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Chess in the open air: Sarasota players find strategy, serenity, and community at Bay Park

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Friday afternoons at Bay Park, the Manasota Chess Club sets up boards with a view of Sarasota and welcomes players of all levels. Bob Bernstein has played chess for 60 years ...
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Of the many things banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan... chess?

The Taliban has banned many things since seizing Afghanistan nearly four years ago. There's no music, no videos of living creatures on most Afghan TV stations - that sounds like radio. Mostly no women ...