The Early Days
1903 and 1904 – The early days of the BCF Alongside Yorkshire (current setup founded 1896) who had a checkered history as did Lancashire (current setup founded 1897), several county…
County Chess
The First NCCU Championship 1901
In our look back at the history of Lancashire Chess, as we celebrate 125 years, we reach the year 1901. 1901 was pivotal for two reasons. It was the first…
1898 Lancashire v Yorkshire
Amos Burn 1848-1925 Amos Burn was a stalwart of the Lancashire team during the late 1800’s, playing for Lancashire in many matches against arch rivals Yorkshire. Rather ironic, as Burn…