BASHAMICHI STREET CHESS 2023

Date：2023/11/3(Fri, Hol), 11:00-15:00 

 

In the final day of the four day event “Bashamichi Festival”, a Chess Booth will be set up!

There are other events planned at the festival, so make sure to visit them as well.

 

Venue：Bashamichi Park (Near Kannai Station of JR and Yokohama Municipal Subway)

Map

（In case of rain, the events will be cancelled.）

 

Events

Knock-out Tournament

Enjoy playing under the blue sky.

The final match will be played dynamically on the big chess board built in the road.

Both player will have 5~10 minutes to play in the blitz game, and Black will advance in case of a draw.

Registration：First 16 players to arrive at the registration desk

Free to participate, so jump in the tournament!

 

11:00-12:00 Registration for Tournament 1 

12:00-13:00 Tournament 1

13:00-14:00 Registration for Tournament 2

14:00-15:00 Tournament 2

Time might slightly change due to various reasons.

 

Other Events

Relay Chess： A 5v5 team match. Participants will be randomly separated into two teams and play in a relay format.

11:00-11:15　Registration

11:15-12:00　Match

 

Simultaneous Match： Diego, a player who host classes and events for kids in Yokohama, will play a simul against 6 players.

12:30-　 　　Registration

13:00-　　　1st Match

 13:30-　　　2nd Match　

 

Casual Matches

Between the tournaments, you can play casually with the big board or the boards on the tables.

 

“Evergreen Game” Book fair

“Evergreen Game”, a novel based on chess, published on 11/1, is sold and the author will write signatures.

Publication of Novel “The Evergreen Game”

 

Organizers

Main Organizer：Bashamichi Street

Sub Organizers：Japan Chess Federation, Yokohama Chess Club

 

Images

 

Pictures from previous events