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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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History of the Hayward Chess Club

Green Shutter Hotel in downtown Hayward. Birthplace of the Hayward Chess Club.

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IM George Koltanowski (upper left) and NM Bobby Fischer (lower right). The 1957 U.S. Junior Championship was held in San Francisco on July 9 through July 14th. This photo is from Leah Koltanowski's scrapbook.

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Our sincerest thanks to Andy Ansel, Salman Azhar, Alan Benson, John Blackstone, Patsy A. D'Eramo, Jr., Frisco Del Rosario, John Donaldson, Jim Hurt, Clare Lawless, Richard 'S' Lee, Chris Mavraedis, John P. McCumiskey, Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Mark Shelton, Richard Shorman, Sam Sloan and Ted Yudacufski for their extensive contributions.