Hello Everyone,
This is something quite interesting. Life-size chess rooks are being placed at key points in the city of Krakow, Poland. We found nine rooks already and by April, 2011, there would be 100 rooks all over the city. Cool.
This special endeavour is part of the preparations for the 2011 World School Chess Championship and the 2011 FIDE Congress which will be held in the city. You can keep track of the 'progress of the rooks' at the official website http://www.wscc2011.pl/en.
Meanwhile, here are the photos. Enjoy!
Kraków (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrakuf] ( listen)), also spelled Krakow or Cracow (English: /ˈkrækaʊ/ listen), is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Its historic centre was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites as the first of its kind in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic centres.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
I wish my city had chess pieces all over the place all the time. Would they remove the rooks after the championship?
ReplyDeleteafter reading all this, i am convinced i'm living in the wrong country.
ReplyDeleteJulian marshall, haiti