Victor Wembanyama Plays 1-On-1 Chess With Fans In New York

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday.

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games.

Not in basketball, though.

Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn’t on a whim: He knows how to play and even brought his own chess set.

Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote.

It was 9:36 a.m. People began showing up almost immediately.