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
Chess politic is not my dream, but I will be happy when we start to change things and organize a better chess life in the world.
Anatoly Karpov 2010
Every chessmaster was once a beginner.
Irving Chernev
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
Savielly Tartakower
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me.
Silvio Danailov 2014
Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.
Savielly Tartakower