The game of chess is played everywhere, of course. In public parks, in schools — you might even come across a couple of folks hunched over a chess board at your favorite coffee shop.
Last month, we sent Houston Mattersâ Conner Clifton to the Houston Scholastic Open â a chess tournament for kids in elementary and middle school â to learn more about chess in H-town.
The competition at the tournament is fierce, but you wouldn’t know it from the sound.