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===Chess Collection===
The library houses a wide range of materials dedicated to the history, study and practice of [[chess]]. It contains a collection of items from the Anderson Chess Collection, one of the three largest public chess collections in the world.<ref>[https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/chess Anderson Chess Collection Research Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220021042/https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/chess |date=20 December 2021 }} Retrieved 20 December 2021</ref> In addition to bookshelves containing an extensive range of books and periodicals relating to chess, the room has game tables with [[chessboard]]s and pieces, and a few glass cabinets containing historical chess paraphernalia. The Chess Room was closed in February 2017 with collections temporarily moved to the LaTrobe Reading Room. In 2019, the chess collection and game sets were relocated to the renovated Ian Potter Queen's Hall.