[click on pictures to enlarge - taken via iPhone]
This dude was playing chess by himself, standing while waiting for the subway in Times Square. When we all hopped in the shuttle to Grand Station, he calmly continued his game, unperturbed, right in the middle of all the chaos of the car.
15 comments:
That's odd. Latest music gadget and old fashioned chessboard don't mix that well, do they?
•fénix: Hmm... maybe it is his opponent relaying his/her moves at the other end of the earphones... The oddest they are, the proudest they are to show it off.
I guess the pieces must be magnetic, otherwise he'd be playing skittles!
un bodyguard pour un échiquier, très bon comme photo ;o).
a bodyguard for a chess-board, very good like photograph ;O).
Je m'amuse toujours quand je visite ton blog...je l'aime! Aujourd'hui c'est un homme qui joue l'echeque par lui-meme...
Ah...New York, la ville ou tous est possible, non? :)
I hope those chess pieces are magnetic or else he will lost them when someone accidentally bumps into him.
I saw your photo on the portal and thought he might be offering something. This is what I love about your city. Well, I hope he won!
only in NY
:)
Didja see this?
Now that's dedication to chess!
I'll be he cheats, when his other half isn't looking.
--steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo
That's devotion!!
•gail's man: (good name, clever gf!) good point: they must be, lol.
•olivier: merci. Les pièces précieuses doivent être gardées de près.
•photolicious: ah, ça c'est vraiment très gentil. Quand je vois quelque chose d'amusant, je ne peux pas m'en empêcher. Bien contentde que tu le trouves amusant, mon bonhomme qui joue aux échecs tout seul.
•ming: they must have been because the shuttle was crowded and the game was not interrupted.
•felicia: thanks for stopping by and commenting on my humble little blog. I hope he won, indeed. :D
•maria elisa: thanks for visiting my little corner. This city cracks me up at times.
•fénix: yes, yes, I have seen and I actually posted a reply that got wipped out when I tried to publish it. And YES, there is no code there! ;) I will try again later. Stay tuned.
•clueless: Yes! Glad he got some recognition here!!
•steve: you're funny! :D
•jd: To have to face all those commuters and keep the game going, indeed!!
those chess pieces gotta be magnetic..he can't play standing otherwise....and how does he concentrate amidst such chaos??
•moi: next time I see him, i'll make sure to ask! ;) He's an original, for sure.
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