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Easy Like Sunday Morning - October 9, 2022

Easy Like Sunday Morning - October 9, 2022

RVA Pieces: Checkmate; Winter Is Coming; Joyous Inspiration for Reimagining; Glowing Design; “You Got To Grind”

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Jon Baliles
Oct 09, 2022
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You can find the 5 main stories from Friday’s edition here, and today features the “ALT 5” stories for a nice, leisurely, “Easy Like Sunday Morning” read. Enjoy!

THE ALT 5

ALT #1 - OFF THE BEATEN PATH: RVA Pieces: Checkmate
People a lot smarter than me have formed the RVA Pieces: The Richmond Chess Club and it is getting noticed, and apparently they are so good they know how to concentrate on a very complex game with the best of them.

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Don’t believe me? They host meetings at places like GWARbar in Jackson Ward and Slingshot Social Game Club in Scott’s Addition. They also meet where you might expect — Abner Clay Park and Monroe Park and the Main Richmond Library downtown. They encourage children of any age (as well as parents) to join them for help and instruction if they are intrigued by the game.

Richmond Magazine has a great look at th…

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