{"id":7050,"date":"2026-03-09T08:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:39:14","slug":"playing-chess-in-the-schoolyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/en\/schaken-op-het-schoolplein\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess in the school playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Hermann Wesselink College has received a special gift from the municipality of Amstelveen: the large outdoor chessboard that stood in the Stadshart square for years. Because there is no longer a suitable place for it there \u2013 due to the renovation of the square \u2013 the municipality has donated the board and the accompanying chess pieces to our school.<\/p>\n<p>The chessboard has now been beautifully placed on our school playground. Pupils can play a game of chess together during a free period or break, or even after school.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the pupils, we would like to sincerely thank the municipality of Amstelveen for this wonderful addition to our school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Schaakbord-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Schaakbord-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Schaakbord-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hethwc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Schaakbord.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hermann Wesselink College has received a special gift from the municipality of Amstelveen: the large outdoor chess board that stood on the Stadshart for many years. Because there is no suitable place available there anymore due to the renovation of the square, the municipality has donated the board and the corresponding chess pieces to our school. 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