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Book: “Chess Studies” by George Walker, 1844 Book: “Chess Problems” by Robert Alexander Brown, 1844 County matches between Yorkshire and Lancashire Huddersfield College Magazine Matches between teams of players (as a new idea) Origin of the Word “Riding” Origin of the Word "Yorkshire" West Yorkshire Chess Association Minute Book Yorkshire Bulletin Nov 1970 to Jul 1990 (67 issues), Oct 2001 & Jan 2002

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Steve Mann

Last Updated 07/06/2026