Chess player slashed in daytime Union Square attack

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.

Chess player slashed in daytime Union Square attack

Detectives are looking for a suspect who slashed a man playing chess in Union Square on Sunday morning. According to police sources, the broad daylight attack occurred in Union Square Park at around 10:20 a.m. on June 21. Cops say a 62-year-old man playing the board game was sitting at the chess set when he was approached from behind and slashed with a sharp object across his back. The victim, who suffered a laceration, was rushed to Bellevue Ho…