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History of chess in the area
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
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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