Lincoln reached player 79 in his 100 Strangers Chess Challenge on a Farmers’ Market morning full of Badger spirit. Along the way, he met another Lincoln, faced a pediatric resident across the board, and received some encouragement when the game got tough.

Lincoln played 14 games of chess in three hours at the Dane County Farmers’ Market, meeting people from near and far and drawing a crowd along the way.

Saturday, June 28th at the Dane County Farmer’s Market. Lincoln met chess players everywhere from Kohler, Wisconsin to Venezuela.

Playing chess for the first time at the Dane County Farmer’s Market. Turns out, there are a lot of chess enthusiasts there!