Chess banned?

Have you noticed that in more and more places in the United States, chess is not allowed?

Why is this?

What sort of places?

No, I haven't noticed.

Coffee houses, brah, libraries, bars.  Places where you may expect to be able to play chess.

Just call them chess racists, and they'll be afraid of stopping you from playing.

Played at a library recently with no problem, but we asked first. People do like to be asked.

That's cause as soon as someone walks in anywhere with a chess board, everyone thinks they are super-cool, and no one else can get any attention.  Especially if they look like a total dork! Then the board gets set up, and everyone wants to play them to get some of that attention back, and prove their superiority.  Soon enough, bets are started, and the money begins to fly, and not into the coffers of the venue.  Eventually, a brawl breaks out because one of the challengers did not know about en passant, and then the chess player has to bust out some special kung-fu/krav-maga or something...and besides, we all know from some other threads that a lot of U.S. players are packing heat!!!  Chess players are known troublemakers, and it seems reasonable that any respectable esablishment would not want them around.

                 I love kung fu fights with alcohol. The're hilarious.

Went into a Starbuckstm recently, they tried to keep me from setting up my board to go thru Master Games in the Sunday Timestm  chess section...man, they definitely regretted that decision!!!

I ended up getting my coffee for free.

U.S. Constitution guarantees Freedom of Chess!

P.S.  On a more serious note, it is weird that public playing of chess was banned in certain locations in San Francisco.

Are these locations where chess sharking is the norm?

I tried to kung-fu fight alcohol once. It kicked my ass and knocked me out.

                 hahahahahaha  you and a thousand other guys

Yes. There used to be chess on Market street near one of the BART stations. You had to pay to play. (secret code for betting)

Chess shark - That's funny.

                  I think the San Francisco scenario is geared towards the homeless, because chess sharking is the norm in L.A, Boston, N.Y, and elsewhere.

           what are you thinking kleelof,  CHESS-NATO 2 ??

Homeless people should not be allowed to play chess...after all, they have so much else to fulfill thier lives.  As long as they don't become squeegee people.

Maybe so. Shows how conservative S.F. is these days.

              hahahahahahaha   squeegee people??    ahahaha   When I grow up, I wanta become a squeegee people.  I'm in training for it to go to school now.