Tractors used to play massive game of chess in Spain

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Tractors used to play massive game of chess in Spain

STORY: Tractors used to play massive game of chess in Spain DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the game 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Pablo, Tractor chess player 3. various of the game STORYLINE: A special chess game "played" by tractors was held over the weekend close to the village of Hinojosa in central Spain. During the game, the fields close to the village were turned into a giant "chessboard" of over 25,000 square meters. Instead of pawns, rooks, knights and bishops, the pieces were 30 tractors, with two combine harvesters to serve as the king. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Pablo, Tractor chess player "A move takes only seconds on the chessboard, but it takes minutes here, because you have to send the order to the tractors, and they have to drive it into position." The event attracted around 2,000 visitors. The organizers stressed that the reason behind their tournament was to draw people's attention to the fall in rural population. Xinhua Ne

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