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Chess in the Park
Lunchtime chess in Sydney's Hyde Park always draws a crowd to watch, and often some very strong players.
It can also draw a fair number of pigeons and seagulls. I remember once watching with a friend, Richard Phillipps (an ABC journo at the time, later associate professor at Bond University) when a seagull decided to use his head for target practise. Yuk! Richard didn't seem all that pleased but the rest of us laughed.
Once, when I was playing on the big board, my opponent sprinted away across the park, decked a guy, picked up the briefcase the man had just stolen, and came back to finish the game. If the man had stolen it when it had been my opponent's move he might not have been seen.
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