{"id":19617,"date":"2026-02-20T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitforless.info\/?p=19617"},"modified":"2026-02-20T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:00:51","slug":"checkmate-at-bfpl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitforless.info\/?p=19617","title":{"rendered":"CHECKMATE AT BFPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make your move at <strong>Checkmate at Brookfield Place<\/strong>, co-sponsored by <strong>Battery Park City Authority<\/strong> \u2014 an event featuring strategy, fun, and friendly competition for players of all ages and skill levels.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019re making your first move or mastering your endgame, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 16-20 &amp; 23-27 | 10AM \u2013 6PM<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen Play (No registration needed)<br \/>\n<em>Note that Checkmate at BFPL will be closed on Sunday, March 22.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 18 &amp; 19 | 4 \u2013 6:30PM<\/strong><br \/>\nBrookfield Place Tenant Tournament<br \/>\nWork at BFPL and interested in participating? <a href=\"mailto:abigail.clark@brookfieldproperties.com\">Email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 21 | 1 \u2013 4PM<\/strong><br \/>\nChess Skills Workshop (all ages)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 26 | 11AM &amp; 12:30PM<\/strong><br \/>\nSimulation Event with\u00a0World Chess Champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Registration for all events coming soon\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BROOKFIELD PLACE<\/p>\n<p>230 VESEY STREET<br \/>\nNEW YORK, NY 10281<\/p>\n<p>See details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfplny.com\/events\/checkmate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your move at Checkmate at Brookfield Place, co-sponsored by Battery Park City Authority \u2014 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\u2019re making your first move or mastering your endgame, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy. MARCH 16-20 &amp; 23-27 | 10AM \u2013 6PM Open Play (No registration needed) Note that Checkmate at BFPL will be closed on Sunday, March 22. MARCH 18 &amp; 19 | 4 \u2013 6:30PM Brookfield Place Tenant Tournament Work at BFPL and interested in participating? Email us. 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