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How to Play Human Scale Chess

to participate in a game, you must have a working cellphone with reliable service. SMS and other wireless messaging devices may also be eligible. you must be free for about 3 hours on a weekend afternoon. costuming appropriate to your piece is strongly encouraged, as is camping it up as much as humanly possible.

different pieces, different moves

no previous knowledge of chess is necessary.
gamepieces please plan to be excruciatingly on time.
center pawns (d and e pawns) can expect to be captured early.
captured pieces can return to the base for a beer.
captured pieces can return to the gameboard as documentarians.
bishops and knights can expect an energetic game, covering a lot of territory.
rooks can expect to have a pretty mellow first half of the game, and a very energetic second half.
kings will likely have a low-key opening game, and a very energetic endgame. kings will be on the board the longest of any piece.
flank pawns will have a pretty low-key game, moving only a block at a time.
flank pawns may be promoted (usually changing into a queen) upon reaching the opposite end of the board.
queens will have the most athletic role.
volunteers who sign up early can select their roles.
pieces may spend their time on the board as they please, as long as they are available to answer the cellphone calls from central command.

what should you bring?

you must bring a working cellphone or pager.
wear comfortable shoes.
consider a hat or sunblock.
bring a camera, recorder, or other device if you want to assist in documentation. (check out our fotolog for ideas).
check the weather (or, in the case of san francisco, guess) and dress appropriately. we will play rain or shine.
you may bring rollerblades or a bicycle. you can travel from one square to another in any manner you choose.
you may bring reading material or video games or anything else that helps you pass the time.
costuming is strongly encouraged!!

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human scale chess games

Providence
May 29 2005
austin
May 15, 2005
seattle
August 1, 2004
williamsburg
may 16, 2004
human scale chess group fotolog
photos posted by participants in the san francisco and vancouver games.
vancouver
november 2, 2003
lower east side
may 11, 2003
san francisco
october 18, 2003

informative links

The New York Times Chess Columns
assortment of Robert Byrne's excellent weekly column
human scale chess project
is a project sponsored by the chess club. a conceptual perfomance on urban streets.
Jennifer Shahade in US Chess Championship
play through some of jennifer shahade's games
Stan's NetChess
correspondence chess via the internet
Yahoo! Chess
review the rules and strategies of chess

Human Scale Chess Project

an ongoing series of life-sized chessgames in urban settings

How to Play Human Scale Chess

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