{"id":48892,"date":"2021-05-06T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T07:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/chess-playing-at-popular-coffee-shop-20210505-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:33:08","slug":"chess-playing-at-popular-coffee-shop-20210505-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/chess-playing-at-popular-coffee-shop-20210505-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess playing at popular coffee shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e3ea049b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9988\/28c51dca7e674ae7ba11d29b28359ac5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9988\/49fabda148074d52a29ca9aefbe63e0e.jpg\" title=\"Stalvester Smith and Zepplin Adams in action. Chess players are invited to a Chess Meet-up at Agape Coffee Shop on Sunday Afternoon. Photo: SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Stalvester Smith and Zepplin Adams in action. Chess players are invited to a Chess Meet-up at Agape Coffee Shop on Sunday Afternoon. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>COFFEE and chess are the latest combo in Uitenhage at Agape Coffee Shop, where every second week one can enjoy this game of kings or king of games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gerald Pietersen from Agape Coffee Shop, the chess playing is a community based programme, which he hopes will soon turn into a registered non-profit organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All interested chess players are invited to a Chess Meet-up on Sunday afternoon (14:00) at Agape Coffee Shop. 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