Chess player slashed at table in popular NYC park

A man was slashed from behind while playing chess in Union Square on Sunday morning, according to cops and sources. The 62-year-old chess player was sitting down at a table in the park’s locally famous game area when a person snuck up and cut him along the back, police and law-enforcement sources said. The assailant then ran away on foot, cops said. Cops said it’s unclear why the assailant slashed the player and if the incident was chess-related.EMS rushed the wounded man to Bellevue Hospital, where he is in stable condition, according to authorities. Union Square is known for its chessboards, where players take on passers-by in games, often with money wagered....