Across the board: Graham Taylor checks out a chess tournament at Friends House

‘Friends favoured chess for its moral aura.’

by Graham Taylor 25th October 2024

I first attended Westminster Meeting on a Tuesday lunchtime. I was startled by what I was told: ‘We have three Meetings per week. This one is half an hour, for people working in central London. Wednesday evening is three-quarters of an hour. There’s also a Sunday one for a whole hour, but you might find it easier to start with the shorter ones in case an hour’s silence is too long.’