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Detroit Chess Club
Detroit 
Photo courtesy of the Detroit City Chess Club.  

Number of games in database: 1
Years covered: 1867


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DETROIT CHESS CLUB
United States of America

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On July 24, 1701, the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, along with more than a hundred other settlers, began constructing a small fort on the north bank of the Detroit River. Cadillac would later name the settlement Fort Pontchartrain du D�troit.(1)

Since then, Detroit has attracted many people passionate about chess and numerous chess clubs have sprung up over the years.

Around 1881, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States, was the new residence of the Detroit Chess Club. Now sometimes called the Motor City Chess Club, its numbers have grown appreciably.

The DIA is located on 5200 Woodward Ave across the street from the main library. All are welcome to come and play. They usually meet on Friday, but suggest that you check their website to make sure they are convening. (2)

(1) Wikipedia article: Detroit
(2) http://www.detroitcitychessclub.com... (Detroit chess club).

Last updated: 2021-07-24 08:36:14

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Detroit vs New York Chess Club ½-½431867MatchA10 English

Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-08-14  whiteshark: The Death and Decay of Detroit, as seen from the Streets: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-...
Jun-08-14  RedShield: Reminds me of the appropriately defunct blogspot <The Death of Johannesburg>:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW6...

Jul-24-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Who on earth makes silly bios like this?
Jul-24-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Not sure why Motor city is italicized, nor why the c is lower case.
Jul-27-15  diceman: <OhioChessFan: Not sure why Motor city is italicized, nor why the c is lower case.>

...the city has been undercapitalized for quite some time.

Jul-27-15  zanzibar: Good one!
Jul-24-18  posoo: STUNHONE, wat on EARTH is silley about a BUCH OF PEOPLE dat like to get together and play chesse - not for da ANALISIS but for da SMASHING!

I don't like you.

Jul-24-18  PhilFeeley: There should be more games here.
Jul-24-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: that's very scary and sad, that "death of Detroit" montage.
Jul-27-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: <Detroit Chess Club> has been the main page Player of the day for 3 or 4 days in a row. It feels like an unsettling metaphor for the state of CG affairs. Come back, CG!

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