Eyes in the Park: Chess Minded Individual Hosts Meetup Opening Day for New Tables

“The city shut down the old chess park three years ago and it was a real battle to get these boards relocated, but it finally worked out,” writes Reddit user Cody O’Connel, as he announces “Opening Day” for the new chessboards in Palisades Park on Ocean Avenue, at noon this Saturday, July 12.

Honestly, there’s not a lot more for me to add other than it’s always exciting to see people organizing fun events in Santa Monica’s parks on their own…and double-exciting when it’s to celebrate new infrastructure.

The full text of the post at Reddit, the embedded YouTube Video and flyer for the event/meetup can be found at the link above or in the text below.

Hi guys! I’m organizing an unofficial Opening Day event for the new Chess Park in Santa Monica on Saturday July 12th at 2pm!

The city shut down the old chess park three years ago and it was a real battle to get these boards relocated, but it finally worked out!

Here’s a video I made about the event and the flyer below

Spread the word! And follow us on Instagram at the handle on the flyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWp0-scDFvw

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