▁meets ▁every ▁T ues day , ▁year ▁round , ▁starting ▁at ▁ 7 . 3 0 pm . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Henry ▁Smith , ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁Mil ver ton , ▁The ▁secretary ▁was ▁the ▁Rev ▁W ▁S ▁Temple . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁" Ch ess ▁Association " ▁as ▁it ▁now ▁sty led ▁itself , ▁held ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁B irmingham . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁August , ▁Paul ▁Mor phy ▁gave ▁a ▁blind fold ▁simultane ous ▁display ▁against ▁eight ▁oppon ents , ▁chosen ▁apparently ▁more ▁for ▁their ▁official ▁positions ▁than ▁their ▁ch ess ▁ability . ▁One ▁board ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Le am ington ▁Ch ess ▁Club , ▁J abe z ▁Car r , ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁conf use ▁the ▁blind fold ed ▁Mor phy ▁with ▁an ▁irregular ▁fl ank ▁opening ▁and ▁was ▁d uly ▁tr ounced ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁moves . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁Rev ▁William ▁Grund y , ▁head master ▁of ▁King ' s ▁School ▁in ▁War wick ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Le am ington ▁Ch ess ▁Club , ▁organ ised ▁a ▁small ▁inv itation ▁Ch ess ▁Congress ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁January . ▁Again ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁tournament s . ▁The ▁First ▁Class ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁between ▁Grund y ▁and ▁Rev ▁John ▁C oker ▁of ▁Buck ingham shire