This isn’t your standard intramural sport. No, leave your athletic prowess at the door when you enter this arena, this odyssey of the mind. If you can’t think on your feet and make snap decisions, you stand little chance against the members of DePaul’s intramural chess team.
The same goes for the Scrabble team. While not currently in session, it boasts participants who possess a similar skill set, and a roster of competitors who try all they can to one-up their opponents.
If you’ve stopped by the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center any time in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a few chess games occurring at the tables next to the Bean, near the racquetball courts. This is where the players participate in their matches.
“We’re an intramural, not a club,” said John Washo, assistant director of intramurals at DePaul. “We fall under the same umbrella as flag football and intramural basketball.”
But the players don’t compete for a common goal – it’s more like every man for himself. While the chess and Scrabble squads are referred to as