FOREIGN CHESS CLOCK. CIRCA 1930

Foreign Brand Chess Clock. Used to measure times in tournaments. Approximately the 1930s. Dimensions: 31cm x 15cm x 9cm. Wood and metal mechanism still in working order.

Piece belonging to the Salamanca Chess Club, deposited courtesy of Amador González de la Nava in the Museum of Commerce.

Cafes have always been one of the main places for playing chess. In Salamanca, during the first half of the 20th century, the emblematic Café Novelty became the meeting place for Salamanca chess players, with D. Pablo de Unamuno, son of the illustrious D. Miguel de Unamuno, standing out among them all for his level and quality of play.

At Café Novelty, with over 100 years of history, the Chess Championship was played in 1929, won by Pablo de Unamuno, followed by Pedro Mateo.