Searching for Chess in US Newspaper Archives

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     A search of "chess" for Ohio newspapers turned up 4,096 hits. In some cases the images are too fuzzy to read; if that's the case try clicking on the PDF view.

     At the left is a clipping from the Toledo (Ohio) Union Journal dated January 7, 1945 about a simul given by chess and checker champion Newell Banks (1887-1977).