Checkmate at BFPL
- March 16 - 27, 2026 Various Times
Winter Garden
Play, watch, and learn the game of chess!
Make your move at Checkmate at Brookfield Place, co-sponsored by Battery Park City Authority — an event featuring strategy, fun, and friendly competition for players of all ages and skill levels.
Explore the game through a variety of different programming including open play, a tenant tournament, a Saturday Chess Club gathering, and an exciting simultaneous play event featuring a Grandmaster. Grab a friend or co-worker and play the game on our giant indoor chess board underneath the palm trees of the Winter Garden. Whether you’re making your first move or mastering your endgame, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
See below for schedule of activities and registration!
This event is co-sponsored by
SCHEDULE
Registration for all events coming soon – please check back!
MARCH 16-20 & 23-27 | 10AM – 6PM
Open Play (No registration needed)
Note that Checkmate at BFPL will be closed on Sunday, March 22.
MARCH 18 & 19 | 4 – 6:30PM
Brookfield Place Tenant Tournament
Work at BFPL and interested in participating? Email us.
MARCH 21 | 1 – 4PM
Chess Skills Workshop (all ages)
MARCH 26 | 11AM & 12:30PM
Simulation Event with World Chess Champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy
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