A brief history of the game of Chess
Jim Joannou
- Organisation:
- U3A (University of the Third Age)
- Regions:
- South East, London
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Part Hobby / U3A. but I have spoken professionally in the past
- Fee:
- Unknown: Less than 1 hour travel - £50 - £60 Further travel £50 - £100 plus expenses.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 16th February 2026
- Tagged:
- History Of Chess | Chess History
When, where & how did Chess start. How it spread across the world and how / When did it come to England. The history of Chess in England up to 17th Century. A 1 hour audio visual presentation showing both archaeological and text evidence for the history of this most royal of boardgames.
Views: 8 | Enquiries: 0About Jim Joannou
Originally trained in Chemistry and worked in the science field and gave training & professional talks. Now Retired from full time employment. Trained in teaching techniques in the Army and presented to large audiences of up to 250 people. Lifelong collector of Chess sets and research into Chess History. Member of the Chess Collectors International group and Editor of The Chess Collector Magazine. I have written many articles on Chess History and presented historical talks at biannual meetings. Interested in History as a hobby and have presented talks in the U3A organisation on various history subjects. I am also a member of two Science groups within the U3A and given multiple talks on various scientific subjects.
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