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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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Fremont Elementary Chess Championship,
Irvington High School, Feb 27, 2010,
Photos by Richard

Mission San Jose
Mission San Jose Elementary vs Berkeley Chess School Feb 22, 2010
Photos by Richard

calnorth
CalNorth Youth Chess Age Level Championships,
San Mateo, Feb 14, 2010
Photos by Richard

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California Chess Historian: Kerry Lawless "chessdryad — sbcglobal.net"
ChessDryad Photographer: Richard Shorman "purdyfine — hotmail.com" (Richard reads his email, but doesn't respond).
Chess Author: Frisco Del Rosario "frisco — appleisp.net"
Web Novice: Mark Shelton "marks26thmed — yahoo.com"

Our sincerest thanks to Alan Benson, John Blackstone, John Donaldson, Jim Hurt, Richard 'S' Lee, Richard Shorman, and Ted Yudacufski for their extensive contributions.