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Check Mates

- serlingrod - Thursday, June 28th, 2007 : goo

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Outdoor chess players along Market Street in San Francisco. Several of the guys I played with who were either homeless or ex-cons claimed that all that free time had allowed them to master their strategies. Bets are almost always made for each game, so it turns into a lucrative hobby for those who are good enough. An unemployed day-laborer with the skills can easily make a decent day's pay from challenging tourists and passersby.

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