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San Francisco Chess Master / 19th Century Baseball / LARPing in the Park

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About 300 school children from all over San Francisco met at the San Francisco County Fair building at Golden Gate Park to compete over 3 chess rounds for the 2023 Scholastic Championship.
Sebastian Miño-Bucheli
About 300 school children from all over San Francisco met at the San Francisco County Fair building at Golden Gate Park to compete over 3 chess rounds for the 2023 Scholastic Championship.

Chess has been around for centuries, however getting new players interested is a big issue. Today, we challenge a Bay Area Chess Master and hear about the future of the game. Then, we’ll check out another classic game — 19th-century baseball. And, we discover a game that isn’t from another era, but a whole other world entirely.