Checkmate!

Second time I've seen people playing chess in a smallish Indonesian town (I still distinctly remember the first time in Berastagi in Sumatra). The guy on the left was clearly better and a little obnoxious about it though. It's a little small, but see if you can spot a mis-positioning of the starting positions of the pieces. I'll give you a hint, it's the black pieces...

Palu (16-18 Apr 15)

April 17th 2015
After leaving the Togeans, I took the 4h return ferry back to Ampana, then after a 2.5h or so wait, managed to get on a connecting minivan for the 5h ride to Poso, where I stayed overnight, and had internet access again for the first time in four days (woohoo!). Then the next day, it was another long 6h ride to Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi and my final stop on this trip, from where I woul ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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