NCCA Club Listing
Please contact NCCA Debs Pedigo to have your club information added or edited. Help us keep our list up to date! Thanks. Clubs are listed in alphabetical order by city. Email edits or additions in word with copy format similar to clubs shown.
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 monthly, please check website for dates. 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 East Larchmont Rd.
Burlington Chess Club (Burlington)
We meet 5 times per week: Mon/Wed from 6 PM to 8+ PM, Friday noon – 2 PM, Friday 6 – 9 PM and Sunday 2 – 5 PM. We play Chess at various time controls. Several members are USCF rated and some are not. Free beginner lessons.
We meet at Smitty’s Homemade Ice Cream at 107 E. Front St. Burlington NC 27215.
Carrboro Chess Club (Carrboro)
The club meets every Sunday at 2pm at University Mall, Chapel Hill, NC. All skill levels are welcome in this casual club. Please see the club’s website for up-to-date location and schedule information.
Cary Chess Club (Cary)
We meet from 5 pm – 9 pm Wednesday evenings at the Caribou Coffee, 109 SW Maynard Rd, Cary, NC 27511 (corner of Kildare Farms Rd & Maynard Rd). We are focused on casual chess, all folks welcome, no dues. Some players have ratings, many don’t. The first Wednesday of each month we hold an unrated, G/15 tourney starting at 5:30pm. Contact: Keith Carson
Email: krcarsn1@aol.com
Lake Norman Chess Club (Charlotte/Cornelius)
The chess club will meet at McAlister’s Deli located at 19930 W Catawba Ave, which is just off I77 Exit 28 Cornelius. We play 1 round each Thursday evening starting at 7:15 pm. After 5 weeks/rounds the tournament is submitted to the USCF to be rated.
Email: lakenormanchessclub@gmail.com
Phone: 704-608-7649
website lakenormanchess.com
Debs Pedigo
Granville Chess Club (Creedmoor)
I am starting a New Chess Club in Granville area (Butner Creedmoor). We play every Thursday of the month except on the third week of the month we play on Wednesday. We start at 5:00 in afternoon till 7:30 at South Granville Public Library in Creedmoor. Address is 1550 South Campus Dr Creedmoor NC 27522. Library number is 919-528-1752.
Phone: 919-528-1752
North Durham Chess Club (Durham)
The chess club at the North Durham Regional Library, 221 Milton Road, Durham, NC meets. every Saturday afternoon from 2 – 4:30 pm for casual play. Players of all skill levels are welcome. There are no fees, and sets and boards are provided.
Phone: (919)-479-7020
Triangle Area Chess Club (Durham)
This club has merged with the Triangle Chess Center.
Myrtle Beach Area (Calabash)
The Grand Strand Chess Club meets on Tuesdays between 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Hickman Crossroads Library, a short distance over the border in Calabash, North Carolina. Contact Terry Newman at terrynewman@atmc.net (910) 755-7140, Rich Rosa at richrosa21@yahoo.com (908) 337-1020 or George Brandetsas g.brandetsas@g.mail.com (704) 614-1079
Phone: (910) 755-7140
Triangle Chess Center (Durham/Morrisville)
The Triangle Chess Center sits convenient to all parts of the Triangle near the Wake/Durham County line on Hwy. 54. This is slightly more than 1 mile south of I-40 exit 281 (Miami Blvd.) less than a mile north of NC-540 exit 69. We offer weekly tournaments on Saturdays for novice level youths and seven-week long leagues in the fall and spring. We have frequent events for Open level players on Saturdays as well. Starting in October we will again offer rated games on Tuesday evenings starting at 6:30p. We also offer public lessons on Sundays and Wednesday evenings. Open free play every Saturday from 1p to 5p Our address is 5920 S. Miami Blvd. Unit 203 Durham, NC 27560.
Fayetteville Chess Club (Fayetteville)
The club meets on Tuesday nights from 5:00– 8:00 pm at Tim’s Pizza, Eutaw Village Shopping Center 2734 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28303.
Greensboro Chess Club (Greensboro)
The Greensboro Chess Club meets every Wednesday from 6:00pm until 10:00pm at the Lewis Recreation Center located at 3110 Forest Lawn Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455. Contact Scott McInnis (President) for more information. You can also visit our website at the link below.
Greenville Chess Club (Greenville)
Currently meets at Barnes & Noble Greenville Blvd (264 By-Pass) and Evans St. Wednesday 7-10 p.m.
Henderson/Vance Chess Club (Henderson)
The Henderson/Vance Chess Club meets 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. (or later?) on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evening each month at the Clearview Church, 3485 Hwy 158 Business, Henderson – enter on left side of church building, ground floor. We play rated games. All Beginners, Experts and in between welcome. 3R SS tournaments once a month, see flyer on Open and K-12 tabs of this web site. Please call before coming in case rescheduling for church functions. Phone: (H) 252-738-0375 (M) 252-226-4224
Hendersonville Chess Club (Hendersonville)
The club meets on Tuesdays at the 1st Presbyterian Church, 699 North Grove St., Hendersonville from 6 PM TO 8:30 PM. Casual play open to all ages. Casual and periodic rated play and lectures are open to all ages. The club also conducts a three game tournament every 2nd Saturday from Sept -April.
Phone: 301 787-6479
Jacksonville Chess Club (Jacksonville)
Address: 804 New Bridge St (Youth Center), Jacksonville, NC 28540. Date & Time: Tuesdays 5:30pm-10pm
Kernersville Chess Club (Kernersville)
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.
Lake Norman Chess Club (Cornelius)
The chess club will meet at McAlister’s Deli located at 19930 W Catawba Ave, which is just off I77 Exit 28 Cornelius. We play 1 round each Thursday evening starting at 7:15 pm. After 5 weeks/rounds the tournament is submitted to the USCF to be rated.
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
Marion Chess Club (Marion)
The Marion Chess Club meets each Tuesday Night, Marion Senior Center (next to YMCA), 100 Spaulding Rd., Marion, NC 2875, from 5:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Casual play and open to all ages. The club also conducts a USCF Rated Tournament, every month, on the 1st and 2nd Tuesdays, of each month, August – December.
New Bern Chess Club (New Bern)
The club meets every Monday night from 6:30pm-10pm. at the Books-a-Million at 3005 Clarendon Blvd.
Phone: (910)-546-5250
Sanford Community Chess Club (Sanford)
City : Sanford NC
We meet Wednesdays from 5 to 8 pm at the LCG Enrichment Center 1615 S Third Street, Sanford NC 27330. All levels of players from Beginners to Tournament are welcome. Open to ages 8 and above.
contact : Jeff Brueck – BRUECKJL@yahoo.com
Wake Forest Chess Club (Wake Forest)
Meets Mondays from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Wake Forest Coffee Company (upstairs), 156 South White St. Wake Forest NC 27587. WFCC has played unrated matches with the Henderson/Vance CC and has held unrated Saturday events at the Coffee Company site. Usually about 8 to 12 players on a typical Monday night. Visitors are welcome!
Smoky Mountain Chess Club (Waynesville)
The club meetings are held on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. Meetings are held in the Blue Ridge Books. It is located at 152 South Main Street, Waynesville. We welcome all ages and skill levels. Boards and sets are available, but we also suggest you bring one.
Phone: (828)-648-5739
UNC-Wilmington (Wilmington)
Check Web site for meeting times.
Wilmington Chess Club (Wilmington)
Moving from Cape Fear Games to Pine Valley Church of Christ fellowship hall beginning January 6th, 2011. Club hours are from from 6:30pm to 10:30pm. Pine Valley Church is located at 3601 South College Road. This is near the intersection of South College Road and 17th Street Extension and is adjacent to the CVS Pharmacy on the northeast corner of the intersection.
Winston-Salem Chess Club (Winston-Salem)
Winston-Salem Chess Club meets at Miller Park Rec Center, 400 Leisure Lane, Winston Salem, NC 5:30pm – 9:45pm Thursdays.
Email: Tony Sanders
Phone: (336)-765-0753
Website: Winston-Salem Chess Club