'Chess Is Serious Business'

Last November, when I posted about Multi-dimensional Chess Imagery ('For more about New York City's Chess Forum, see chessforum.com: "Your Gateway to the World of Chess".'), and A Democratic Game ('By one of those coincidences that can't be explained, Chess Forum was featured on this blog a week or so ago.'), little did I know that I was viewing the aftermath of 'The Civil War on Thompson Street'.

A Chess Shop Owner Achieves Business Expansion by Applying the Rules of the Game (5:42) • 'By OPEN Forum: Each week, MSNBC's Your Business features experts to share their secrets for improving your business.'

The video's description continues,

A New York small business owner had to fight for his chess shop’s life when he went to war with the competition. The battle was a little too close for comfort. That’s because his rival and former colleague was right across the street.

Meet Imad Khachan of the Chess Forum. He has a story to tell.