Piazza degli Scacchi (Chess Square), Marostica, Italy
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Legend has it that, in 1454, two knights played a game of chess for the hand of a maiden, with armed, living "pieces." A yearly festival is held in Marostica to commemorate it.
Waymark Code: WM15P0E
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 01/31/2022
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Every two years, the square of Marostica comes alive - with chess!
The story of Partita a Scacchi di Marostica (Chess Game of Marostica) dates back to 1454. According to the legend, two valiant knights, Rinaldo D’Angarano and Vieri da Vallonara, fell in love with a beautiful girl called Lionora and challenged each other to a duel to win her heart. The girl’s father, Castellan Taddeo Parisio, decided to give his daughter’s hand to the winner of a chess game. The match took place in Piazza del Castello da Basso and was played with living pawns equipped with arms.
In memory of this event, every two years in September, Piazza degli Scacchi hosts the reenactment of that famous chess game with living pawns and participants in costumes.
Since it is impossible to reproduce the original moves made by the two knights, the organizers get inspiration from some of the greatest chess games of all time.
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Name of Game: Chess
Public or Private: Public
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