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Kitchener Veterans Draga and Joe

9/26/2018

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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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Exploring Locations

9/23/2018

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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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    Hans Jung

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    I have started this discussion forum with the primary intent of featuring outdoor chess tables across the world (hopefully eventually with chess facilitators). However, other chess topics that appear here on chessfacetoface may also be discussed.

    I want to be in touch with people around the world who share an interest of promoting chess at outdoor chess tables. And I also encourage readers who are travelling to take pictures of outdoor chess tables and share them here along with some commentary.

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