Hold Jack Rabbit away from this!

[El Supremo]

The world's largest chess piece is unveiled in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS • It's 14.5 feet high, weighs 2,280 pounds and is yet another example of the seemingly unlimited financial resources to make St. Louis the country's chess capital.

Now you can add the “World's Largest Chess Piece” to the list of St. Louis monuments.

The king piece sits on a platform, a permanent fixture in the Central West End.

It's the latest effort of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis to promote chess in the city, and was unveiled just after 9 a.m. on Monday....

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/the-world-s-largest-chess-piece-is-unveiled-in-st/article_4e369334-984c-11e1-b123-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1uEmYlk00

[bluedigger]

1. Now playing with THAT would make chess a sport!

And how is the World Chess Hall of Fame not in Russia?

[Jack Rabbit]

2. The US Championships begin in St. Louis tomorrow

Gata Kamsky and Hikaru Nakamura are the favorites among the guys, Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush among the gals.