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Back in the 1970s, Winnipeg experimented with a number of al fresco chess tournaments. And now, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ has revived the tradition by installing a summer-long chess presence at Merchant Park on Portage Avenue.
The Biz took an empty lot between Kennedy and Edmonton on the north side of Portage, beautified it, and installed a large chess set. With the generous permission of the lot's owners, they also equipped it with a number of chess tables and chairs, and are inviting people to come every Friday at noon hour throughout July and August to give the game a try.See the full content of this document
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Chess / Cecil Rosner
FROM Luxembourg Garden in Paris to Washington Square in New York, chess is a popular leisure-time pursuit in the world's...
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