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.
San Francisco Chess Master / 19th Century Baseball / LARPing in the Park
![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.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/889ef6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6240x3843+0+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Faf%2F3a56610642fdb9da158cae4f5333%2Fscholasticchess032023.-2137.jpg)
Sebastian Miño-Bucheli