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History
 | Charlton Chess Club was founded in 1933 and has met at Charlton House for most of its history. Former club chairman Peter Hannan was a member for over fifty years and our youngest member is aged twelve.
At one time Charlton boasted one of the strongest teams in the country and several grandmasters have played for us; notably David Bronstein, Murray Chandler, Nigel Davies and Danny Gormally. The last was a member for several years and we claim modest credit for his improvement following the thousands of blitz games he played at the club.
Our record includes winning Division 1 of the London League three times (1978, 1979 and 1996), and many successes in the different divisions of the Kent League (lastly in 2012).
Membership was highest in the post-Bobby Fischer era and our best results were in the 1970's to 1990's. Now in 2012, we again have a nucleus of promising junior players which augurs well for the future. |
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Kent County Cup winners 1995
 | Spot the Grandmasters!
From the left: Gary Clark, David Bronstein, Tony Stebbings, Alan Hanreck, John Wager, Danny Gormally
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Charlton Congress 1978
 | | The Charlton Congress organisers in 1978, including two current members, holding the Kent County Cup and London League Division 1 trophies. |
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Lee Chess Club 1899
 | Lee Chess Club no longer exists, but was the top team in the area a century ago.
Here they are shown with the Kent County Cup, probably in 1899. |
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Lee Chess Club 1909
 | Lee Chess Club with the Kent County Cup, about 1909 (by permission of Mike Wiltshire).
Its best player O.C.Müller (second row, fourth from left) played in several master tournaments between 1890 and 1925. |
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Charlton Chess Club 1979
 | From the archives.
Five of those in the photograph are still club members, thirty years later!
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