Picking up the pieces: Wollongong chess players encouraged to return to Crown Street Mall

By Kate McIlwain
April 15 2016 - 3:00pm
Checkmate: Chess player Peter Ruvinov tries out the council's new smaller-sized set which matches the board in Crown Street Mall. Picture: Sylvia Liber.
Checkmate: Chess player Peter Ruvinov tries out the council's new smaller-sized set which matches the board in Crown Street Mall. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Chess players have been a mainstay of Crown Street Mall for 30 years, but in recent times they have moved their games away from the spotlight and into Globe Lane.

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