Militant activity – Chess in Victorian Lambeth and Beyond:

Free talk online, book now!

Fri 4th Sept at 19:00

While it began as a game for the elite, during the second half of the 19th century people from all classes discovered the joy of chess, and vigorous chess clubs got going in Brixton and Streatham. This talk follows their early development, and meets the colourful characters, real and mechanical, who played the royal game locally: Ho…