Climb the face between the two large cracks on the left side of Chess Rock (Castle's Move and Knight's Move.)

The Bishop

Rooked

Blitz

Chess Traverse

Union Square

Knight's Move

Castle's Move

Checkmate

Start from standing and climb the Y-shaped crack on the far left side of Chess Rock.

Crux is located at the top where holds are difficult to see.

Sit start on side pulls and climb straight up.

as mentioned in the chess rock description, this just traverses the rock. i'm only adding this description so i can tick it!   i like to start at the rightmost end, down by the trees. traverse left the entire length to the wall, and back. there are thinnish, balancey sections, and with some eliminations it can be made very thin, good practice for edging and keeping center of gravity in check. still pretty easy though, and probably never crowded.

Sit start and climb the crack on the right side of Chess Rock, behind the tree.

Getting out of the sit start position is the crux.

Start sitting, left of the vertical crack, with hands on a prominent edge, and climb straight up.

This is the long rock running north/south just to the southwest of the Chess & Checkers House in the park. It's located mid-park at 64th street. It makes a convenient stop on the way between Cat Rock and Rat Rock.  

  You can traverse the full length of the western side of the rock. I've also seen people do a hands-free walk up the southern-most portion of the west face. If you top out on a sunny day you'll have found yourself a nice spot to sit and get some sun.

Description

Routes in Chess Rock