CHESS SERIES (Sunday) The Chess and Checkers House in Central Park has been used for just about everything but chess and checkers — it’s been a visitors’ center and a card shop — but Renée Yarzig, who runs nonprofit chess programs, is trying to return it to its original purpose.
In her Summer Chess Lecture/Simul Series there, presented with the Central Park Conservancy and the Parks and Recreation Department, a chess champion gives a talk about the game and then takes part in what is called a simul: boards will be set up for participants, and the champion (this time it’s Robert Hess, a grandmaster-elect at only 17) will move from board to board, playing one move at a time.
The day is also devoted to the seventh annual Youth Tournament, for competitors from kindergarten through ninth grade. The contest is still open to young players who want to register; the simul is limited to the first 25 who sign up. And all who like chess are invited to watch, learn tips and play their own games. Tournament from 10 a.m. to noon; lecture and simul from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; midpark, south of 65th Street , crossgenerationchess.com; free, but registration is required.
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Robert is so strong now. He can beat everyone blindfolded.