What was the Café de la Régence?
Q: What was the Café de la Régence?
A: The Café de la Régence was a coffeehouse in the centre of Paris.
Q: What was it famous for?
A: It was the most famous chess meeting-place for over a century.
Q: Who first patronized the café?
A: The Café de la Régence was at first under the patronage of the Duc d'Orleans, and attracted a literary crowd.
Q: Who moved to the Café de la Régence around 1740?
A: Chess players moved to the Café de la Régence en masse around 1740.
Q: Who were some of the amateurs who frequented the café?
A: The clientele included amateurs such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Robespierre, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon.
Q: Who were some of the leading professionals who were there every day?
A: The leading professionals, Deschapelles, La Bourdonnais, Verdoni and François-André Danican Philidor, were there every day when they were in Paris.
Q: When was the chess room finally closed?
A: The chess room was finally closed in 1916.
