English Chess Forum

Yes, the Club has thrived since those early days playing in Picture House Cafe in Coney Street. David and Richard great ambassadors! I have all my game scores from 1953. I remember showing legendary Paul Keres around York in 1962 and winning Simul game in evening! In 1959 we organised the British Ch...

York Chess Club was active post WW2 when W A Jagger was its main organiser and President in early 1950s. The I M Brown team was headed by top player Dr H P Rickman. In 1956 York ventured into Yorkshire’s top league, the Woodhouse Cup after several promising school leavers joined the Club. The first ...