SHEFFIELD Chess History

Contents:	1869: Sheffield Athenaeum Chess Club Annual Soirée
Yorkshire Home Sheffield Home Narrative Organisations Events Games People Graves Competitions Trophies Made in Sheffield Miscellaneous	The Chess Players’ Quarterly Chronicle 1868-69, page 314, reported: THE SHEFFIELD ATHENAEUM CHESS CLUB Held its annual soiree last month, under the presidency of Dr. J. C. Hall, when a club tournament was announced, and prizes offered – a two guinea prize by G. O. Cutler, Esq., and a one guinea one by the president.

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