http://www.observer.com/term/the-chess-shop en http://www.observer.com/2008/local-battle-thompson-street-chess-clubs <img src="/files/article/chesspieces.jpg" />“We are en route to vanishing,” Imad Khachan said at his Chess Forum store in Greenwich Village this past Wednesday night. <p>He was surrounded by hundreds of new and antique chess sets with themes like <em>Lord of the Rings</em> and <em>The Simpsons</em> as well as the Civil War and endangered species, all displayed in mahogany cases. Classical music played in the background, and a worn jewel-toned oriental carpet lay on the floor. A few...</p> http://www.observer.com/2008/local-battle-thompson-street-chess-clubs#comments Real Estate The Chess Forum The Chess Shop The Real Estate Thompson Street Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:18:19 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2008/local-battle-thompson-street-chess-clubs