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0716718227 t1_j0e9r65 wrote on December 16, 2022 at 12:28 AM

Used to be second-oldest chess club in America. So sad. :-/

squareslice OP t1_j0ef4of wrote on December 16, 2022 at 1:08 AM

Any idea why they closed? Covid and then never re opened for some reason?

0716718227 t1_j0ejheu wrote on December 16, 2022 at 1:42 AM

My understanding is that it was already in pretty steep decline by the time of this 2017 Inquirer article. I think COVID was just the last straw. https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/Franklin-Mercantile-Chess-club.html