Human chess
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Human chess, living chess or live chess is a form of chess in which people take the place of pieces. The game is typically played outdoors, either on a large chessboard or on the ground, and is often
A game of human chess at Palace Square, Leningrad, Soviet Union (1924)
A game of human chess in Monselice, Italy
Human shogi
Marostica
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Marostica, is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its live chess event and for the local cherry variety.
Human chess
…Society for Creative Anachronism. A costumed human chess game has been staged every two years in the second week of September in the Italian city of Marostica, in Province of Vicenza, since 1923. The game commemorates a legendary chess game played in 1454 by two young knights in order to settle which of them…
Main square in Marostica, with chess field floor
The lower castle on Piazza degli Scacchi
The town
One side of Piazza degli Scacchi