Yes,black people do play chess.I dont know where you're located but I grew up watching Black folk (in particular men playing speed chess )in Washington Square park in New York and up in Harlem.I dont know of any exclusively African/Black chess clubs but im sure they exist.

I'm female,I learned how to play chess when I was 6 in the UK,which was part of my extraordinary primary school education(the likes of which I dont think this countries children will ever experience again).


Anyway when I say I learned how to play chess what that means is I know the names of all the pieces and how they move,I know diddly squat about strategy,the few times I have beaten people in my life it was just a fluke.

So I was given the tools at very young age to pursue this game I just never followed through with it,I do like to watch others play though.


I take it you're a player Mr Monkey?