Chess
Sat 04 Jul
|Independent Arts Creative Hub
A chess tournament open to all, Come and join in; all abilities welcome. Twelve pairs will be playing at any one time, and weather-permitting, the action will take place outside in St James’ Square, Newport, otherwise it will be inside at The Hub.
Time & Location
04 Jul 2026, 10:30 – 12:30
Independent Arts Creative Hub, 48-49 High Street, Newport PO30 1SE, UK
About the event
Can you be the Island’s own grandmaster? As part of the Wight Games Festival, one of the three charities set to benefit, Independent Arts, is putting on a chess tournament in Newport over four Saturdays in July:
Sat 04 Jul 2026: 10:30 – 12:30
Sat 11 Jul 2026: 10:30 – 12:30
Sat 18 Jul 2026: 10:30 – 12:30
Sat 25 Jul 2026: 10:30 – 12:30
If the British weather allows, the event will be held in St James’s Square in Newport, giving the town a continental feel. Open to all, the event will take place between 10.30 and 12.30, and all you have to bring is your chess brain.