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Chess club Notes

 1. Clubs are NOT only for good players. They are for anyone who wants to attend and play. If a club restricted itself to "good" players it would probably go out of business pretty quickly.

2. 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!

 3. 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.

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

5. 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
        - 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

        - 50+ USCF rated games per year for only $15/yr juniors; $25 adults

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

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

Montgomery County

*Huntingdon Valley Chess Society Juniors - Scholastic! Open to K-12 from any school
*Montgomery Youth CC - Scholastic - A popular scholastic club run by Steve McLaughlin
Chaturanga CC in Hatboro - e-mail VP Jorge Amador for more info - Lots of Tournaments!

*Silver Knights Chess - Adam Weissbarth's program, which teaches after-school clubs; (866) 576-8090
North Penn CC in Landsdale - In addition to regular meetings, also has Thursday kids chess from 6-9 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 Sun 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 15^th & 16^th Streets, Arch & JFK Boulevard

 Temple Chess Club - A university club but open to the public

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, Charlie Murter 610-583-9272, 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 - Borders, Lincoln Highway near Target, Thur 7:30 PM

*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
  Harrisburg West Shore CC
  Penn State (State College)

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

Other Local States (NJ, Del):

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

SJ CC - Pleasantville - Woodland Av Comm cntr Saturdays. Tourneys 1st, 3rd Sat's, Tim McKeen

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

G/30 Master event Tuesdays at the Marshall CC - 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

Hoboken Chess Club

• 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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