I'm new here and love the site, but I'd also like to get in some board time with...well...real boards, not to mention in-person opponents. Does anyone know of any chess haunts in or near the Rockville, Silver Spring, Columbia triangle?
If not, does anybody who lives in that area know of a place we could take over on a semi-regular basis? My wife and I sometimes play at a nice coffee shop called The Daily Grind but so far no one else has paid us any notice, much less showed up with a board.
I used to live in washington DC and i am moving back soon...
Go to Dupont circle in the spring and summer for "real" chess....
anything from 1 minute games to games with no clocks...bring some money though...it usually goes for 2 dollars a game.
or go to 1501 M street in DC...thats the uscf chess club...
Tournaments all the time...usually weekends...and they will tell you where the hot spots are.