Our association’s next meeting in Copenhagen – 28 and 29 August 2026

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Dear members of the society! Our next annual meeting in Copenhagen is coming closer. We have arranged a very interesting program (attached) and would invite you to join us in the Danish capital. So far, we have not received many registrations, but I hope that you can settle your summer plans in the coming month.

Registrations should be please sent to our secretary, Claes Løfgren ().

Happy to see many of you in August!

Frank Hoffmeister, President

General Assembly, Copenhagen, 8-29 August 2026

Location: Skakkens Hus (House of Chess) – Hjernens motionscenter / Gym of the Brain, Sølvgade 15, 1307 København K.(https://skoleskak.dk/skakkenshus/)

Friday, 28th August 2026

14.30: Opening by the President

15:00: The northern way of the game to Europe (Morten Lilleøren, confirmed)

16.00: Coffee break

16.30: Tricentennial of Philidor, the chess player (Jean-Olivier Leconte, confirmed)

17.30: Collector’s Corner: The Danish edition of Philidor’s chess treatise of 1773 (Claes Løfgren, confirmed)

18.00: General Assembly

  1. General Report (Frank Hoffmeister)
  2. Report about To Biblion (Per Skjoldager)
  3. Report about the Website (Jean-Olivier Leconte)
  4. Financial accounts (Henri Serruys)
  5. Administrative organization of the CHLS
  6. Any other business

19.30: Joint Dinner at Restaurant Bouillon, Solbjergvej 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (100 m from Frederiksberg Metro Station) upon invitation of the CH&LS. Non-members are welcome to join at their own expense.

Saturday, 29th August 2026

10.00-12.00: Guided chess tour to the old town of Copenhagen by Kaare Vissing (confirmed)

12.00-14.00: Lunchtime at the disposal of members

14.00: Gideon Ståhlberg – the first Swedish Grandmaster (Peter Holmgren, confirmed)

14.45: Coffee break

15.00: Aron Nimzowitsch and his role for Danish chess (Per Skjoldager, confirmed)

15.45: Coffee break

16.00: Chess in Scandinavia during the second world war (Mattias Johansson, confirmed)

16.45 Coffee break

17.00: The last Viking: World championship candidate Bent Larsen (Jan Løfberg, confirmed)

For your stay in Copenhagen we recommend the nearby the Skakkens Hus the 4–star Hotel Phoenix, Bredgade 37, 1260 København (https://www.phoenixcopenhagen.dk).
Less luxurious alternatives are Generator Hostel, Adelgade 5-7, 1304 København K. (https://staygenerator.com/hostels/copenhagen) or Wakeup Copenhagen, Borgergade 9, 1300 København K. (https://www.wakeupcopenhagen.dk/#/).
Another possibility is to opt for a hotel which can be easily reached by metro: the nearest metro station next to our venue is Marmorkirken (400 meters away).

As before, the conference is also open to non-members free of charge. We would only ask for covering the price of the dinner on Friday evening, if a non-member wishes to join this social event.

Yours sincerely

Frank Hoffmeister (President)

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