Chess In Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia

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Hyde park, Sydney


I have been to the Hyde park around four times, it locats nearby the city center (Most citis in Australia have this character in common, there are several parks within the CBD), besides the flowers, grasses and tress a park usually has, a bonus point - beautiful fountain and a histroic, grand church just nearby, it attracts lots of tourists coming for photoing.
海德公園前前後後來了有四次吧，它就位於市中心附近（澳洲幾個城市都有這樣的共同特點，市中心有許多大大小小的公園），公園內除了基本的花、草樹之外，還有漂亮噴泉的加持，再加上公園旁的聖瑪麗教堂，吸引了不少遊客前來拍照。

From 20090319_OperaHouse

Since I found the giant chess, I've always liked to sit beside to enjoy the competition. I'm not an expert in chess, I forget when I learned the rule of the chess as well. As a bystander, you can not only concentrate on the game and think about the intention of the step but also observe other onlookers. To see different kinds of people is really fun, especially when you're a foreigner, most people you see have different race from you.
自從發現了巨型西洋棋之後，我總是喜歡坐在一旁觀賞，我並不是什麼高手，我也忘了我是什麼時候學會西洋棋的規則。旁觀者除了能融入棋局裡思索這一步棋的用意為何，當然也能拉到棋局外，觀察其它旁觀者。看各式各樣的人還挺有趣的，特別是身為一個外國人，你所看到的大部份人種都和你不同。

From 20090319_OperaHouse

Most Asians don't understand western chess? I found they felt new and strange, just left after taking a picture, rarely stopped and enjoyed the game. It's a pity that the majority of the bystanders are male, maybe females don't like chess. (Everyone likes to see the beautis, no one says we must focus on the chess)
亞洲人大多不懂西洋棋？我看到的亞洲人都是覺得新奇拍個照就閃人，很少會駐足觀賞。 比較可惜的是，就算是西方人，圍觀的人也是男性居多，女生大概都不喜歡玩吧。（沒人規定只能欣賞棋局，畢竟美麗的事物人人都愛看）

From 20090319_OperaHouse

After watching many competitions, I discovered a rule I don't know, it's called "castling" in English, the King can move to the side of castle then the castle can jump across the other side of the king. They often use this rule in the game.
參與過多次的棋局，我居然發現我以前沒學過的規則，英文稱做築城，國王可以移到城堡旁邊把城堡拉出來。澳洲人還蠻常用這一招的。

From 20090319_OperaHouse

Besides the giant chess board on the grouund, there are two tables nearby with small chess board on them. The western people don't feel shy at all to play the game among the crowd even if they might lose the game. If you want to play on the giant board you have to queue for it.
除了地上的大棋盤，旁邊也有兩個小桌子附上小棋盤，讓手癢的人可以玩。西方人都比較開放，在一堆人面前玩，輸了也不怕，要玩大盤可是要排隊的。


As for the person who keeps the giant chess, I don't have any idea. Sometimes I went there in the dusk, no one played there, don't even mention the chess.
至於那個大棋子到底是誰保管的，我就不清楚了，有時候傍晚的時候去，沒人在下棋，也沒看到棋子的影子。