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
” The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is.”
David Bronstein
Vasiukov hadn’t won a single game against me for 59 years and then suddenly won. I can’t call it shame. Shame or no shame, it’s a pity that he won…
Viktor Korchnoi 2012
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017
Petrosian-Spassky? To think I could have watched an excellent football match instead!
Mikhail Tal 1966
I enjoy it when I see my opponent really suffering when he knows that I’ve outsmarted him
Magnus Carlsen 2012