ChessMaine: Chess Tables Installed in Downtown Bath

11.11.21 An organization called Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec has installed three concrete chess tables and chairs at the corner of Front and Elm Streets in downtown Bath. This community building initiative hopes to connect people of all ages in a friendly and welcoming environment. ChessMaine is working with community leaders in Portland to create a similar installation in a downtown public park.

Delaney Crews (left), 15, waits for Edward Crews (right), 18, to make his next move while playing chess in downtown Bath on Saturday. Three chess tables and seats, made by Bath Tech students, were recently added to the corner of Front and Elm Streets for the public to use.
image: Kathleen O'Brien, The Times Record

Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec commissioned the three concrete chess tables and chairs now sitting on the corner of Front and Elm streets in downtown Bath. Bath Councilor and organization volunteer Phyllis Bailey said the group wanted to create a public space in Bath where people of all ages could come together, play and meet someone new. She said Bath residents' willingness and ability to do that has been stifled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full article that appeared in The Times Record can be viewed here:

In Bath, community chess games help bridge generations

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Chess Tables Installed in Downtown Bath

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