It is quiet on the chess home front, except in a few selected corners of Georgetown. The mall alongside Bourda Market, a closeted space on South Road which attorney James Bond is credited with making popular, a few homes in South Ruimveldt Park, and, at various times, on the avenue in Main Street, represent the destinations where the princely pastime is ongoing. But those limited numbers who present the face of chess in the city, are manifestly outnumbered by the reserved ones who prefer to play the game uninterrupted on the internet.
A colleague jokingly observed that the silent crew prefers to be without an audience when they are losing their lowly pawns, jumping knights, and at times, even their versatile queens, as they indulge in the serene pleasantry.
