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And call'd it Caissa from the dryad's name:
(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,
Approv'd the play, and nam'd it thoughtful Chess.)



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Caissa
 The Game at Chess;
a Poem.
(written in the year 1763,
by Sir William Jones)

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A Painting by Lou Osternig

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Ray Schutt Memorial Blitz, Mechanics' Institute , San Francisco, May 6, 2012; printable photos by Richard Shorman


History of the Hayward Chess Club (Green Shutter Hotel, site of the Hayward Chess Club)


Arthur Dake and Val Zemitis in 1996: Val Zemitis 1925-2012

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