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History 1852 to 1900

Stourbridge Chess Club was founded in 1852. This is an ongoing project to document the history of the club. If you have any information that you think may be relevant please send it to the webmaster.

DateEvent
20/5/1852 The club was founded.
19/2/1858 A match versus Kidderminster.
24/4/1858 Correspondence match vs Cambridge
1861 Dudley chess club was founded.
29/12/1866 Stourbridge played against Wolverhampton
1895 Lye Institute wins Viscount Cobham's Challenge Trophy for Working Men's Clubs
1898Birmingham chess league started up. It was won by Dudley with Stourbridge finishing 3rd out pf 8 teams.
   
  
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