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 competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
We will note the openings used by the participants of a nine-round match. The age of openings is considerably higher than the age of both rivals. Some opening positions could be analyzed by Steinitz when he was preparing to his match with Zukertort.
Mikhail Tal 1966 (Petrosian-Spassky match)
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp