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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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Hans Poschmann

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

Chess Painting by Lou Osternig
Lou Osternig

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CalNorth Grade Level Girls Championship
May 30, 2009 at Weibel Elementary School in Fremont

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