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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
If people think that all chess players are nerds, they should go to Washington Square park in NYC in the summer (right by NYU).....and sit down for a game.....there are hustlers, gamblers, kids, homeless people, businessmen, college students.....all kinds of folks playing speed, tournament, you name it. I was destroyed in a match of speed chess, but I wanted to give it a whirl just to say I played in Washington Square park.
Lots of fun.
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I've seen those folks playing chess in Washington Square a few times. I never played, though I was challenged by a guy about my age. He looked as if he would mug me as soon as I sat down, so I passed.