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Outdoor Chess in Denmark

5/19/2019

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCD0abEcUI
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Outdoor Chess in Mexico City

4/7/2019

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Alameda Central in Mexico City near the Palace of Fine Arts. Showing their love of chess.
Avid kibitzers.
 Photo credits: Los Santos Portillos
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Chess Pavilion

2/17/2019

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Chess Pavilion, Shaanxi Province north west China
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Speed Chess Great Carlini

2/12/2019

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​www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYW-aVJ5A0&t=380s

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In the video (see link above) Speed Chess (5 minutes per game) between Master vs. Expert (for those who are new to this kind of chess).

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Bobby Fischer Tables

1/26/2019

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Famous Bobby Fischer Tables near Venice Beach (actually close to Santa Monica pier), California. Lots of room for action.

This chess park is actually more than 50 years old. My cousin played there when he was in high school in the 1960's. Bobby Fischer played in monthly speed chess tournaments there with select master opponents from the late '70's to the early '80's. 
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Happy Holidays

12/26/2018

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Happy holidays from The Knight of the Dragon
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Chess community supports outdoor chess tables

11/28/2018

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news.stlpublicradio.org/post/chess-new-pocket-park-fills-formerly-vacant-lot-old-north-st-louis#stream/0



This chess community, mentioned in the link above, is OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS.  A chess community supporting outdoor chess tables is the best way to have regular participation at the tables. It is even better than having a facilitator, although outdoor chess tables should at a minimum have a chess facilitator.

Photo credit: St. Louis Public Radio article and The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis
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Photos of outdoor chess sites

11/5/2018

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See the link below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/82698797@N00/favorites

Various different photos of chess personalities, playing sites, and outdoor chess tables.


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Jude Acers

10/12/2018

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Jude Acers in New Orleans (at least 35 years). World's most famous street chess player.

​Photo credit: Derek Bridges
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Joe Smolij

10/12/2018

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Joe Smolij, Toronto's most famous street player (from the 1960's to the 1980's) Many stories about Joe Smolij at some point I'll add one or tell me yours.

Photo credit: Norman Bolduc 
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    Hans Jung

    Facilitator at outdoor chess tables, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada since 2002

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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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