Checkmates raise a glass to pub
Thursday, April 05, 2012
South Wales Evening Post

TWO people face each other across a pub table, onlookers hold their breath.

One of them is about to make a move — a chess move. It is a game not usually associated with a bar. But at the Village Inn in Killay no one really blinks when the rook, knight or pawn are slotted into place.

… “With the launch of Community Pubs Month, Camra is urging local communities to back their local licensees during these difficult economic times. Pubs are the original social networking sites, and will continue to provide an invaluable community service as long as they are used by the people around them.”

As the chess players of the Village Inn might say — your move!

Full article here.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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