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Kitchener Veterans Draga and Joe

9/26/2018

Kitchener outdoor chess regulars Draga (20+ yrs) and Joe (20 yrs) two of the most faithful attendees at the tables at Kitchener City Hall.
Photo credit: spaceamoeba

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Street Chess Vocabulary

9/23/2018

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I know the readers all have favourite chess terms. In street chess we have an additional vocabulary, for example, a few that come to mind:

black beauties = a pair of bishops for black
crazy horse = a knight that is creating monster threats
gift (German = poison) = giving a piece or pawn to deflect the opponent or allow combination
schwitzenzug = a move that makes you sweat heavily
tickler = irritating pawn move

And a favourite saying: double rooks-double trouble

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Just to get a general idea of how many outdoor chess tables there are in North America I'm going to start by sharing a link about a listing I found of Toronto chess tables. I only started with Toronto because it's familiar to me and I happen to know this list is not complete.

List of Toronto Outdoor Chess Tables

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