A Leisurely Game of Chess

A Malaysian visitor observing how often he found people playing chess on the streets of Bandung once commented in his blog post that the people of Bandung seem to like playing chess a lot. I don't know if it is true, but his observation is quite accurate.

These two men are leisurely playing a game of chess after the busy morning is over in front of their shops at Ciroyom.

Street Chess

Some people are so good at playing chess. But what good does it do if they don't have a job and don't make money out of it? So some of them have this idea of putting the challenge onto the street. They challenge any passers-by who feel they are good enough at the game to beat them in a pre-determined number of moves. Those who are interested to meet their challenge can put a bet and play. The winner takes the money. A fair game?