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(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,
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Caissa

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

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IGM Walter Browne playing IGM Nick de Firmian at the Ray Schutt Memorial, held at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco on May 5, 2013; photos by Richard Shorman


IGM Gary Kasparov, former World Chess Champion, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, San Francisco, giving a lecture (11am-2pm) to the Mission San Jose Team on May 4, 2013; photos by Richard Shorman

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