Al fresco chess

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TimWall

Al fresco chess

Post by TimWall » Thu May 13, 2021 3:22 pm

Does anyone have experience of playing chess outdoors in the UK in recent weeks (since relaxation of lockdown rules)? I'm writing a piece for
@CHESS_Magazine on al fresco chess, featuring our club's weekend chess meetups in the Rising Sun Country Park, Wallsend, and wish to feature as many examples as possible. PM me if u like & send pix!
BW,
Tim
timpeterwall [at] gmail [dot] com

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Re: Al fresco chess

Post by Roger Lancaster » Thu May 13, 2021 5:43 pm

See earlier post below - event went ahead, including ECF-rated OTB rapidplay games. There's also a pic at https://watfordchessclub.org/. Weather's been rather discouraging in these parts subsequently so currently meeting indoors - but will be back outside when suitable opportunity arises.

March 29
Post by Roger Lancaster » Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:18 am

Weather permitting, Watford Juniors [part of Watford Chess Club] will be holding a smallish OTB event, "Chess in the Park", locally tomorrow relying on paragraph 103 of HMG's "Covid-19 Response - Spring 2021" publication which reads

"103. All children will be able to access any outdoor childcare and supervised activities. Parent and child groups can also take place outdoors with a limit of 15 attendees (children under five years of age do not count towards the attendee limit.)"

There's some debate as to whether organised chess events are "supervised activities" so, bearing in mind that local official interpretations are probably more important than the correct meaning, the event is limited to 15 attendees. But, from March 29, it seems open to others to do something similar.

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