The London Chess Club was founded in 1807 and continued until 1860. The London City Club was founded in 1852 and continued until it merged with the National Chess Centre in 1939.
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Quotes of the Day
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.
W. Steinitz
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015