Would love to join London's chess community as well. S.
A Place to Play Chess in London

there's a couple rather well known chess clubs in london. just google it. should come up.
Search "Drunken Knights chess club" and "King's Head chess club".

There are a lot of chess clubs. Other than that I don't know. I don't know/never seen anybody playing chess in public like they (supposely) do in NY.

I'm a member of one chess club, but I would love to find the place where I could go to have some friendly games anytime I want... I didn't see public chess here as well.

You can play chess in Holland Park. In the outside/inside cafe just near Holland Park Opera. I play there from time to time :)

try the london chess meetup (google it) one, i've been coming here on Saturday mornings 11am ish onward and sometimes on Thurs early evenings, 6pm - 9pm. there's usually enough various level players to keep you coming back. its indoors, sit down at tables, and facilities for coffee etc . its informal and friendly---- oh yeah, its at Elephant and Castle
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Hello, does any one know some places (parks, libraries, coffee shops...) in Central London, where you can go and always find some chess players?