 British Columbia Chess Master and chess history consultant, Dan Scoones, recently passed away. He was an active member, frequent poster, and administrator of the Facebook group, "Outdoor Chess Tables." He was always a helping hand and always there to consult. I really appreciated his help. RIP Dan, you will be missed. The photo above features Dan in what he also loved doing, sharing chess in exhibitions with the general public.
Tribute to Dan is at: bcchesshistory.com/BCCFBulletin409.pdf starting at page 4.
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 Another article by Alexey Root on the outdoor chess scene in Australia. Click here: en.chessbase.com/post/outdoor-chess-at-the-gold-coast-in-australia
 New outdoor chess initiative in Holland. Click here for article:
en.chessbase.com/post/urban-chess-initiative-expands-in-the-netherlands  Giant chess pieces in Bali, Indonesia in a resort along the Indian Ocean. The King was 20 kg and 4 feet high, and the Queen was 15 kg. Playing a game was quite the workout! (personal photo, October 2010)
  Wishing you all the best of the season and health, happiness and much chess in the New Year 2021!
 I found this to be a unique insight into the chess community with a great display (chess on carpets! in the forest in Algeria. Article from Chessbase.
Click on the link below en.chessbase.com/post/outdoor-chess-algeria  An article from Chessbase regarding Outdoor Chess in Uruguay, South America. Click on the link below:
en.chessbase.com/post/outdoor-chess-uruguay  Interesting article on the Outdoor Chess scene in St. Augustine, Florida. Click on the link below to access the article itself:
en.chessbase.com/post/outdoor-chess-st-augustine  Click on the link below to read Alexey Root's December 1, 2020 article on Outdoor Chess in Australia.
en.chessbase.com/post/outdoor-chess-canberra  Photo by jean huysmans on Unsplash
An article about Outdoor Chess in Vienna, Austria that describes the atmosphere well. Click on the link below: www.derstandard.at/story/2000120892734/chess-unlimited-wo-in-neubau-nachts-schach-gespielt-wird |
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