a giant board on Plaça Vila de Madrid.
On Sunday afternoons from spring to autumn a meet-up gathers players in the Parc de la Ciutadella, and the benches of Plaça de Catalunya see informal games. Outdoor boards come without a schedule: a table may sit empty for weeks and fill up on a sunny weekend, and giant pieces may be stored away, damaged or only brought out on request. Bring your own set to a stone table.