Londons Knight Club brings chess and chats to a new generation | Mint

(In June 6 story, the age of one-Lesikar in paragraph 4 to 22 (not 21)) by Ethan Flynn-Johnson and Marissa Davison London, June 6 (Reuters)-the combination of dance music, a few social media buzz and one of the world’s oldest time, London chess group Knight Club draws the dim. Since the launch of last year, the club has grown rapidly to a cultural hub and has brought more than 100 players to its weekly Tuesday sessions where live DJ sets compete with the crackling of chess pieces on boards. In a world dominated by digital communication, the club – largely, wants to offer a physical alternative to scrolling on screens by volunteers under the age of 25. “If you have a game, or have something to bind, or start a conversation, you can make the deep connections from the beginning,” said 22-year-old organizer Lucia one-Lesikar. “There are a lot of creative people, but there are also people who work in finance or work in technology or work in health care – so there is a whole series of people.” The attraction of the club not only lies in the game itself, but also how it often lacks something that modern life offers, the founder Yusuf Ntahilaja told Reuters. “First, Knight Club is a space for people to make contact and collect – chess is the medium and the most important way to connect – but more than anything, just to … a basic or societies, human need,” he said. (Reporting by Ethan Flynn-Johnson and Marissa Davison, writes by Sam Tabahriti, editing by William James)