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History of chess in the area
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Chess has been played in the Twin Ports since the 1880s! Chess Clubs have come and gone, but the love of the game has always been present
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Various Newspaper and magazine clippings
A clipping from Chess Life August 1949
A Clipping from the Superior Telegram April 18th 1998
A clipping from the Duluth Herald January 21st 1957
The oldest mention of chess, from the Duluth Evening Herald April 5th, 1888
A Clipping from the Duluth Herald March 4th 1926
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