Chess
Rookies welcome! Drop-in at a location near you for a game of chess.
Chess
Game of the gods / Paolo Maurensig translated from the Italian by Anne Milano Appel.
Maurensig, Paolo, 1943- author.
How a king plays : 64 chess tips from a kid champion / Oliver Boydell.
Boydell, Oliver, author.
![Cover art for Chess [BOARD BOOK] / by Anne Elder illustrated by BlueBean.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781946000248.jpeg)
Chess [BOARD BOOK] / by Anne Elder illustrated by BlueBean.
Elder, Anne (Children's author), author.
![Cover art for Bobby Fischer against the world [DVD videorecording] / HBO Documentary Films presents a Moxie Firecracker production produced by Stanley Buchthal ... [et al.] directed by Liz Garbus.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781422986349.jpeg)
![Cover art for Tani's new home [electronic resource] : a refugee finds hope and kindness in America / Tanitoluwa Adewumi with Michelle Lord illustrated by Courtney Dawson.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781400218332.jpeg)
Berani / by Governor General’s award finalist Michelle Kadarusman.
Kadarusman, Michelle, 1969- author.
The partisan / Patrick Worrall.
Worrall, Patrick, author.
Not an easy win / Chrystal D. Giles.
Giles, Chrystal D., author.
![Cover art for Not an easy win [electronic resource] / Chrystal D. Giles.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780593175231.jpeg)
Not an easy win [electronic resource] / Chrystal D. Giles.
Giles, Chrystal D., author.
![Cover art for Brooklyn castle [DVD videorecording] / Producers Distribution Agency presents a Rescued Media production in association with Indelible Marks and Chicken and Egg Pictures produced by Nelson Dellamaggiore](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9786315065682.jpeg)
The queen of chess : how Judit Polgár changed the game / Laurie Wallmark art by Stevie Lewis.
Wallmark, Laurie, author.
Geronimo Stilton, reporter. 14 : The Gem Gang / Geronimo Stilton.
Stilton, Geronimo, author.
Check & mate / Ali Hazelwood.
Hazelwood, Ali, author.
![Cover art for Check & mate [electronic resource] / Ali Hazelwood.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780593619926.jpeg)
Check & mate [electronic resource] / Ali Hazelwood.
Hazelwood, Ali, author.
![Cover art for Check & mate [electronic resource] / Ali Hazelwood.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cover-art-9780593744543.jpeg)
Check & mate [electronic resource] / Ali Hazelwood.
Hazelwood, Ali, author.
The looking-glass illusion / Sara Ella.
Ella, Sara, author.
Move by move : life lessons on and off the chessboard / Maurice Ashley, chess grandmaster.
Ashley, Maurice, author.
![Cover art for Pawn sacrifice [DVD videorecording] / Bleecker Street presents in association with MICA Entertainment a Material Pictures production produced by Gail Katz](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9786316254535.jpeg)
![Cover art for Chess : A Beginner's Guide to the Game of Chess [electronic resource] / Gregory Galaev.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781960748102.jpeg)
Chess : A Beginner’s Guide to the Game of Chess [electronic resource] / Gregory Galaev.
Galaev, Gregory, author.
![Cover art for The last checkmate [electronic resource] : a novel / Gabriella Saab.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780063141957.jpeg)
The last checkmate [electronic resource] : a novel / Gabriella Saab.
Saab, Gabriella, author.
![Cover art for Forbidden City [electronic resource] / by James Ponti.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781797138176.jpeg)
Forbidden City [electronic resource] / by James Ponti.
Ponti, James, author.
The king is dead : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.
Tevis, Walter S., author.
![Cover art for The king is dead [electronic resource] : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780593628799.jpeg)
The king is dead [electronic resource] : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.
Tevis, Walter S., author.
![Cover art for The king is dead [electronic resource] : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780593467534.jpeg)
The king is dead [electronic resource] : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.
Tevis, Walter S., author.
The last checkmate : a novel / Gabriella Saab.
Saab, Gabriella, author.
![Cover art for The last checkmate [electronic resource] : a novel / Gabriella Saab.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780063141940.jpeg)
The last checkmate [electronic resource] : a novel / Gabriella Saab.
Saab, Gabriella, author.
![Cover art for Move by Move : Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard [electronic resource] / Maurice Ashley.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cover-art-9781797226354.jpeg)
Move by Move : Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard [electronic resource] / Maurice Ashley.
Ashley, Maurice, author.
How to win at chess: the ultimate guide for beginners and beyond / Levy Rozman.
Rozman, Levy, author.
May the best player win / Kyla Zhao.
Zhao, Kyla, author.
![Cover art for May the best player win [electronic resource] / Kyla Zhao.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780593944806.jpeg)
May the best player win [electronic resource] / Kyla Zhao.
Zhao, Kyla, author.
All the ways to go / Jessie Janowitz.
Janowitz, Jessie, author.
Rebel queen : the Cold War, misogyny, and the making of a grandmaster / Susan Polgar with a foreward by Yasser Seirawan.
Polgár, Zsuzsa, 1969- author.
![Cover art for The Queen's Gambit [electronic resource] / Walter Tevis.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9780795343063.jpeg)
The Queen’s Gambit [electronic resource] / Walter Tevis.
Tevis, Walter, author.
![Cover art for My System [electronic resource] / Aron Nimzowitsch.](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9781504080828.jpeg)
My System [electronic resource] / Aron Nimzowitsch.
Nimzowitsch, Aron, author.
![Cover art for The dark horse [DVD videorecording] / Four Knights Film & Seville International in association with The New Zealand Film Commission](https://ocls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cover-art-9786316359957.jpeg)
Upcoming Chess Events
Chess Meetup
Free Play
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Join us for a game of chess. Whether you are a beginner, novice, or master all experience is welcome. Recommended for families.
Learn more>Let’s Play Chess Meetup
Second Saturday Chess Meetup
Orlando Public Library (FlexSpace - Second Floor)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Meet with other chess enthusiasts at this meetup. Play* with your own board or borrow one from our library.
Learn more>Chess Meetup
Free Play
Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Join us for a game of chess. Whether you are a beginner, novice, or master all experience is welcome. Recommended for families.
Learn more>Let’s Play Chess Meetup
Second Saturday Chess Meetup
Orlando Public Library (FlexSpace - Second Floor)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Meet with other chess enthusiasts at this meetup. Play* with your own board or borrow one from our library.
Learn more>Let’s Play Chess Meetup
Second Saturday Chess Meetup
Orlando Public Library (FlexSpace - Second Floor)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Meet with other chess enthusiasts at this meetup. Play* with your own board or borrow one from our library.
Learn more>