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Fun With Chess

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2025-06-12 19:00:00 2025-06-12 20:30:00 America/New_York Fun With Chess The Fun Chess Instructor, Damon Rucker, will teach the fundamentals of playing and mastering the game of chess. There's a lot to learn for EVERY level of skill. South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch - Meeting Room B+C (75)

Thursday, June 12
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-12 19:00:00 2025-06-12 20:30:00 America/New_York Fun With Chess The Fun Chess Instructor, Damon Rucker, will teach the fundamentals of playing and mastering the game of chess. There's a lot to learn for EVERY level of skill. South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch - Meeting Room B+C (75)

South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch

Meeting Room B+C (75)

The Fun Chess Instructor, Damon Rucker, will teach the fundamentals of playing and mastering the game of chess. There's a lot to learn for EVERY level of skill.

This workshop will teach you to love and excel at the game of chess. This program involves teaching the rules, strategies and tactics of the game.

National chess expert Damon Rucker (pictured) has a unique background of 22 years of chess coaching and decades of entertainment experience with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Limited seated. Registration required

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South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch

seumgr@cuyahogalibrary.org
Phone: 216-382-4880
Fax: 216-382-4584
Branch manager
Steve Haynie

Hours
Mon, Jun 09 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jun 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jun 11 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jun 12 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jun 13 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jun 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Jun 15 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch is home to the William N. Skirball Writers' Center, a welcoming space for writers for all ages and levels of experience. The Writers' Center offers free access to private writing rooms, laptops, writing workshops and a special collection of materials on the art of writing.

This branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Cafe location.

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