Chess Play In Prague Open Space

Town halls in Prague 1 and Prague 2 approve plans to install chess tables in public spaces. The chess tables with pawns will be installed in five public places in the centre of Prague in early August, cafe owner Ondřej Kobza told the Czech News Agency.
Chess will be available at specially adjusted school benches and the project will cost about 30,000 Kč.
Last year, Kobza successfully organized the project Pianos in the Streets, which found a positive response, and Prague was soon joined by roughly 30 towns. In fact, pianos have been placed around the city streets, public spaces and train stations as part of an unusual art project aimed at getting people together away from their typical routine. A total of 12 pianos have been dotted around various locations. "I would like to give an example to people, an inspiration of what can be done in the public space as they can revitalize it with minimum cost," Kobza said.
The mastermind behind both projects, Ondřej Kobza, is a quirky and well-known figure in the Prague underground community, as well as a popular bar owner, and he says that this project is changing the face of Prague's social scene. Kobza owns string of bars including Bajkazyl and Cafe v lese. The installation of the chessboards has already been approved by the town halls in the Prague 1 and Prague 2 districts. The main hope is that the chess pieces would not be lost, or Kobza would have to leave it up to the players to bring them along.