Mar. 8, 2020 7:30p
WGTD)---One focus of Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian's administration has been to promote better use of the city's 70 parks and conservation sites covering about 1,000 acres. Some ideas stick while others don't.
Again this summer---in Kenosha’s Lincoln Park---you’ll be able to see kings and queens, castles, knights and horses.
It is not a costumed celebration of the Renaissance. It’s Chess in the Park.
It’s an on-going partnership between the Kenosha Chess Association---the Kenosha Public Library---and---the city.
Alan Cargille---president of the Chess Association---said “it’s part of the Mayor’s initiative to try to get more positive activities for youth in the summer…in the parks.”
He said that---over the years---chess in the park has attracted a cross section of the community. “We get everyone from little kids just learning to play, senior citizens, beginners and people who are really good.”
Participants can play on standard sized chess sets that are set up on 4 picnic tables---or---use the giant outdoor chess set. “It’s very visible,” Cargille pointed out. “The board is 8 feet by 8 feet; the (chess) pieces are knee high. It makes it into a spectator sport almost.”
You can play chess---outdoors---in Lincoln Park---every Monday night in June, July and August from 6-7:30. If the weather is inclement---or---just too hot---the players can move into the air-conditioned Oribiletti Center.
Cargille stressed that all skill levels of players are welcome---and---lessons are available for beginners.
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