Saturday, July 02, 2011
Blitz Chess in Washington Square Park. By Geniusofdespair
Last summer my nephew played this guy Sean(?). I gave him $10 for giving the kid some pointers as he played. I love watching these speed chess games when I go to New York and always try to stop there. Some of the chess players are homeless and live in the park. Washington Square Park chess was featured in the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, one of my favorite movies, based on the life of National Chess Master Joshua Waitzkin. He got interested in chess at 6 when he saw the speed chess being played in the park.
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This was fascinating! And the post-game analysis of the game by the challenger was even more interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ipWi7WZtcY
Thank you!
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