Chess in the plazas and gardens of Mexico City 4

Public chess in Mexico City is a habit more than a facility: no page describes built-in tables at any of these places, and the game happens because players turn up with boards. The Alameda Central is the place named most often, and some people bring their own sets there on Sundays. The Jardín del Arte on Sullivan street is named beside it as a meeting point for a casual game.

In Coyoacán, the Jardín Centenario has been described as a place where at weekends there is usually someone to play, and the borough’s sports office has used it for a free open tournament with children’s and youth sections. The Plaza de la Solidaridad, on Avenida Juárez at the corner of Balderas where the Hotel Regis once stood, was named as a meeting point in an older city guide and nothing newer confirms it, as its card says. Bringing a board and a clock is the surest way to a game.