First Sundays with OurChess + Family

Come play your game at Silence Please with the OurChess family! Free and open to all ages and all skills levels, we will be linking up every first Sunday for chess, music and community. This Sunday, April 5th from 3-6pm, OurChess family Ianko will be spinning and setting the vibe. Grab a bev, meet a friend, bring a friend, and play your game! Beginner friendly, if you don’t know what your game is yet, come find it with us. Be there or be square! OurChess is a New York City community driven Chess club that does it for the love of the game and for the love of the people. Founded in the summer of 2025, OurChess has become a home for casual and competitive chess players, all with one motive: getting better at their game. Hosting weekly events from Flatbush to Harlem, OurChess invites you to come as you are and learn something. Always free, open to every Body and every skill level; to be apart of the OurChess family, all you need to do is show up! Ianko Born in Queens, NY - bred in Miami, FL - by way of Les Cayes, Haiti. Ianko (ee-on-ko) brings a unique knack for infectious dance rhythms to any room he plays. Well versed in a multitude of genres ranging from afrobeat, baile funk, bouyon, batida & more, Ianko’s speciality is melting together cultural sounds from all around the world, creating an intoxicating marriage of rhythms.