And yes, I’ve played chess online, but it’s not the same. Finding opponents is hard.Įven with the luxury of a thriving chess scene at Washington Square Park here in New York City, I’m a little too shy to play with complete strangers in the open air. My chessboard has been collecting dust under my coffee table, and I can count the number of times I’ve used it over the past two years on my fingers. I loved watching The Queen’s Gambit and Searching for Bobby Fischer, but I’ve never felt the need to go on a quest for chess domination. I don’t know a ton of strategies or the names of the various opening moves. There’s a good chance he let me win, but it’s a fond memory all the same. I’m not good, but it’s a game my dad taught me when I was really young, and I vividly remember the first time I beat him at around age 13.
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