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  2. Chess King - Wikipedia

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    Chess King was an American men's clothing retailer created by the Melville Corporation. From its founding in 1968, it grew to over 500 locations by the mid-1980s, before an eventual decline, sale, and closure of the chain in 1995.

  3. Melville Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Melville Corporation was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. ... Chess King Garage; Foxmoor (sold in 1985 ...

  4. Merry-Go-Round (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    In May 1993, it purchased the Chess King clothing chain from the Melville Corporation. [4] It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1994 and began liquidation sales by February 1996. [ 5 ] At its end, the company operated just over 500 locations, [ 3 ] primarily in enclosed malls .

  5. Thom McAn - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the 1960s, Melville was the largest US shoe retailer, operating 1,400 stores. [1] By the 1980s, Melville was still the largest footwear retailer in the US. The company had diversified to add such chains as Chess King, Foxmoor and CVS Pharmacy. It began to phase out six of its seven footwear factories in 1983, and in 1985 it closed ...

  6. Category : Defunct retail companies of the United States

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    C. C. H. Baker; J.E. Caldwell & Co. Camelot Music; Castro Convertibles; CD World; CDNow; Channel Home Centers; Charming Charlie; Chess King; Chief Auto Parts; Child World

  7. Fool's mate - Wikipedia

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    Fool's mate was named and described in The Royal Game of Chess-Play, a 1656 text by Francis Beale that adapted the work of the early chess writer Gioachino Greco. [2]Prior to the mid-19th century, there was not a prevailing convention as to whether White or Black moved first; according to Beale, the matter was to be decided in some prior contest or decision of the players' choice. [3]

  8. A king without a castle: Quincy chess instructor seeks home ...

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    Michael Yezukevich, a chess instructor, is trying to find a Quincy location to host a chess club. Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. "People don’t understand how many competitive chess players there are all ...

  9. King (chess) - Wikipedia

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    The king (♔, ♚) is the most important piece in the game of chess. It may move to any adjoining square; it may also perform, in tandem with the rook , a special move called castling . If a player's king is threatened with capture, it is said to be in check , and the player must remove the threat of capture immediately.