Since my initial letter to Gavin Newsom expressing concern over San Francisco’s Market Street chess ban, a web-based movement has quickly developed and caused growing concern among chess players internationally. It is our belief that San Francisco’s anti-chess stance was made without regard for the scores of individuals who have benefited from the chess games on Market Street over the last three decades. Below is a list of articles written on the matter:
A man in wheelchair looks for a chess game on Market Street.
Market Street Chess Games Shut
An Open Letter to Gavin Newsom
Chess Disappears from Market Street
