Chess club notes

• Clubs are NOT only for good players. They are for anyone who wants to attend and play. 

• You don't have to be able to make a club every week to join (or attend). No club could exist if they required you to attend 52 weeks a year!

• Everyone is a stranger the first time they attend a club. But if the club is friendly and you are amenable, that won't last long.

• Club doesn't have an activity you want? Volunteer to run such an activity. That usually works.

• Students should consider scholastic Tournaments - don't be put off by the name "tournament" - would you come if we called them "Kids Chess Festivals"?

Main Line Chess Club (link has more info, map) Gladwyne, PA Tues 7 PM; $15/yr jr; $25/yr adults
        - Players of all ages, strengths welcome; G/75; G/45 available for those who have to leave early
        - A free USCF rated game most nights for members  who arrive by 7:20

PA State Chess Federation's list of PA Chess Clubs

List of New Jersey Chess Clubs

...another unofficial but large List of Many NJ Chess Clubs (if you can't find one above, try here!)

List of US Chess Federation Affiliates/Clubs

List of Philadelphia Area School Clubs, Scholastic Clubs, and Leagues Please email Dan to help keep this current - thanks!

Clubs by area (* => primarily a scholastic, K-12 emphasis):

Montgomery County

*Huntingdon Valley Chess Society Juniors - Scholastic! Open to K-12 from any school
Chaturanga CC in Hatboro - e-mail VP Jorge Amador for more info - Thursday evenings - Lots of Tournaments!

*Silver Knights Chess - Adam Weissbarth's program, includes after-school clubs; (866) 576-8090 - Friday night Action tournaments for all ages, 7-11 PM at 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr!
North Penn CC in Landsdale - Fridays at 7 PM
Main Line CC - see above

 Philadelphia

  University of Pennsylvania CC
  *MasterMinds CC - 1) Meetings: Wed & Fri, 7-10 PM at The Watermark, Two Franklin Town Blvd + 2) Tournament 2nd Sat each month: at Blair Christian AcademyOff of Lincoln Drive near Germantown: Open Quad or K-12 5-Rd Swiss
  Franklin-Mercantile CC - Only area club open 7 days per week! 2012 Walnut Street. Info: M.Roho 215-546-1883. 10 min tnmt every Mon, 5 Rd swiss, unr, EF $5; 1st $50, 2nd $25, u1800/unr $25; Jerome Works, 215-496-9686 or 215-496-0811
  Drexel Chess Club

  *PhilaChess: Masterman HS/Chess-in-Schools Program - Link to Local Scholastic Events

 Outdoor chess at LOVE PARK; the block between 15th & 16th Streets, Arch & JFK Boulevard

 Weaver's Way Chess Club - Mon 6:30 - In Chestnut Hill - 559 Carpenter Lane contact Al Pearson

  Greater Philadelphia Chess League: (Take "Chess League" links) Open to any 4-player team with an average rating under 1600: email Executive Director Leteef Street

  Temple Chess Club

  *ASAP list of youth chess clubs in Philadelphia

Delaware/Chester Counties

Swarthmore CC - 610-604-3335; Saturday 7-8 PM Community Room, Swarthmore Borough Hall, Park Ave
Tri-State CC - 6:15 Monday; Ridley Park Methodist Church - call Bob Benditt 610-543-1875, Bill Penjuke 610-328-7454 or e-mail Don Quiring 610-521-3951
West Chester CC - Thur 7 - 11 PM, United Methodist Church , 129 S. High St., West Chester
Contact: e-mail Jim White (610) 269-7639. Quads First Saturday each month! - Newsletter

*Chess for Homeschoolers? -Haverford Twnshp Library, 1601 Darby Rd, Havertown; Tues 11-12:30; All ages/skills; bring set

*Radnor Memorial Library -114 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne PA 19087. Young Adults (Scholastic) Club Friday 6-9 PM

Bucks County CC - Barnes and Noble: The Court Shopping Center @ Oxford Valley, 210 Commerce Blvd, Fairless Hills; Thurs 7:30 PM, Café area - (215) 269-0442

*Saturday Morning Chess - Yardley Library - 10:30 AM

*Warminster CC - Scholastic; 1101 Little Lane, Warminster. Sat 8:30-10:30 AM - e-mail Steve Lippincott

Other PA Areas

Allentown CC - 2nd Saturday Quads and rated events every Sat (except major holidays)

York CC - York Emporium, 343 West Market Street, York PA 17401, Thursdays 6 - 9 pm.
  Harrisburg West Shore CC
  Penn State (State College)

Red Rose CC (Lancaster) Rodney Park, corner of Rodney and Chrystal

Lehigh Valley Chess Association - Friday 6:30 - Early/Late Night Blitz; most Sat (no January) - G/40 Quads (Fri and Sat different sites).

North East Berks Chess Club - Fleetwood Library every 1st and 3rd Thursday 6-8 pm. Open to anyone; Info: Greg

Downingtown School Chess Teams K-12 - Contact Mark Wood at mwood@dasd.org for club information.

Other Local States (NJ, NY, DE):

Greater Cherry Hill Swiss/ Quads 2 Saturday's per month, see www.greaterchchess.com

South Jersey Chess Club: S. Jersey / Philly Action Wednesdays 7-9 PM - Voorhees Town Center Open 5SS G/10, $80 first B/20 Voorhees NJ

Greater Somerset Cty (NJ) CC - Tues 7:30 PM -48 Surrey Drive, Hillsborough; Dave Fulton 908-672-4792

Viking CC -Star Dust Diner, Route #46, Hackettstown NJ, Wed 7:30; 908-852-0385; Last Sat Quads, Ken Thomas

All the King’s Men Chess Center - 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ; Stephen (856) 582-8222, Stephen@ATKMchessSets.com ; Sun 1–5, Tue. 11-3; Thr. 7-11 PM

Hamilton Chess Club - Ray Dwier Recreation Bldg; Mercer County Road, Route 609 Groveville; Ed Sytnik (609)758-2326; Wed 7:30-10:30pm; some Sat Quads

Hoboken Chess Club

G/30 Master event Tuesdays at the Marshall CC (NY) - by Masterman's Greg Shahade; click on "Exciting New..."

Newark (Delaware) Chess Club - Thur, 7 PM, Union U.M.Church at 345 School Bell Road in Bear DE. Contact Rick Lathem 302-368-8569

*Bear Scholastic Chess Club, Tue 6-8pm, 101 Governor's Plaza, Bear DE, contact Rick Martin, (302) 832-2952

Clubs in New Jersey

 

• What – Weekly (or monthly) tournaments held for club members (monthly tournaments may be open to all) For example, the North Penn Chess Club in Landsdale hosts a monthly tournament, usually the third Saturday of the month at the St. John’s United Church of Christ at Rt. 63 and Richardson, as does the Allentown Chess Club on the 2nd Saturday each month. Masterminds has two tournaments per month. These are just examples. See the above or contact the above for the latest information.

• Where – Many of the above clubs - see listings above or check phone/e-mail

• When – Weekly tournament's are on each club's meeting dates (Main Line CC: Tue; North Penn CC: Fri; West Chester CC: Wed); others on weekends.  The Main Line Chess Club holds quarterly "Quads" and weekly rated games on Tuesday nights at Waverly Heights Life Care Retirement Community Center, 1400 Waverly Rd., Gladwyne, PA (see map on the Main Line Chess Club page)

• Who – For all ages.  Check www.uschess.org/tla on the web or in the last pages of Chess Life Magazine for details

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