How This Houston Lot Became A Thriving Chess Park (Street Chess Ep. 4)

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  • Опубліковано 1 лис 2022
  • This episode of Street Chess features a Houston chess-loving community who transformed an empty lot into the thriving 3rd Ward chess park in Texas. We are proud to bring you this five-episode portrait of Street Chess across the United States, and a celebration of the resilient communities that have formed through the universal love of the game.
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  • @scotarg1973
    @scotarg1973 Рік тому +27

    Hope "Bishop" and "Chicago" succeed in developing the chess park. Would be good to see younger generation getting involved. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

  • @taylernoise6942
    @taylernoise6942 Рік тому +13

    I love this series! Please keep it going. Chess is life, and life is chess.

  • @MrBondSinatra
    @MrBondSinatra Рік тому +14

    It’s crazy I passed by that new chess park over 100 times and never played over there. I mostly play at slowpokes on occasions that’s crazy I might go over there this weekend.

    • @ethancurry3470
      @ethancurry3470 Рік тому +3

      Yeah Rodger come get you a game in

    • @MrBondSinatra
      @MrBondSinatra Рік тому +2

      @@ethancurry3470 I definitely will soon.

    • @andrewvillarreal2152
      @andrewvillarreal2152 Рік тому +2

      I went to Slowpokes once and it was fun but it’s too far for me with the traffic. I think this park might be a better option for me!

    • @MrBondSinatra
      @MrBondSinatra Рік тому +1

      @@andrewvillarreal2152 Yeah slowpokes is far from me I just moved, but I still might go here and, there.

  • @latibes
    @latibes Рік тому +6

    Mad props to you guys! Teaching the Youngers to think strategically!!

  • @Wipe6942
    @Wipe6942 Рік тому +41

    This felt like I was watching a Netflix show

  • @ramachandra776
    @ramachandra776 Рік тому +5

    8:26 - "how to rationalize my thinking before I make a decision in life because in life one wrong decision can cost you your life"

  • @joehempel7135
    @joehempel7135 Рік тому +3

    Okay, so I'm new to Houston, just here a few years and finally this year have been looking to play somewhere OTB, and this is awesome, thank you for featuring this city!

    • @ethancurry3470
      @ethancurry3470 Рік тому +1

      If you looking to play and come out fellowship drop a message

    • @joehempel7135
      @joehempel7135 Рік тому +1

      @@ethancurry3470 Definitely will do that!!

  • @msbkay
    @msbkay Рік тому +5

    I appreciate this! Chess is so interesting to me and would love to learn. Seeing the part in the community like this is always great!!

  • @na3106
    @na3106 Рік тому +4

    I’ve seen some of these players in tournaments around houston, played Kevin twice in club tournaments, games ended up very fun and dynamic for both sides

  • @charleswebsterjr.6350
    @charleswebsterjr.6350 Рік тому +4

    I like how southern street chess players/chess hustlers play more regular traditional chess without the clocks, more methodical pace and test your wits in overall chess game. It's cool that different regions got there own style , flavor and culture when it comes to street chess and street chess players.

    • @upisntdownsilly
      @upisntdownsilly Рік тому +2

      personally i find standard better than no time control. 60 mins or more per side is definitely enough time to think so worrying about running out of time is hardly a concern most of the times, but the idea of a limit is still there, without losing the aspect of thinking thoroughly

    • @charleswebsterjr.6350
      @charleswebsterjr.6350 Рік тому

      ​@@upisntdownsillyI think 10 minutes would be safe . Not to fast and not to long.

  • @EarthSurferUSA
    @EarthSurferUSA Рік тому +3

    I love the talking/banter while in play here. Maybe a little "creative trash talking" can put some good life into the game for a while? Just keep good values, and hope it catches on. :)
    Don't forget, this game is all about the individual, and that means a lot. :)

  • @fourtime7
    @fourtime7 Рік тому +2

    More of these. I like this.

  • @CrueLoaf
    @CrueLoaf Рік тому

    Fantastic. Being so enthusiastic about the amazing game of chess!

  • @StreetHeat300
    @StreetHeat300 Рік тому

    love this series

  • @seanorich
    @seanorich Місяць тому

    This was great , excellent vid..

  • @desirechike5278
    @desirechike5278 Рік тому

    This is lovely. Remains me of the chess movies searching for bobby Fischer!!!

  • @toneffx
    @toneffx Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @DMarrettTV
    @DMarrettTV Рік тому

    Well produced!!
    If there was a playlist, that would be awesome to find the other episodes easier

  • @barnabasnanna6845
    @barnabasnanna6845 Рік тому

    Fab production and work on that park 👏

  • @oscardagrouch5095
    @oscardagrouch5095 Рік тому +1

    Really good content!

  • @Thebillyj
    @Thebillyj Рік тому

    This was great.

  • @Simply_Ando
    @Simply_Ando Рік тому

    This my city bro love to see it.

  • @ChessForSoul
    @ChessForSoul Рік тому

    Great video )

  • @georgetaylor9873
    @georgetaylor9873 Рік тому

    Every time I see street chess I think of the time the hustler took both of Maurice’s knights with the same pawn move 😂

  • @puzzles4breakfast275
    @puzzles4breakfast275 Рік тому

    Dope.... Come to Chicago... I mean y'all did the county jail but we play in the streets too..,🧩🧩🧩

  • @nickking3216
    @nickking3216 Рік тому +3

    I should know about this living in Htown

  • @tajmahalmediiia
    @tajmahalmediiia Місяць тому

    Where is this Park I’m putting together some chess classes for the youth in my barbershop in Humble I would love to come down and build

  • @Ratchet_reese
    @Ratchet_reese Місяць тому

    Where is this?

  • @EarthSurferUSA
    @EarthSurferUSA Рік тому

    0:31 That prison looks almost empty. Is that how?
    I didn't put it in the vid. lol

  • @cz503
    @cz503 Рік тому

    What's physical address on this place ?

  • @feriansyahbonauli3515
    @feriansyahbonauli3515 Рік тому

    next tournament: street chess championship

    • @ethancurry3470
      @ethancurry3470 Рік тому

      I'm down for that let's put a tournament together

  • @draymondgreen7606
    @draymondgreen7606 Рік тому

    Good to see specially from the hood...but y'all don't play with clocks... Yall mite get roughed up by the big dogs all in fun tho

    • @ethancurry3470
      @ethancurry3470 Рік тому

      Where do you play at we will come to your venue if you want some clock you can get all you want what's your number my brother

    • @charleswebsterjr.6350
      @charleswebsterjr.6350 Рік тому +1

      They play different in the South (Houston, New Orleans), no blitz just regular with street flavor, basically different style of street chess. Great if your trying to get a regular game in and practice regular chess.

    • @draymondgreen7606
      @draymondgreen7606 Рік тому +2

      I rather play that way its the way I learned how to play sitn bk and talkn shit havn fun i dont like the clock at all.. i think Ethan took wat i said the wrong way i was saying the big dogs like magnus and Maurice Ashley them would rough them up bc of no clocks was shown on the video. Dont get it twisted Ima have to link up and go play under the tree fosho

    • @ethancurry3470
      @ethancurry3470 Рік тому

      @@draymondgreen7606 no my brother I didn't take offense to your comment just was playing with some humor

  • @AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging
    @AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging Рік тому +7

    I love how they are playing with a dubrovnik set - this man has great taste in pieces. I also love the Hungarian and Austrian coffee house sets. If there was more equity and black people had the same access to jobs that white nerds from the rich suburbs have (who 95% of the time give jobs to other rich white kids from the suburbs) we would have as many or more black GMs. The only variable here is poverty and wealth. If you’re poor you don’t have as much time or energy to sit and play chess you’re always stressed and you always have to work. This isn’t actually about black or white it’s rich and poor but wealthy people don’t like to admit that it’s about class - that’s why they give money to charity it makes them feel better about indirectly exploiting the poor

    • @noahz
      @noahz Рік тому +2

      100% having a "title" mostly means "had the money to travel for tournaments"