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March 2024 by Ruoqing Wang-Cendejas
It is a very interesting museum. I truly enjoyed the two current exhibits (Feb 2024) and learned a lot about chess and its history in St. Louis.The third floor has interactive intros of the current grand masters. Unfortunately, the system encountered technical difficulties when I visited on 2/25/2024, but I looked up the life stories of some grand masters on Google after the visit. It was a good introduction, and I appreciated the information.Recommend 30-45 minutes to visit.
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March 2024 by Rell I.
The chess museum location was terrific. It was great, it was free. I wish there were more stuff for chess to look at. But for the most part, it was pretty sweet. Three floors, each floor had An era of chess With a fine art aspect of how chess was in everything overall. Pretty good place to visit and look at and support. Great for people who love chess or people who are just interested in chess in general. It's a great little museum. The area around is pretty lovely as well. For kids, they have great chess Floor for them to play.Pro:FreeBeautifulNot overwhelming packedCon:Wish it was a little bigger
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February 2024 by Michael DeVore
Fantastic experience. Something new every year and very kind and informative staff. A must stop!
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February 2024 by Tim Huang
Nice place to bring kids to
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January 2024 by Iryna Davidovich
Fascinating museum. The exhibition on the first floor in December 2023 was on the connections of famous musicians, composers, and actors AND chess. if you're a chess player, do yourself a huge favor and stop by! Needless to say it’s free. Please do come and support local museum! They have a nice chess-themed store.
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January 2024 by Jane Zimmerman
Fantastic place to learn and enjoy! The exhibits are fascinating, the building is charming, and the staff are knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Give it about two hours, check out the chess club across the street, and enjoy lunch or a drink at one of the many places nearby.
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January 2024 by Praghalathan Kanthakumar
Good for one time visit. The large chess piece at the front with the chess board is a good site to take a few photos/ selfies. The museum itself is small and it feels more like a chess-related art gallery. There are some innovative chess boards and art pieces. However, there is nothing about Hall of Fame; I didn't see any exhibits of photos or artifacts of famous chess players. No chess history either.
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November 2023 by Aubrey Anderson
Visited the World Chess Hall of Fame during the Metallica takeover weekend in November 2023. It is free but relies on donations to keep running so bring cash when you come. There are 3 floors of various exhibits and a robust gift shop. The world's largest chess piece is proudly displayed in the front of the museum and you several chess games, too. I personally liked looking at the museum's website to see myself on the Nest camera and grabbing a screenshot to show my mom ? The exhibits we visited had a lot of really artifacts. I definitely recommend visiting!
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September 2023 by Sean Perkins
Emily was 1st contact person cheerful and polite. Facility was clean and well kept. Employees and volunteers were more than eager to answer questions. 3rd floor was a place for kids to get to know chess and do other fun things. Highly recommend a visit ? ?
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September 2023 by Diana Kirtland
Fascinating museum. The exhibition on the first floor in August 2023 was on the connections of famous musicians, composers, and actors AND chess. if you're a chess player, you must stop. If you're looking for unique chess sets this is a place to visit. Interactive areas woth headphones to hear music, interview, reciting of a poem etc. Lovely museum. Support small museums.
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August 2023 by Reuben Reyes
Wonderful place for chess enthusiasts. On exhibition is a wide history and variety all things related to chess including obscure chess boards. The staff were courteous and knowledgeable on all three floors of the museum. They have a nice gift shop also that is interesting with high end chess boards and pieces that are selling in the thousands of dollars. Just to note they do have lower priced items that are affordable and are a good deal.
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July 2023 by Noor Issa
A very nice gallery. The employees were very nice and helpful. The third floor was closed when we went so it was a short visit but a very memorable one. Very rich in history indeed.
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June 2023 by Jack Carello
Great experience! It was cool to go there learn the history of chess and see all the various chess boards from many different cultures. Have a great day!
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April 2023 by Alena B
First visit is free. They have a membership option if you want to participate in matches. There was a competition going on while we visited. Very intense games. Shows some history about where chess originated. They apparently have two locations but they’re within 3-5 min of each other. I’m no chess expert but I can appreciate the strategies and the game as a whole. Cool place to go by if you’re visiting St. Louis.
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December 2022 by Bri K.
This was a great, but small museum. The staff was very helpful. The exhibit was about Bobby Fischer and his match against Spassky. It was very informative and I learned many interesting facts.
