Chess at the Local

Waiting on a Friend 🙂👍

Is that not a line from the velvet underground ?

Ah, wasn't it 'I'm/waiting for my man/26 chessmen in my hand'? Which directs us to Marius' "Johnny Walker, du bist mein bester Freund". Yesterday I played chess 960 with small Unicorn pieces on a small khatam board, sunset and lakeshore. Another productive misunderstanding resulted in the picture 'Sitting on a dog from ebay', but I will not post Otis Redding. I'll post Kolossale Jugend from my teen age. I was desperate to find something adequate to your Stones beauty, Powder! What a wonderful song and video you shared, thank you. I was never relaxed anytime, and not about friendship. Some of my best friends I have not talked to in years loved these songs, too

Cheers all, I hadn’t heard that Velvet Underground song … always great to get good music in my ears! As it happened, regarding the picture above I was eager to play but my mate had a heavy day at work and just wanted to chat. Worked for me … away went the pieces … and a good chat we had over a quiet wine. And @ungewichtet… your music was a tad heavy for me but whether with friends listening to music you love or sitting alone … on the dock of the bay wasting time … 😊… it’s good to reflect on and learn from life’s experiences

Sorry it was The Rolling stones , My bad

https://youtu.be/OY7B2ATZDgg?feature=shared

As much as I enjoyed this afternoon, wine does not seem to equate to good decision making. 😆Another fun game at a local wine bar. 

Yeah this one (beautiful set BTW❤️) seems better suited for some coffee house around the corner.

Either do cannabis gummies.

This set is already wobbly … then add a few wines to the mix. Great fun. Many people came up to chat while we were playing - a talking point for sure. 👍

It appears that some of the pieces also partook in some of your beverages @Powderdigit, as they are not moving straight anymore. You and your Pals are great ambassadors for chess play in public. Also, that wavy-textured board is interesting to behold.

Please carry on!

Definitely up my alley....

Chess at the Local Public Library

I was able to remember to snap a picture, this time, due to another player allowing me to use their wooden board. (I wanted to check the match with the Amazon Deal Lardy set.) It is nice to be able to use a wooden set nearly worry-free out and about, and it seems to "class up the joint," a bit... sorry, only had time to take one photo, as the library was about to close.

...more to come, next time. (We must refrain from refreshing ourselves with beverages in this Local.)

Happy Chess Playing to all!

@PW, It's nice to have a worry-free wooden set that tolerates refreshing beverages .

A very recent visit to a Local Area Brew Pub; good turnout ~10-12 boards in use.

It is a simple pleasure to get together with likeminded folks for some friendly games and beverages sans juveniles. That's me on the right with the V.3 Ultimates, and as forum poster @EBowie noted previously, the "appliance white" version (3.0) seems to change color a bit with age. Sure, the lighting has an effect, but I really enjoy how they stand out against the white/green mousepad board.

Please post your own pics of chess play out and about!

@PWalker1

+1 for the sweater-vest. It is nice to see that I am not the only lover of them.

@powderdigit - good to see you taking your sets out in the wild!

I've recently been playing at the Melbuorne Chess Society social meetups. Here's a shot of my 3D printed Dubrovnik set at the Prince Alfred hotel in Melbourne.