History of KCCA
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The Kent County Chess Association was formed in the Fleur de Lys Hotel, Canterbury on 12th January 1889, with the meeting being organised by WJ McLellan of Rochester Chess Club, and Lord Brownlow Cecil (president of the Dover Chess Club) being its first president.
The Kent Archives were sadly lost in the bombing of the National Chess Centre at John Lewis, Oxford Street in 1940.
The County Cup was first awarded to Thanet Chess Club, who defeated Ashford in 1890. Currently the most successful club are Lewisham, with 29 wins.
Kent’s second most prominent trophy is the Lewis Cup, first contested in 1901, donated by the Lewis family in memory of Lewis W Lewis (1830-1900) a keen chess player and former secretary of the association.
The Junior Cup (est 1933) was renamed as the Stevenson Cup in 1950 in honour of Rufus Henry Streatfield Stevenson, an able player (Kent Individual Champion 1919), but more prominently known for his administrative work as secretary of the British Chess Federation. He organised the 1936 Nottingham International Chess Tournament, one of the strongest ever held including then world champion (Euwe), three past world champions (Lasker, Alekhine and Capablanca) and a future champion (Botvinnik).
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