Exeter Chess Club: Trawled from the 'Net

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Subject: Re: Chess in London
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From: peter@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (Peter Mckenzie)
Date: 27 Aug 1994 04:39:21 GMT
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>The best pub in London for chess is called the King's Head, where one or 
>two games seem always to be going on.  They also field strong (and not so 
>strong) teams in the chess leagues over there.  I recall it was a bit

Quite true

>out of the way, and also that there may be more than one King's Head
>pub in London, so ask a few people or phone ahead.  Could also phone

Probably about 100 King's Head pubs in London!

>Andrew Whiteley (longtime club member and President) if he's in the
>phone book.

You'd be lucky to catch Andrew, he's usually at the King's Head :)

>Good luck.  Maybe some Londoners here can be more specific about location.

I'm not a Londoner, but I've spent many a fine hour at the King's Head.
Its on Moscow Road, Bayswater. Quite close to the Bayswater tube station.

cheers,
Peter



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