ChessFest Hull welcomed visitors to Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Hull, HU1 2PQ on Sunday 7th July 2024

ChessFest Hull - Free fun for all the family!

A free chess festival took place at the Princes Quay Shopping Centre in the heart of Hull. 

Chess in Schools and Communities and the Hull and East Riding Chess Association held their annual celebration of chess on Sunday, July 7th, part of ChessFest 2024. The event featured:

  • a children’s rapidplay tournament won by Jamie Fiaher following an Armageddon playoff.

  • plenty of chess sets available for members of the public to play casual games

  • the chance to test chess skills against HERCA experts

  • CSC tutors to advise people on how to improve their game

  • a live link-up with the ChessFest event in Trafalgar Square

  • games broadcast on a giant screen

  • an online challenge match with a team from London.

Individuals, groups and families all took part in this fun, family-friends, and completely free event. ChessFest Hull was opened by the Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber, Mark Collinson, a keen chess player and strong advocate of the game. News of the event was featured on the BBC website.

For more information about ChessFest Hull, please contact CSC’s Regional Organiser for Hull, Chris Mathews.

We look forward to welcoming visitors back to ChessFest Hull in 2025!

How to get to Princes Quay Shopping Centre

By Train

Hull Paragon Station
Hull Paragon Station is 300 metres from Princes Quay. There are 5 daily direct services from London. Arriva Trains Northern operates an hourly service from Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, a regular service from York with connections to Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Teeside. A half hourly service operates from Doncaster and Bridlington.

By Car

Princes Quay is only a couple of minutes’ drive from the A63 and is well signposted. The car park has space for over 900 cars. When using Sat Nav you enter post code HU1 2NL for access via the car park which is situated behind the centre. For AA Routefinder please enter postcode HU1 2PQ.

 

Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Hull, HU1 2PQ