Bengaluru, Dec. 8 -- On a day that culminated the F1 grand finale, with sports buffs turning up to cheer for their favourite drivers, the RCB Bar and Cafe was abuzz with not just F1 fans but also city's chess enthusiasts who beelined into the city's only franchise-driven pub to engage in a unique exchange of sporting camaraderie.

With the RCB women's side's most popular Bengaluru star, Sheryanka Patil, in attendance, the RCB Bar and Cafe extended their sporting spirit beyond the cricket stadium, with over 100 chess enthusiasts showing up for a fun evening of 'Chess and Chill' hosted by American Gambits, a Global Chess League (GCL) franchise.

In a never-seen-before avatar, Shreyanka donned her thinking cap, to play a chess match against ...