Canterbury Chess Club
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1866 - Present
- Usage: 1879 - Present
- Usage: 1866 - 1879
Biography
The Club aims to promote chess, to provide addresses of players in the Canterbury Region, to organize tournaments and to help new players, young and old, to play chess The Canterbury Chess Club was formed in 1879, a continuation of the Christchurch Chess Club, founded in 1866.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Canterbury Chess Club records
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0026
Scope and Contents
Records of the Canterbury Chess Club including minute books, a letter book, a record book, tournament books, telegraphic match records, a visitor book, members record book, membership lists, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
One folder contains historical notes and correspondence, especially concerning the period around 1866, when the Christchurch Chess Club was founded.
Dates:
1883-1989