NC Clubs
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 Larchmont Lane, Asheville, NC 28804.
Website: WNC Chess
Camp Lejeune Chess
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.
Carrboro Chess Club (Carrboro)
The club meets every Saturday at 2pm at Jessee's Coffee & Bar in Carrboro, NC. All skill levels are welcome in this casual club. Please see the club's website for up-to-date location and schedule information.
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 Barnes and Noble 4020 Sharon road in Southpark once a month and is open to all females of all skill levels.
Tiger Chess (Charlotte)
Club meetings Monday through Thursday 6pm-11pm, 2425 North Davidson St. We meet for casual play most afternoons in the atrium of Amelies french bakery in the rear.
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.
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 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)
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.
Mayberry Chess Club (Mt. Airy)
Meets at Cloud 9 Coffee, 2123 Rockford St., (US 601), Mt. Airy. Meets Tuesday 7 - 9 p.m.
Triangle Area Chess Club (Morrisville)
Formerly - Borders Chess Club - Saturdays from 2-6pm in the Food Court in the Morrisville Outlet Mall. 1001 Airport Blvd - I-40 exit 284. All skill levels and ages are welcome, including beginners and children. No fees or obligations.
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 Tournament Chess Club (Raleigh)
The Raleigh Tournament Chess Club meets 7pm Wednesdays at Kiwanis Park, 2526 Noble Rd. That's the corner of McNeill St. and Noble Rd., two blocks behind Mami Nora's on Wake Forest Rd. inside the I-440 beltline.
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
Sandhills Chess Club (Pinehurst)
The Sandhills Chess Club meets twice weekly in Pinehurst at the Moore County Senior Center, 8040 U.S. Hwy 15-501 (two miles north of the Pinehurst Traffic Circle), on Tuesdays at 2:45 PM and on Thursdays at 7:00 PM.
Phone: (910)-315-1233
Sylva Chess (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.
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. Updated: 07/30/2010
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.
UNC-Wilmington (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 Club
After losing our playing site at Borders when they closed, the Winston-Salem Chess Club has moved to Miller Park Recreation Center, meeting Thursdays from 7 (available as early as 6 for those inclined) to 9:45 pm. From the Southwest corner of Thruway Shopping Center, where we met at Borders (off I-40 Business, Stratford or Knollwood Rd. exits), follow Knollwood Rd. south, about ¼ mile south of the intersection with Stratford, turn left from Knollwood onto Queen. (School on left, Miller Park on the right). Take Westfield on the right, then turn right again onto Leisure. Rec center is on the right. After entering the front entrance and spotting the reception area in front of you, look to the left for our room or to a room behind that one, on the Southwest side of the building.
Phone: (336)-765-0753