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Chess Club with Gjon
2026-07-25 14:00:00 2026-07-25 15:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Chess Club with Gjon Downtown Library Youth Chess Club. Open to players ages 6 to 18. Instructor is Chess Master Gjon Feinstein. Downtown Branch - Community Room

Saturday, July 25
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-25 14:00:00 2026-07-25 15:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Chess Club with Gjon Downtown Library Youth Chess Club. Open to players ages 6 to 18. Instructor is Chess Master Gjon Feinstein. Downtown Branch - Community Room

Downtown Branch

Community Room

Downtown Library Youth Chess Club. Open to players ages 6 to 18. Instructor is Chess Master Gjon Feinstein.

Professional chess instruction with Chess Master Gjon Feinstein for ages 6-18, all levels welcome!  If you have never played chess before, please contact Gjon before your first session: coach@santacruzchess.com or 831-425-7835.

Chess is a great way for kids to build sportsmanship, concentration and reasoning skills, while having lots of fun!  This class is located upstairs in the upstairs meeting room.

AGE GROUP: | Teens 12-18 years | Kids 6-11 years |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM |

Downtown Branch
Phone: 831-427-7707
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