Oct 13, 2007 the Supercenter WalMart store in Chelan Washington hosted some chess play as part of 2007 National Chess Day.
Photo attached shows organizer Russell (Rusty) Miller [standing] Cyrus and Niles Desmarais [seated].
Photo by Ielleen Miller
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Well done Mr. Miller!
I’ve never heard of chess at Walmart. But hey!
Wal*Mart has given some funds to US Chess Trust I believe I read in CHESS LIFE.
I work at the Wal*Mart in Chelan so that probably helped get the space for the event. They did not spend any funds on the event, maybe next year.
Russell Miller