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Ian's Daily Blog - Patriots runningback is spending his Sunday doing something interesting, as he'll be challenging area kids to quick-chess games.

Calciumee

Good on him! He could easily not do it, but is willing to give up his time, to bring happiness to a group today

Also; 'quick chess games', clearly thinks he is good

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mcgraw_wv

I bet he takes a long time to decide which piece to move, only to dive into a pile of pawns...

Pewsterbaby

I have to admit, this totally goes against the grain of what I thought Lawrence had upstairs. I swear, the days before Super Bowl 42, I see him walking around dressed completely in red, head to toe, I thought,"My God. Fashion nightmare. What's this guy got for brains?" I mean, red sneakers, red knee-length shorts, red tee shirt, and a red baseball cap with cherries on it. When someone asked him about the clothes, he said he was trying to promote his nickname "Kool-Aid". Huh? Man, I guess. lol.
Now I see he's able to play 4 simultaneous chess games. I stand corrected. I'll do a 180 on my opinion of him from now on.

Know what? THAT must be the reason for all the jitterbug... ja ja ja jitterbug stuff in the backfield. Yeah, now I know all that stuff REALLY is Lawrence surveying the defense like a dang chessboard. He must be thinkin',"Hmm... let's see now. If this defensive guy goes that way, then ima go... oh, wait a minute, that could be a bluff. I better reassess his collaboration with the members of the left flank. Gee, my lineman pawn is also in the wrong square. Better wait for him to move over..." And then... too late. WHAM! Thrown for a loss. lol

Coach bill should strap a chess move clock with the two buttons on top to Lawrence's chest. Maybe that will get him to make a move already.
Maroney a real life chess master? Priceless. That kills me. Pretty cool.

ahmed

lol... gold

PatsFanInVa

"Mr. Maroney, you can't castle more than once... you need to move something else now... what's that? The rook. That's the one that can move side to side pretty much indefinitely..."

cupofjoe1962

Who ever said Pawns could not go side to sideon their first move , never saw Maroney play chess.

I can see those pawns dancing looking for the hole.

PatsFanInVa

yeah but pawns are the o-line

Fencer

If there's a clock on them, I doubt he's actually playing more than one game at once. Even so, anything which boils down to a public event in which you're playing chess quickly against some version of "all comers" suggests you know what you're doing at a chessboard. So it means something.

More to the point, I've long wanted to see athletes promoting COMPETITIVE INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS. Big props to Maroney for doing so.

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larryo

I wonder if he opens with the Budapest Gambit?