Club Directory
01-18-09
Sites Listed
One or more * indicates a recent change.
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Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA) Web site
http://www.MassChess.org
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Chess Association (NHCA) Web site
http://www.nhchess.org
NewEngland State are listed first - MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Chess Association (RICA) Web site
Connecticut
Connecticut Chess Association (CSCA) Web site
Maine
Vermont
Maine Chess Association
Vermont Chess Association
http://www.RIchess.org
http://www.geocities.com/csca2001
Revised
Mnths
Massachusetts
Amherst
Hampshire College Chess Club
http://chess.hampshire.edu/
2/15/2004
59
893 West Street (Route 116)
The Chess Club meets weekly to provide a friendly space where members of the Hampshire College
as well as the greater Pioneer Valley community can play chess.
Umass - University of Massachusetts
http://www-ims.oit.umass.edu/chess/chess1.shtml
2/15/2004
59
North Pleasant Street
Attleboro
Attleboro Area Chess Club (July and A
9/5/2002
76
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
5 - 8:30 p.m. thru Augus
16
Paul Moran
mailto:norampa12@yahoo.com
Park St, Attleboro center @ the Wed Night Market
Rt 95 N/S to exit 5 Attleboro (Rt 152). Left at ramp, bear right onto
Rt 152. Stay on Rt 152 until you see the YMCA on the left and
library on the right. Turn right into municipal parking lot. Walk to
city's center, the rail bridge is visible from there.
Informal play. Open to all. Free.
Attleboro Area Chess Club (Sept. throu
9/5/2002
76
Avg. players
Contact:
Tues
6 - 8:30 p.m. thru Augus
16
Paul Moran
mailto:norampa12@yahoo.com
Attleboro Public Library
Rt 95 N/S to exit 5 Attleboro (Rt 152). Left at ramp, bear right onto
Rt 152. Stay on Rt 152 until you see the YMCA on the left and
library on the right. Turn right into municipal parking lot. Walk to
city's center, the rail bridge is visible from there.
Informal play. Open to all. Free.
Beverly
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Beverly Chess & Social Club
9/5/2002
76
Contact:
Monday
7:00 PM
Roger Peterson
781-842-0802
mailto:Roger3554@hotmail.com
Boston Church of Christ
Beverly Cummings Center Rt. 62
Grand opening of the club was on August 12th, 2002. Adults and children are welcome. Light food
and refreshments served.
Billerica
Billerica Chess Club
2/27/2005
47
Avg. players
Contact:
Fri
7:30
22
Brad Ryan
978-369-8533
Council on Aging
25 Concord Road
Boston
Boston University Chess Club
http://www.buchess.org/
9/24/2000
100
Contact:
Mon
5:30 - 9:00
Robert Oresick
617-353-2860
mailto:oresick@bu.edu
Boston University
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston University - George Sherman Union
Food court, near Ben & Jerry's
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Brewster
Brewster Chess Club
9/6/2002
76
Avg. players
Mon
12:00 - 4:00
10
508-896-2737
Council On Aging
Rt 6A
Brighton
Shaloh House Chess Club
2/17/2003
71
Avg. players
Contact:
Sun 6-8
Tues 3-5 Pm
20
Eduard Duchovniy
617-787-5507
mailto:chess@russianboston.org
Shaloh House Jewish Russian Center
29 Chestnut Hill Ave
Burlington
Burlington Chess Club
http://www.exatel.net/chess
5/20/2001
92
mailto:perlchess@aol.com
Cambridge
Harvard University Chess Club
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hcc/
Loker Commons CoffeeHouse
Harvard University
Sundays from 7:00pm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/chess-club/www/home.html
MIT
Meeting occur on a weekly basis in room 8-205 Tuesday evenings at 8:00 PM
Centerville
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Mid-Cape CC
2/1/1998
131
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
7:00 - 11:00
6
Erving Halpern
508-428-7046
Centerville Community Center,
Main St
Chestnut Hill
Boston College Chess Club
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/st_org/chess/
1/1/2001
96
Wed
5 to 8 PM
617-656-8248
mailto:martzn@tony.bc.edu
Addie's
Informal college chess club
Chicopee
Springfield Chess Club
http://members.cox.net/springfieldchessclub/
7/16/2005
42
Avg. players
Contact:
Monday
7:00 - 11:30 PM
25
Bob Campbell
413-593-5095
mailto:am1814@cox.net
Al Boutin Jr. Community Center
118 Mt. Vernon Road
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Chess Club
6/19/2004
55
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon ni
not on holidays
20
William Smirnov
508-291-8445
Engineering Building, Room 113
U Mass of Dartmouth
Fall River
New England Chess Academy
http://www.newenglandchessacademy.com/
7/21/2002
78
508-672-3654
New England Chess Academy
427 Plymouth Ave.
The New England Chess Academy is committed to a wide variety of chess-related activities, both for
kids and adults, under the personal oversight of its Director, Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, one of
America's leading players.
Falmouth
Falmouth Chess Club
3/18/2003
70
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
6:30-8:30
7
Bob Katcher
508 289-3255
mailto:rkatcher@whoi.edu
Stop & Shop 2nd Floor Conference Room
corner of Rte. 28 and Jones Road
We have players from age 12 to 80. All are welcome..
Fitchburg
Wachusett Chess Club
http://wachusettchess.org
7/9/2005
42
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed.
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
17
George Mirijanian
978-345-5011
mailto:Miriling@aol.com
McKay Campus,
Fitchburg State College
Room C179, C-Block
67 Rindge Road
Archived news and games at http://sentinelandenterprise.com
Hyannis
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Hynanis Chess Club
http://www.fazio.net/hyannis/chessclub.htm
9/17/1999
112
Contact:
Tue
7:30 - 11:30
Richard Rose
508-888-5805
mailto:svartleheim20@hotmail.com
Borders Bookstore (in the cafe),  
Rte 132 Hyannis.
At Border's Café
Ludlow
Ludlow Library Chess Club
http://www.hubbardlibrary.org/events.htm
2/5/2006
35
Avg. players
Wed
11:30- 3:30
8
Melissa Rickson
Hubbard Memorial Library
24 Center Street
Lynn
Lynn Chess Club
1/11/2003
72
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
6:30 pm -10:00 pm
16
Bob Gallucci
781-598-6389
mailto:LynnChessClub@hotmail.com
Maple Street Methodist Church
250 Maple Street
The club has been active for over 60 years. Rated play will be available in April of 2003.
Malden
Middlesex Chess Club
11/12/2000
98
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
7PM
10
Mike Stanley
mailto:Chessman411@aol.com
American Legion Post 69
368 Pleasant St. (Rte. 60)
We play in a BAR!!! You must be 21years or older to get in.
We meet at the American Legion Post 69, 368 Pleasant St.(Rt60)(exit 32 off 93 go east Malden,
Ma)(across from church) 1-1/2blocks west of Malden Ctr. "T"(Orange line) Ample parking.
Mansfield
Mansfield Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Sun
7:00 - 11:00
8
Ray LeBlanc
508-337-8924
People's Savings Bank
84 Copeland Dr.
Melrose
Melrose Chess Club
Methuen
Andover Chess Club
10/12/2008
3
Contact:
Fri
6:00 - 10:00
Gilbert Caster
978-688-0392
Holy Family Hospital
Boardroom
The club meets for the enjoyment of the game of chess.
Monson
Monson Free Library Chess Club
http://www.townofmonson.com/community_calend
2/15/2004
59
Contact:
Tuesda
5:00- 7:00 PM
Linda Skalbite
413-267-3217
2 High Street
Natick
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MetroWest Chess Club (MCC)
http://www.metrowestchess.org/
5/15/2004
56
Avg. players
Contact:
Tue
6:45
80
Mark Kaprielian
508-620-7647
mailto:Info@MetroWestChess.org
Kennedy Senior Center
117 E. Central St.
The Largest Weeknight Chess Club in New England. Features study group meeting before the
round and skittles in adjoining room
Newburyport
Newburyport Chess Club
http://www.newburyportchessclub.net
3/23/2002
82
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
6:00 - 10:00
30
Tim Hanke
978-462-5745
mailto:timothyhanke@Attbi.com
Hope Community Church
11 Hale Street
Newton
Chess Studio on the Hill
10/17/2004
51
Contact:
Sunday
2:30-6:30
Valery Frenklakh
617-558-6874
mailto:vf1999@comcast.net
Hebrew College
160 Herrick Road
The club is now in its 2nd year of existance.
Directions: Public Transportation:
Green Line D to Newton Centre and walk up the hill to the Hebrew College.
Driving: Take Beacon Street to Newton Centre, turn onto Union Street, turn onto Herrick Road and
follow all the way to the top of the hill.
North Adams
North Berkshire Chess Club
http://members.tripod.com/gaudette_r/wcc/
4/10/2004
57
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
6:00 - 9:30
8
Raymond Gaudette
413-458-8271
mailto:surok@adelphia.net
Cafeteria , Building 10
Mass MOCA
Open to all interested chess players from novice to expert. Wednesdays 6PM - ??? Directions:
http://www.massmoca.org/directions/index.html
Northampton
Pioneer Valley Chess Club
http://www.pvchess.org.
6/5/2005
43
Contact:
Sat
2 times !
Tom Smith
413-584-9037
mailto:hoodwinking@yahoo.com
Sat. 12-4:30, Forbes Library, mezzanine level,
Northampton Burger King 6 -9
4:30-10, Burger King, community room, 344 King St.
2 locations: 12-6, then 6 - 9
Contact by email is Scott Farhat
Oak Bluffs
Oak Bluffs Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
7:00 - 11:00
20
Dan Sharkovitz,
508-693-9720;
Martha's Vineyard Reg. HS. during summer, Preston Averill, Sr,
693-2889
Rm 413 (Sep-Jun)
Orleans
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Orleans Chess Club
5/26/2003
68
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
7:00
12
Moe Van Dereck
508-487-0198
email:moevan@earthlink.net
Stop & Shop Supermarket, Cranberry Cove Plaza
Rt. 6A
The club meets upstairs by the florist department
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Chess Club
2/15/2004
59
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
7:00 - 11:00
10
Richard Herdman
413-448-6165
Email:ddurante@localnet.com
Hillcrest Hospital, cafeteria area
West Street
Plainville
Sven Brask Chess Club
http://www.svenbraskcc.org
1/17/2003
72
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
7:30 PM
15
Jim Aspinall
508-643-9861
mailto:svenbraskcc@yahoo.com
United Methodist Church
16 E Bacon St
Quincy
Quincy Chess Club
http://www.nf3.com/quincy/
7/14/2007
18
Avg. players
Contact:
Tue
7:00 -
15
Jim Sfougaris
781-828-0675
mailto:jsfougaris@comcast.net
Community Room At:Marina Place
Four Seaport Drive
Directions:
From the north Southeast expressway: take exit 11A From the south on the Southeast expressway:
take exit 9
1. Head northwest on Granite Ave toward Thistle Ave 1.0 mi (2 mins)
2. Turn right at Gallivan Blvd/RT-203 E Continue to follow Gallivan Blvd 0.7 mi (2 mins)
3. Slight right at Neponset Ave/RT-3A S 489 ft
4. Continue right on Neponset Bridge 0.2 mi
5. Slight left at Quincy Shore Dr 0.3 mi (1 min)
6. Slight right onto the ramp to Marina Bay 446 ft
7. Turn right at Commander Shea Blvd 0.8 mi (2 mins)
8. Turn right at Seaport Dr 0.3 mi (1 min)
9. At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit and stay on Seaport Dr to the Atria at Marina Bay #4
Sharon
Sharon Chess Club
1/16/1998
132
Avg. players
Tue
7:00 - 11:00
15
Community Center
Massapoag Ave.
Somerville
Boylston Chess Club (Boston)
http://www.world.std.com/~boylston
2/15/2004
59
mailto:boylston@world.std.com
240 Elm St., Suite B9,
A great chess club in Boston, New England's biggest!
Somerville Chess Club
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Somerville Junior Chess Club
9/14/2001
88
2nd Mo
7:00PM to 8:30PM
Somerville Central Library
79 Highland Ave
Some instruction available.
Sturbridge
Sturbridge Chess Club
2/15/2004
59
Contact:
Fri
7:00-11:00 PM
Bob Gemme,
508-347-3368
mailto:bob@arland.com
Arland Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
421 Main Street (Rte 20)
Swampscott
Swampscott Chess Club
12/2/2007
13
Contact:
Sat
10 am - 2 pm
Barry Cushner
781-595-5037
mailto:barrycushner@comcast.net
Swampscott Public Library
Burrill Street
This is a New Club starting Oct. 29th, 2002
Waltham
Waltham Chess Club
http://walthamchessclub.org/
7/9/2005
42
Avg. players
Contact:
Fridays
7:00 - 12:00
28
Todd Chase, WCC Mem
781-790-1033
mailto:info@WalthamChessClub.org
404 Wyman St
Ware
Ware Chess Club
8/22/2004
53
Contact:
Wedne
4 - 10 pm
Edward Kostreba
413-967-7984
mailto:cadcamsv@bellatlantic.net
Ware V.F.W. Post 2577
Enter the front door on the right and go down the stairs.
35 West Street (Rte 32)
Wareham
Wareham Knights Chess Club
4/11/2002
81
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
6:30 - ??
10
Carl
508-291-2960
mailto:WarehamKnight@aol.com
Tobey Hospital Community Building,
75 High Street
Wareham Scholastic chess club for c
6/16/2002
79
Contact:
Tue
6:30 - 8:00
Joe MacDonald
508-295-0563
Wareham Town Free Library
59 Marion Road
Westfield
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Westfield Chess Club
2/15/2004
59
Contact:
Wedne
6:30 pm
Francis Majkowski
413-568-7726
Burger King
72 Main Street (Rte 20)
Westford
Nashoba Chess Club
http://www.westford.com/chess/
8/26/2007
17
Contact:
Tues
7:30 - 11:00 pm
Rolf Wetzell
(978-635-9848) and
First Parish Church
next to the Library in the center of Westford
Westford Chess Club for students
http://www.westford.com/chess/students.htm
8/26/2007
17
Contact:
Friday
6:30-8:00 PM
Roudenbush
(978-692-5511, X221);
Roudenbush Community Center
Main St.
This club is for fun and learning
Wilbraham
Wilbraham Chess Club
10/17/2004
51
Contact:
Thursd
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Glenda Gutarra
413-596-4312
mailto:tresreyes@att.net
Orchard Valley of Wilbraham (Community Room)
2387 Boston Road (Route 20)
The club will have two-7 week sessions. All ages welcome. Bring your chessboards
Membership: Individuals $10.00, Family $15.00, Seniors (age 55+) free.
Sign ups for chess teams will take place during the Oct 7 and Oct 14 meetings.
Winchester
*
Winchester Chess Club
http://www.shawx.com/chess/winchester.html
1/18/2009
0
Avg. players
Contact:
Fri
7-10:30
20
David Plantamura
781-321-4515
mailto:davidplantamura@hotmail.com
Griffin Museum
67 Shore Road
Winchester Chess Club meets on Friday nights during the Fall, Winter and Spring
at the Griffin Museum, 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA, USA
Club is open to adults, and responsible children with parent supervision, from Winchester and nearby
towns.
Worcester
Greater Worcester Chess Club
http://www.chesspals.com/
12/2/2007
13
Contact:
Thurs
7:30 PM
Donna Alarie
508-847-8574
mailto:Donnachesspals@aol.com
Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
19 Temple Street
Connecticut
Milford
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Milford Chess Club
10/31/2004
51
Fri
7pm to 11pm
Margaret Egan Center, Room #139
Mathew St
There are no admission charges or dues. Informal games and speed chess will be featured.
To get the to Margaret Egan Center, get off exit 34 of I-95 (the Connecticut Turnpike). At the end of
the ramp, make a right onto Route 1. Proceed to the intersection of Route 1 and Naugatuck Avenue.
(You will see a branch of the Milford Bank at the far left corner of the
intersection.) Make a left onto Naugatuck Avenue. Go to the first light. Go through that light and the
next right is Mathew St. The Margaret Egan Center is the last building on the right. There is plenty of
free parking across and behind the building.
Enter the building at the main entrance, turn right and go down the hall to Room #139 on the right.
Maine
Bangor
Borders Chess Club
3/21/2002
82
Avg. players
Contact:
Tues
7 - 11
16
Ray Hemstock
207-947-8174
mailto:chesswiddo@yahoo.com
Borders Books
Bangor Mall Blvd
Free to all. Bring your own equipment.
Biddeford
Biddeford Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Tue
6:00
10
Denis Nadeau
207-283-1249
Ross Community Center
Ellsworth
Ellsworth Chess Club
2/13/2003
71
Avg. players
Contact:
Thurs
6:45 to 9 PM
7
Dick Powell
207-667-3507
Mr. Paperback Café
Maine Coast Mall
Lewiston
Lewiston Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Fri
6:00 - 10:00
14
Mike Angelone
207-998-2195
St. Mary's Hospital
Newcastle
Lincoln Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
6:00 - 10:00
11
Rufus Stetson
207-563-8374
St. Andrews Church
Orono
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Orono Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Thur
6:30 - 11:00
13
Bill Gallagher
207-945-3600
Univ. of Maine, (summers at Borders bookstore)
FFA Room, Mem. Union
Portland
Portland Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Fri
7:30
15
Stuart Laughlin
207-772-4103
YMCA
70 Forest Avenue
Waterville
Waterville Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Mon
7:00 - 11:00
9
Mark McPheters
207-453-9823
Mid-Maine Medical Center
Rhode Island
Cranston
Cranston Chess Club
Avg. players
Contact:
Alt Sat
1:00 - 5:00
10
David Swanson
401-943-0391
970 Pontiac Ave.
Cranston-Warwick Chess Club
http://cranstonchess.org/
4/18/2005
45
Avg. players
Tue
6:30pm - 10:30pm
14
mailto:info@cranstonchess.org
Garden City Center
100 Midway Rd.
We are a new club aiming to provide a solid alternative for chess players living southwest of
Providence, including Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry, East and West Greenwich.
Cumberland
Cumberland Chess Club
6/19/2004
55
Avg. players
Contact:
Thurs
1 - 3 PM
13
Howard Cook
401-333-2552 ex
Cumberland Public Library
1464 Diamond Hill Road
North Kingstown
North Kingstown Chess Club
3/6/2004
58
Avg. players
Mon
6:00 - 9:00
10
North Kingstown Walmart
Providence
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Brown Chess Club
http://www.brown.edu/Students/Chess_Club/
9/6/2002
76
Tues
9 - 11 PM
mailto:chess_club@brown.edu
Blue Room
Meetings will be held in the Blue Room every
Tuesday from 9pm-11pm starting September 22, 1998.
Please bring boards.
Broken ?
Rhode Island College Chess Club
http://scg.ric.edu/chess
6/18/2001
91
Avg. players
Contact:
Wed
12:30 - 2:00
25
Seneca Nowland
mailto:S_Nowland@yahoo.com
RI College,
Craig-Lee Rm 224
The club also meets at other times which may vary.
Wakefield
Charlestown Chess Club
4/10/2004
57
Avg. players
Contact:
Tues
7:00 - 9:00
12
Jim Latimer
401-539-8503
South Kingstown Park & Recreation Center
Alabama
Huntsville
Huntsville Chess Club
http://chess.liveonthenet.com/chess/hcc/
12/27/1997
133
Chess club in Huntsville AL. Also a good educational Link
Colorado
Fort Collins
Chess For Juniors
http://www.chessforjuniors.com/
9/15/2001
88
970-377-0011
2619 Silvercreek Dr
National Chess Camps
Colorado's Chess Club For Youth
National Scholastic Internet Training Center
Between 1983 and 2000, while in Southern California, "Chess For Juniors" grew to become the
nation's largest and most active private chess club for youth. Now based in Fort Collins, Colorado
members (and members from all over the US through the Internet) receive training under Senior
Chess Master Robert M. Snyder (rating 2405).
Florida
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Chess Club
http://www.jaxchess.org/
5/9/2004
56
Sat
12 - 5 PM
Florida Community College Deerwood;
The commons area of the school, near the elevator
9911 Old Baymeadows Road
Our members range from novices, casual players, and club veterans, to seasoned tournament
competitors and nationally-rated experts.
Georgia
Atlanta
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Atlanta Chess Center
404-377-4400
USCF Rated Events, Lessons, Supplies, 404-377-4400
Pennsylvania
Univ. of Pittsburg Chess Club
http://www.pitt.edu/~schach/
7/7/1997
138
A great chess club. LOTS of archive material, excellent resource!
Virginia
Arlington
Arlington Chess Club (Virginia)
http://www.wizard.net/~matkins/
1/1/2001
96
Lyon Village Community House
1920 N. Highland Street
Arlington Chess Club (ACC) was founded in 1954 and is currently the longest continuously meeting
club in the D.C. area. Has a nice Clock help page. A guide on how to set various digital clocks
None
Boston Chess Club
http://www.btinternet.com/~mnemosynes/
1/4/2003
72
A friendly, small but perfectly formed and vital club with some excellent players and plenty willing to
help you learn or improve your chess game.
Ottawa Chess Club
http://www.ottawachessclub.com/
1/4/1999
120
U.S. Chess Center
http://www.chessctr.org/
7/7/1997
138
Mostly educational, interesting.
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