ChessFest 2022

ChessFest 2022 at London's Trafalgar Square -
Sunday 17th July 2022

• Hundreds of chess boards for casual chess.
• Twelve giant chess sets to play on against other ChessFesters. You will also be able to test your chess and athletic skills in speed games on these sets.
• A giant human chess match, 32 professional actors resplendent in costume take on the role of the chess pieces and re-enact famous games from chess history. 
• Multiple simultaneous displays from some of the UK's top chess players, be warned, they take no prisoners!
• Free chess lessons for children led by our Chess in Schools tutors. 
• Bring your children to the ChessKid tent.
• Chess Lectures celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 World Chess Championship match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky and the 25th anniversary of Garry Kasparov's match against IBM's Deep Blue.  

Whatever age, whatever chess ability, this is a great event for all. 

To catch a flavour of what to expect of the day, you can see a video of last year’s event here 

ChessFest will not just be in London, but will have events in Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham. Further details about ChessFest will be announced in late March/early April

Help us Make ChessFest Great!

Chess in Schools and Communities are looking for volunteers to assist at ChessFest. Tasks include setting up in the square and packing up. Setting up chess sets, supervising play on the giant chess sets,  matching members of the public to play, and even playing a few games against members of the public! Volunteers must be aged over 18.

We can offer travel expenses within the M25 area, lunch and refreshments, as well as a staff ChessFest t-shirt. If you would like to find out more, please contact us either via [email protected] or by calling 020 7935 3445 (office hours only).