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Apex Chess Club (Apex)
Meets Wednesdays evenings at Borders Books in Apex -- on Beavers Creeks Commons Drive. The chess is free. All are welcome.
Asheboro Chess Club ( Asheboro )
Meetings are held every Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Asheboro Public Library, 201 Worth Street in Asheboro . Casual and rated play. USCF-rated quick tournaments are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Players of all ages and strengths welcome.
Asheville Chess Club (Asheville)
The club meets every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 10:30pm. The club is located at the North Asheville Community Center. The address is 37 Larchmont Lane, Asheville, NC 28804.
Website: WNC Chess
Borders Chess Club (Cary)
We meet every Saturday 2-6pm at Borders bookstore in Cary for casual games. All skill levels and ages are welcome, including beginners and children. No fees or obligations.
Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune There are meetings at 6 recreation centers aboard Camp Lejeune. You will need a DOD ID or guest pass to get onto the base. Plan ahead - email or call Sara Walsh for sponsorship!
- Central Area Recreation Center -- 2nd and 4th Mondays at 1800
- French Creek Recreation Center -- 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 1800
- Courthouse Bay Recreation Center -- 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 1800
- Stone Bay Recreation Center -- 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 1800
- Camp Johnson Recreation Center -- 1st and 3rd Fridays at 1800
- Camp Geiger Recreation Center -- 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1200
Phone: (910)-451-0084 -- Single Marine Program at Camp Lejeune
Website: Single Marine Program (SMP) find chess information, bottom right.
Queen City Chess Club (Charlotte)
The Queen City Chess Club meets on Tuesday nights at the Asian Library, 1339 Baxter St. All ages and playing strengths are welcome. Doors open at 6:30PM. Pairings made at 7:15PM and play starts at 7:30PM. Tuesday nights feature a perpetual five round USCF rated tourney with a time control of G/90. You can play as many or as few weeks as you like in these tourneys. Consult the website for more details.
Phone: (704)-618-1259 Call if you are running a few minutes late and want to be paired.
For general information email info@queencitychess.com
Website: Queen City Chess
Girls Chess Academy (Charlotte)
Meets at Borders' Bookstore in the SouthPark area of Charlotte once a month and is open to all females of all skill levels.
North Durham Chess Club (Durham)
The chess club at the North Durham Regional Library, 221 Milton Road, Durham, NC meets from 2 - 4:30 p.m. every Saturday afternoon. Players are welcome. Players of all skill levels are welcome.
Phone: (919)-479-7020
Duke/Durham Chess Club (Durham)
The Duke/Durham Chess Club meets Sunday evenings at 6:30 PM in the Bryan Center on Duke University's west campus. On most nights there is USCF-rated G/120 tournament in progress, with one round per night. See our website for a schedule of upcoming events.
Elon University Chess Club (Burlington)
Meets Tuesday's from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on campus at the Belk Library - Room 102. Parking adjacent to the building. Open to everyone. All skill levels welcome. Boards/pieces provided. Meets only during school year (1st week of February through 1st week of May and the 1st week in September through 1st week in December).
Greenville Chess Club (Greenville)
Currently meets at Barnes & Noble Greenville Blvd (264 By-Pass) and Evans St. Wednesday 7-10 p.m.
Greensboro Chess Club (Greensboro)
TheGreensboro Chess Club will meet every Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Folk Teen Center, 3910 Clifton Road, Greensboro. We will have a USCF tournament every Thursday night. And if your not a USCF member, there will be casual play every Thursday night as well.
Henderson/Vance Chess Club (Vance County)
The Henderson/Vance Chess Club meets 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. (or later?) each Thursday evening at the United Methodist Church in Henderson - enter on left side of church building, ground floor. All Beginners, Experts and in between welcome. Casual play, occasional tournaments.
Hendersonville Chess Club (Hendersonville)
The Hendersonville Chess Club meets each Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the1st Presbyterian Church (downtown at the corner of King and 6th) Boards and pieces provided. Monthly rated tournaments.
High Point/Greensboro Chess Club
Meets each Wednesday from 6-10 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at the corner of East Chester and East Hartley Drives at Oak Hollow Mall.
Hickory Chess Club (Hickory)
Jacksonville Chess Club (Jacksonville)
A new club has started for the New Year. It meets at Head 2 Head Games and Comics, 216 New Bridge St. Jacksonville, NC 28540. This club is starting tournaments at Camp Lejeune. The club works with the Single Marine Program. Updated: 01/10/2010
Kernersville Chess Club (Kernersville) Club
meetings are held at Panera Bread at 970 S. Main St. in Kernersville. We meet every Tuesday (except holidays) from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Lumberton - Kings & Queens (Lumberton)
Meets every Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. at the Parkview Activity Center in Lumberton. Membership is opened to all ages. Directions: entering Lumberton on N.C. State Road 41 from Fairmont, N.C. Stay on 41 until you pass Knuckles Elementary School and turn left onto Inman Rd. pass the school. You will see Parkview Activity Center as you turn onto Inman Rd. - about 100 yards down on the right.
Phone: (910)-474-2336
Mars Hill Chess Club (Mars Hill)
The Mars Hill Chess Club is a non-profit, community-based group that meets every other Friday from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Mars Hill Elementary School library. The club is open to everyone and there are no fees or dues. The club supports itself through raffles and donations.
Directions: Take the Mars Hill exit off 19-23 and go to the second red light and turn right onto North Main. Take the second left onto Bailey St. Go past Mars Hill College. The road will straighten and turn into the 2nd driveway through the double gates and come to the main doors. The library is located to the right side of the double doors.
Updated December 7th, 2009
Mayberry Chess Club (Mt. Airy)
Meets at Cloud 9 Coffee, 2123 Rockford St., (US 601), Mt. Airy. Meets Tuesday 7 - 9 p.m.
New Bern Chess Club (New Bern)
The club meets every Monday night from 7 p.m. until ... We meet at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of New Bern, 308 Meadow St. (one block off Trent Rd., behind the new strip mall). Chess boards and sets provided. No fees currently. All skill levels welcome.
Phone: (252) 288-4145
North Wilkesboro/Wilkes Co. Chess Club (North Wilkesboro)
The club meets every Thursday from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Wilkes County Public Library, 215 10th St. All ages, skill levels welcome.
Website: Wilkes Chess
Pilot Mountain Chess Club (Pilot Mountain)
Meets Tuesdays at the Charles H. Stone Memorial Library.
Phone: (336)-351-5339
Raleigh Chess Club (Raleigh)
Meets Fridays 7:30-11 p.m. (or later) at Kiwanis Park Community Center, 2526 Noble Road, Raleigh. The public is welcome to play casual chess and occasional tournaments. Blitz is very popular here. $1 fee per visit.
Raleigh Tournament Chess Club (Raleigh)
Currently meets at the McDonald's at the corner of SE Maynard Rd. and Cary Towne Blvd. (just down the street from Exit 291 off I-40)
Rocky Mount Chess (Rocky Mount)
Meets for casual play on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Via Cappuccino coffee shop at 3002 Sunset Ave. at the Englewood Shopping Center.
Phone: (252)-446-4121
Sylva Chess Club (Sylva)
The club meets Tuesdays from 1-3pm at the Jackson County Senior Center. The address is 100 County Services Rd. and is located off N.C. 116 just past the Lowes. We welcome all ages and skill levels. Boards and sets are available, but we also suggest you bring one. Updated: 01/16/2010
Phone: (828)-586-9815
Washington Chess Club (Washington)
Meets at the Oakdale Cemetery Recreation Center on Monday from 7-10 p.m.
Waynesville Chess Club (Waynesville)
The club meetings are held on Mondays from 1-3 p.m. Meetings are held in the Waynesville Public Library. It is located at 678 S. Haywood St. in Waynesville. We welcome all ages and skill levels. Boards and sets are available, but we also suggest you bring one. Updated: 01/16/2010
Wilmington Chess Club (Wilmington)
Wilmington (UNC-Wilmington)
Check Web site for meeting times.
Forsyth Tech Chess Club (Winston-Salem)
Meets at Borders Books in Thruway Shopping Center on Stratford Rd. on Thursday from 7 p.m. To 10 p.m.
Phone: (336)-997-2114
Winston-Salem Chess Association (Winston-Salem)
Meets at Borders Books in Thruway Shopping Center on Stratford Rd. on Thursday from 7 p.m. To 10 p.m. The club will be hosting quads.