NYC - Checkmate, Like basketball, chess hustling is a city …

Like basketball, chess hustling is a city game — fast and gritty and played on street corners and in parks with the throb of street life as a backdrop. - New York Times, 2007

How Old Is Chess

Basketball Moves Posters for Sale

I Played a Chess Match Against THE STRONGEST NYC Hustler ”Russian Paul”

I Flew To New York To Play Hustlers

Chess Hustler Immediately Knew I Was Good

I Flew To New York To Play Hustlers

What is New York chess hustler that makes money by doing 'gambling chess' and 'paid chess lessons' in the park? - GIGAZINE

Has anyone ever played chess against the players in the city parks (Washington Square, Union Square, etc)? What's the arrangement (how much to play? Is money on the line? How much time?

Celebrating Black Excellence: An Interview With GM Maurice Ashley - Chess .com

Magnus The Magnificent

Chess moves: Most players are now at Union Square

In Street Chess Games, a Pedigreed Pastime Becomes a Gritty Sideline - The New York Times

DESTROYING Union Square's Singing Chess Hustler

Checkmate! Forty Questions with Hikaru Nakamura

Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade: Is it worth to keep around? – The Oakdale Post