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)
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 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.
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)
The king is dead : stories / Walter Tevis introduction by Kevin Brockmeier.
Tevis, Walter S., author.
The last checkmate : a novel / Gabriella Saab.
Saab, Gabriella, 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.
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 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
Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Join us for a game of chess. Players of all experience levels are welcome. Chess sets are available for play, or bring your own.
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Discover the game of chess while having fun and making friends. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Join us for a game of chess. All experience levels are welcome and chess sets are available for play. Recommended for families.
Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Join us for a game of chess. Players of all experience levels are welcome. Chess sets are available for play, or bring your own.
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Discover the game of chess while having fun and making friends. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.