Places to play chess in central Colchester. The Jonathan Penrose Chess Park provides free-to-play boards (one with wheelchair access) between the Mercury Theatre and the Roman wall.
Interactive map/directions https://mapcarta.com/W377360905
Take your own chess set and clock, or chess sets may be borrowed from the Mercury Theatre Café Bar when it is open.
The chess park is named after Colchester-born Dr Jonathan Penrose OBE (1933 – 2021) who dominated British chess, winning 10 championships between 1958 and 1969, before going on to become the world’s leading International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. A dedicated webpage (accessible by QR code on each table) provides further information on Jonathan Penrose.
