Colorado's Chess Clubs
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Information about Colorado's many chess clubs. E-mail rick@ramdesigns.com with any new information about your club, such as changes in meeting times or locations. Scholatic Chess Clubs are here. |
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Denver area
The Aurora Chess Club meets Saturdays, 1-4 PM, at the Aurora Public Library, 14949 E. Alameda. They now have a coach for those that want to learn to play. Contact Jeff Baffo at jbaffo2004@msn.com or (303) 617-9123.
Chess Knights meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday Evening from 7-9pm. From 470 & Broadway, on Broadway go 1.3 miles south, at the light, turn right onto Highland Ranch Parkway, go 0.2 miles, to the first light, turn left onto Ridgeline Blvd., go 0.2 miles, the library is on the left. We meet in the conference room on the left beyond the restrooms. Information is also available on the Chess Knights' Web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HighlandsRanch-ChessClub/. Contact: Frank Atwood 720 260-1493 North Jeffco Chess Club an active club for over 33 years, meets every Thursday night at 7:30 PM until 11:00 PM at 10425 W. 64th Place (between Miller St. and Oak St.) in Arvada. Enter at the south west door, we play in the basement. Free coffee or hot tea, plenty of free parking. No cost to join our club. We usually start off playing speed chess, then switch to bug house. |
Colorado Springs Area |
| Colorado Springs Chess Club meets Tuesdays, 7:00, at the Acacia Apartments at Platte & Tejon in downtown Colorado Springs. Many different activities, tournaments. Call Richard Buchanan at (719) 685-1984. |
| USAF Academy Chess Club meets most Fridays during the school year, 4:00 - 6:00 PM, Fairchild Hall, Room 5D2. Call Jim Serpa or Pete Cohen, (719) 333-4470. |
Other Areas |
| Adams State College Chess Club Meets Tuesdays, 6:30 to 10:00 P.M. in the food court of the Student Union Building. For more information call Joe Kolupke at 719-589-9354. Email: jakolupke@adams.edu. |
| Boulder Chess Club meets Wednesdays at the Unviersity Memorial Center on CU Campus in room 382 starting at 6:30 PM. Rated games (G/90) at 8:00, earn grand prix points for the club championship in the summer! Blitz, analysis and casual play for others til close. Contact: Klaus Johnson boulderchessclub@yahoo.com. Website: www.geocities.com/boulderchessclub. |
| Carbondale Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 6pm until the wee hours at Kahhak Fine Arts & School, 411 Main St, Carbondale. All levels and ages are welcome and chess coaching is available. Rated games and tournaments will be offered soon. Please contact Majid Kahhak at (970)704-0622 or e-mail at: Mkahhak@sopris.net. |
| Casper Chess Club (Casper Wyoming), meets Tuesdays at 6:30 - 10:30 PM, St. Patrick's Church, 400 Country Club Rd, Casper, Wyoming. |
| Delta Chess Club meets every Tuesday evening (6:30 to 9:00 pm) at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 530 Gunnison River Drive. All levels of play are welcomed. We have occasional one round a week rated tournaments. Contact Bill Merrell at chessed2@aol.com. |
| The Durango Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 6:15 at the Steaming Bean on 915 Main Avenue. If you have any questions concerning that club, contact John Mical jbovinski@cs.com. |
| The Fort Collins Chess Club currently meets Tuesdays, 7 PM, in the food court of the Lory Student Center (2nd level), Colorado State University. E-mail Randy Reynolds at randy_teyana@msn.com. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fort_collins_chess/ |
| The Fort Lewis College Chess Club meets thursday nights in the X-treme room which is located the College Union Building, the club is sponsored by the school and is a USCF affiliate club. If you have any questions you can contact Andrea Browne at (970)247-6239 or e-mail flcchessclub@hotmail.com. |
| Glenwood Springs Chess Club meets Thursday nights, from 6:30 until we get tired, in the basement of Black Diamond Studios, 823 Cooper Ave., Downtown Glenwood Springs. Call Jon Rietfors (970) 928-8344 or email jrietfor@sopris.net for more info. All ages/abilities welcome! |
| Grand Junction Junior Chess Club meets every 3rd Saturday of the month at the Knights of Columbus Bldg, 2853 North Ave. Call Rand Dodd at (970) 245-4015. |
| The Greeley Chess Club meets Thursdays, 7-11 PM, Best Western Inn, Bourbon on Eighth St Restaurant, 8th Ave and 8th St. Call Gary Dorsey at (970) 353-1539. |
| Gunnison Chess Club is open to all community members. The club is sponsored by Western State College and meets in the College Union Room 202 7:00pm to 10:00pm on Tuesdays. All levels of play are welcomed and encouraged. Contact Jacob Hadar at 641-5856 or e-mail at jacob.hadar@western.edu |
| The Longmont Chess Club meets Thursdays, from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. at Abbondanza Pizzeria, 461 Main St., in Longmont, Colorado. |
| The Pueblo Chess Club meets at the Barnes and Noble on Mondays, The Daily Grind Cafe on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Blitz Round Robin Tourneys on Thursdays only. Other nights are drop by and pick up a game... and sometimes a lesson from Chris Clevenger. For more info contact Liz Wood at 719-566-6929. |
| The Rifle Chess Club meets Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 PM, at City Hall. For information email Dane Lyons at duilen@gmail.com. |
This information was compiled by the Colorado Chess Informant and Richard Buchanan. To announce changes and corrections, call Richard Buchanan at (719) 685-1984 or e-mail Rick and Mary Nelson at rick@ramdesigns.com. |
Centennial Chess Club offers beginner to intermediate chess for kids & teens. This teen-run group meets twice a month on Sunday afternoon from January-May and September-December at Smoky Hill Library (5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial, CO 80015). All skill levels are welcomed. Children under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. For information, please call Smoky Hill Library at 303-693-7449, or email  |
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