Many volunteers pulled out of a human chess game because of safety concerns.
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Florencio Campomanes meets Juan Antonio Samaranch. Chicago library turned into a chess mecca. More than 30 volunteers pulled out of a human chess game being held at the Ringling Museum Medieval Fair in Sarasota, Florida, citing serious safety concerns . A feature story on the Wild Onion Chess Club of Chicago , run by IM Angelo Young, a recent immigrant from the Philippines. Some come to play speed chess, boardside clocks set to allow a small interval between moves.