West Midlands Railway hosts UK’s first on-train chess tournament Posted on July 19, 2025 by Guest authors West Midlands Railway (WMR) is boasting that the chess tournament it has hosted today (18 July) is the UK’s first on board a moving train.
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West Midlands Railway (WMR) is boasting that the chess tournament it has hosted today (18 July) is the UK’s first on board a moving train.