23-06-2014, 01:34 PM
A permanent giant chess set was installed in Edinburgh earlier this year, seems to have gone down a storm... http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ne...-1-2898336
The ground prep and installation of 64 slabs cost £1500. Edinburgh Council paid for this, and the pieces cost approx £250 and were donated. Great idea, but very difficult to implement. I was looking into it recently, and obtaining local Council funding seemed to be straight forward. However the implementation just got mega complicated in every other regard. It is definetly possible with lots of time/determination to repeat this initiative in any town/city in Scotland.
Remains to be seen what future impact it might have for Edinburgh Clubs in terms of new members and youngster coming into the game, but it is undoubteldy good promotion for chess in the area.
The ground prep and installation of 64 slabs cost £1500. Edinburgh Council paid for this, and the pieces cost approx £250 and were donated. Great idea, but very difficult to implement. I was looking into it recently, and obtaining local Council funding seemed to be straight forward. However the implementation just got mega complicated in every other regard. It is definetly possible with lots of time/determination to repeat this initiative in any town/city in Scotland.
Remains to be seen what future impact it might have for Edinburgh Clubs in terms of new members and youngster coming into the game, but it is undoubteldy good promotion for chess in the area.