Where to play chess in Florida
MAITLAND FL. FLORIDA CHESS
ASSOCIATION (USCF ID T5006619). Affiliate
Type: State Chapter, MAITLAND. Contact:
HARVEY LERMAN. Contact Phone: 407-644-3542.
email:[email protected]. Web
Site: www.floridachess.org,
"FloridaChess"[Quarterly] $15 for two years
(Adults), $10 for two years (Scholastic, under age 20
ATHENS FL. CATTA (USCF ID A6032752).
Affiliate Type: Club, ATHENS. Contact:
RODERICK GORBY. Contact Phone: 404-3450834. email: [email protected]. BOCA
RATON, FL. BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6015500). Affiliate Type: Club. Every
Friday. Regents Park, 6363 Verde Trail, BOCA
RATON,. Contact: JON HASKEL. Contact Phone:
561-479-0351. email: [email protected]. Web
Site: www.bocachess.com, Club Membership Not
Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events, Under
Age 18 Welcome, Beginners Welcome. BOCA
RATON FL. SOUTH FLORIDA CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6029351). Affiliate Type: Club, BOCA
RATON. Contact: Gary P. Font. Contact Phone: 561392-5180. email:[email protected], Club
Membership Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated
Events. CANTONMENT FL. RANSOM
KNIGHTS CHESS CLUB (USCF ID H6038093).
Affiliate Type: School. TUES 8AM THURS 4PM.
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL, 1000 W
KINGSFIELD RD, Rm 172, CANTONMENT.
Contact: JOHN C LOWE. Contact Phone: 850-9372220. Club Phone: 850-748-8886. Club Fax: 850937-2232. Sponsor: John C Lowe. Address:
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL, 1000 WEST
KINGSFIELD ROAD, CANTONMENT, FL, 32533.
email: [email protected], Casual Play,
USCF Rated Events, Unrated Events, Bughouse,
Club Championships, Sets Available, Clocks
Available, Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners
Welcome, Handicap Accessible.
CLERMONT FL. CAGAN CROSSINGS
LIBRARY (USCF ID A6038182). Affiliate Type:
Club, CLERMONT. Contact: HERB PILGRIM.
Contact Phone: 352-396-1006.
email:[email protected].
CLERMONT FL. CLERMONT CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6016813). Affiliate Type: Club. THUR
6-10PM, SAT 1-6. 466 W MINNEOLA AVE,
CLERMONT. Contact: JOE SANDERLIN. Contact
Phone: 352-394-6280.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: http://www.clermontchessclub.org.
DANIA . YOUNG CHESS FL (USCF
ID A6039253). Affiliate Type: Club, DANIA.
Contact: sharmus yeargin.
DAYTONA BEACH FL. DAYTONA BEACH
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6005510). Affiliate
Type: Club. WED 6:30-10:O0PM. SCHNEBLY REC
CTR, 1101 N ATLANTIC AVE A1A, DAYTONA
BEACH,FL 32118, DAYTONA BEACH. Contact:
PAUL TOMAINO. Contact Phone: 386-239-9485.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: www.daytonabchcc.org, Casual Play, USCF
Rated Events, Unrated Events, Blitz Events, Matches,
Ladders, Club Championships, Sets Available,
Clocks Available, Classes Offered, Under Age 18
Welcome, Beginners Welcome, Handicap
Accessible.
DESTIN, FLORIDA FL. EMERALD COAST
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6025782). Affiliate
Type: Club. MON 7:00 PM Until Closing. BOOKS
A MILLION, 4250 Legendary Dr, DESTIN,
FLORIDA. Contact: WILLIAM D OWENS. Contact
Phone: 850-892-4232.
email: [email protected], Club Membership
Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events,
Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners Welcome,
Refreshments, Handicap Accessible
DORAL FL. DIVINE SAVIOR ACADEMY (USCF
ID H6034984). Affiliate Type: School, DORAL.
Contact: GILBERTO LUNA.
email: [email protected]
DUNEDIN FL. CITY OF DUNEDIN CHESS
CLUB (USCF ID A6040087). Affiliate Type: Club.
Contact: SAUL SHWARTZTEIN. Contact Phone:
727-734-1829. email: [email protected].
ESTERO FL. SW FLORIDA CHESS CLUB (USCF
ID A6035746). Affiliate Type: Club. Saturdays
12:00pm to 4:00pm. Estero Recreation Center, Estero
Community Park, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd.,
ESTERO. Contact: Gregory Gordon. Contact Phone:
239-218-2116. Club Phone: 239-218-2116. Club Fax:
239-947-9679. email: [email protected]. Web
Site:http://www.swfloridachessclub.com
, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events, Unrated Events,
Blitz Events, Ladders, Private Lessons Offered,
Simuls Offered, Refreshments, USCF rated
tournaments on first Saturday of every month.
FORT LAUDERDALE FL.
BROWARD CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6039865).
Affiliate Type: Club. Thurdays, Fridays and
Saturdays 7pm – 11pm
HIALEAH FL. FLORIDA SCHOLASTIC CHESS
LGE (USCF ID H6016122). Affiliate Type: School.
Contact: TIM TUSING. Contact Phone: 352-3161199. email: [email protected].
HOLLYWOOD FL. HOLLYWOOD KINGS
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6010353). Affiliate
Type: Club. FRI 6:30-10:30pm. STARBUCKS
COFFEE, Park Sheridan Plaza, 9700 PINES BLVD,
HOLLYWOOD. Contact: STEPHEN CERNOBYL.
Contact Phone: 954-983-1382.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: www.hollywoodkingschess.com
Kids Thursdays
5:15pm – 6:45pm and
Saturdays 1pm – 3pm
909 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE.
Contact: OSCAR MALDONADO.
Contact: 954-530-6674. email: [email protected].
Site: www.browardchessclub.com,
WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS, CLASSES AND SIX
WEEKS SUMMER CAMP.
GAINESVILLE FL. FOUR FRIENDS FOR
CHESS CC (USCF ID A6030850). Affiliate Type:
Club. ONCE A MONTH. BOOKS A MILLION,
6111 NEWBERRY RD, GAINESVILLE. Contact:
MIGUEL ARARAT. Contact Phone: 352-213-9707.
Web Site: gainesvillechessclub.com
GAINESVILLE FL. GAINESVILLE CHESS
CLUB (USCF ID A6039755). Affiliate Type: Club,
GAINESVILLE. Contact: Pranay Shastry. Contact
Phone: 703-786-1474.
email:[email protected].
GAINESVILLE FL. GAINESVILLE CHESS
CLUB INC (USCF ID A6007297). Affiliate Type:
Club. Friday 7pm-10pm. Books a Million on
Newberry Rd, GAINESVILLE. Contact: Britt
Ryerson. Contact Phone: 352-284-8273.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: www.gainesvillechess.com.
HOMESTEAD FL. ATALA MONTESSORI
SCHOOL (USCF ID H6038197). Affiliate Type:
School. MON 4-5PM. ATALA MONTESSORI
SCHOOL, HOMESTEAD. Contact: Dr. Kristine H.
Burns. Contact Phone: 786-281-2291. Club Phone:
786-738-1210. email: [email protected].
HOMESTEAD . EVERGLADES PREPARATORY
ACADEMY (USCF ID H6041006). Affiliate Type:
School. THURS 3:30-4:30PM. ROOM 133,
HOMESTEAD. Contact: JESUS MEDINILLA.
Contact Phone: 786-601-1969.
email: [email protected].
JACKSONVILLE . BOLLES CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID H6040024). Affiliate Type: Club,
JACKSONVILLE. Contact: Hunter Bishop Hassan
Hakimian.
JUPITER FL. PALM BEACH GARDENS CHESS
CLUB (USCF ID A6023298). Affiliate Type: Club,
JUPITER. Contact: JOHN DOCKERY. Contact
Phone: 561-762-3377. Sponsor: john t dockery.
email: [email protected].
LAKELAND FL. LAKELAND CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6009287). Affiliate Type: Club.
Mondays 6:30 to 9:30 pm. KELLY RECREATION
CENTER, 404 Imperial Blvd., 2nd floor,
LAKELAND. Contact: MARK WILLIAMS. Contact
Phone: 863-899-5417.
email: [email protected], Club
Membership Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated
Events, Club Championships, Sets Available, Under
Age 18 Welcome, Beginners Welcome, Handicap
Accessible, closed on the 3rd Monday each month.
LAUDERHILL FL. CHESS 4 SUCCESS (USCF
ID A6040306). Affiliate Type: Club. VARIES,
LAUDERHILL. Contact: ROBERT MC KENZIE.
Contact Phone: 954-319-3372.
email:[email protected].
MARCO ISLAND . CHESS AT MOORINGS
(USCF ID A6041137). Affiliate Type: Club,
MARCO ISLAND. Contact: Wade Keller. Contact
Phone: 239-389-2525.
email: [email protected].
MELBOURNE BEACH FL. SPACE COAST
SCHOL CHESS CLUB (USCF ID H6017288).
Affiliate Type: School. Contact: DONALD SCOTT
LANGFORD. Contact Phone: 321-733-0138.
Address: C/O DONALD LANGFORD, 6770
FLORIDANA AVE, MELBOURNE BEACH, FL,
32951. email: [email protected], Club
Membership Not Required, USCF Rated Events,
Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners Welcome.
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA FL. MELBOURNE
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6010312). Affiliate
Type: Club. sat 1pm-4pm. sun coffee shop, 540 e
new haven, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. Contact:
PETER DYSON. Club Phone: 321-728-9049.
email: [email protected], Club
Membership Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated
Events, Chess Items for Sale, Beginners Welcome,
Refreshments.
MIAMI FL 33132 FL. MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID G6018477). Affiliate
Type: College. Student Life Room 2101, 300 NE 2nd
Ave, MIAMI FL 33132. Contact: YVETTE
SHERAN. Contact Phone: 305-237-8000.
email: [email protected].
MIAMI . GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC
SCHOOL (USCF ID H6039096). Affiliate Type:
Club, MIAMI.
FLORIDA
MIAMI FL. KENNEDY CHESS ASSOCIATION
(USCF ID H6027416). Affiliate Type: School,
MIAMI. Contact: Tiffany Kennedy.
email: [email protected]
MIAMI . MIAMI CITY CHESS CLUB MIAMI CI
(USCF ID A6038636). Affiliate Type: Club.
Thursday 5pm. 444 SW 2nd AVE, MIAMI @,
Riverside Center, MIAMI. Contact: John Salisbury.
Contact Phone: 352-283-2835.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: miamicitychessclub.com.
MIAMI FL. SPARTAN CHESS CLUB (USCF
ID H6022927). Affiliate Type: School, MIAMI.
Contact: MICHAEL D HUTSKO. Contact Phone:
3057797341. Address: ATTN MICHAEL HUTSKODIRECTOR, 601 NE 107TH ST, MIAMI, FL,
33161. email: [email protected],
USCF Rated Events, Unrated Events, Sets Available,
Clocks Available
MIAMI FL. THE STORMONT KINGS (USCF
ID H6014412). Affiliate Type: School. SAT 3-5PM.
KENDALL BRANCH LIBRARY, 9101 SW 97
AVE, MIAMI. Contact: CHRIS STORMONT.
Contact Phone: 786-303-2437. Club Phone: 786-3032437. email: [email protected]. Web
Site: www.stormontkingschess.com.
MIAMI FL. TITLE I ADMIN CHESS PROGRAM
(USCF ID H6018746). Affiliate Type: School,
MIAMI. Contact: C/O ELIZABETH TEJADA.
Contact Phone: 000-000-0000. (Crosstables from past
rated tourneys for this affiliate)
OCALA FL. OCALA CHESS CLUB (USCF
ID A6034696). Affiliate Type: Club. THURS 57:45PM. OCALA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 2720 E
SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA. Contact:
FRANK ARMATTI. Contact Phone: 352-671-8551.
email: [email protected].
ORLANDO FL 32810 FL. CENTRAL FLORIDA
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID A6007091). Affiliate
Type: Club. Call for information. Call for
information, ORLANDO FL 32810. Contact:
HARVEY LERMAN. Contact Phone: 407-644-3542.
Club Phone: 407-629-6946. Address: C/O HARVEY
LERMAN, 921 N THISTLE LANE, MAITLAND,
FL, 32751-3736.
email:[email protected]. Web
Site: www.centralflchess.org, Club Membership Not
Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events, Blitz
Events, Club Championships, Private Lessons
Offered, Under Age 18 Welcome, Prison chess
support.
ORLANDO FL. ORLANDO CHESS & GAMES
CENTER (USCF ID A6018039). Affiliate Type:
Club. 10AM-10PM MON-SUN. 8853 COMMIDITY
CIRCLE, ORLANDO FL 32819, ORLANDO.
Contact: ALEX ZELNER. Contact Phone: 407-2480818. email: [email protected].
ORLANDO FL. KINGSMEN CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6039390). Affiliate Type: Club. SAT 125PM. EDGEWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY, 5049
EDGEWATER DR, ORLANDO FL 32810,
ORLANDO. Contact: Keith Dunbar. Contact Phone:
407-580-7912. email: [email protected].
Web Site: kingsmenchessclub.com, Casual Play,
USCF Rated Events, Unrated Events, Blitz Events,
Club Championships, Sets Available, Chess Items for
Sale, Classes Offered, Lectures Offered, Private
Lessons Offered, Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners
Welcome, Refreshments.
MONTHLY CHESS TOURNAMENTS-OPEN AND
SCHOLASTICS.
SARASOTA FL. ASHTON ELEMENTARY
CHESS CLUB (USCF ID H6037387). Affiliate
Type: School. THURS 3:00-4:00, SARASOTA.
Contact: WILLIAM H MUTH JR. Contact Phone:
941-361-6440. email: [email protected]
SATELLITE BEACH FL. BREVARD CHESS
CENTER (USCF ID A6034550). Affiliate Type:
Club, SATELLITE BEACH. Contact: CHRISTIAN
BORTZNER. Contact Phone: 321-720-9352. Club
Phone: 321-720-9362.
email: [email protected].
PENSACOLA FL. PENSACOLA CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A5006376). Affiliate Type: Club. THUR
6PM-9PM, SUN 2PM. BOOKS-A-MILLION.
Contact: A J GOLDSBY I. Contact Phone: 850-4847803, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events, Unrated
Events, Blitz Events, Matches, Ladders, Club
Championships, Classes Offered, Private Lessons
Offered, Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners
Welcome, Refreshments, Handicap Accessible
SPRING HILL FL. POOR RICH'S CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6017519). Affiliate Type: Club. MON &
WED 6:30PM-10PM. OAK HILL HOSP
CAFETERIA, RT 50, SPRING HILL. Contact: J C
QUINONES. Contact Phone: 352-678-6987.
email: [email protected].
PLANTATION FL. H B H PLANTATION
LIBRARY (USCF ID A6030933). Affiliate Type:
Club. FRI 3-5PM. LIBRARY, 501 North fig tree ln,
PLANTATION. Contact: TANYA FIELD. Contact
Phone: 954-797-2140.
Chess Club that meets from 10 a.m. to noon
Saturdays in the lobby of the Sunrise Civic Center,
10610 W. Oakland Blvd. For more information,
email: [email protected]. PORT
CHARLOTTE . CULTURAL CNTR CHARLOTTE
CNTY (USCF ID A6015755). Affiliate Type: Club,
PORT CHARLOTTE. Contact: PHILIP D
KENNEDY. Contact Phone: 941-627-6524.
PORT ORANGE FL. CREATING HIGHER EDUC
SUCCESS (USCF ID H6018704). Affiliate Type:
School, PORT ORANGE. Contact: IN SCHOOLS /
STEVE LAMPKIN. Contact Phone: 386-682-9527.
email: [email protected].
SAINT PETERSBURG FL. CHESS CLUB JOY
(USCF ID A6039006). Affiliate Type: Club, SAINT
PETERSBURG. Contact: Timotey Gospodinov.
Contact Phone: 727-776-5583. Address: 4435 1ST
STREET NE APT 112, SAINT PETERSBURG, FL,
33703. email: [email protected],
USCF Rated Events, Sets Available, Classes Offered,
Private Lessons Offered, Beginners Welcome,
Sunrise, FL
call 954-747-3207.
TALLAHASSEE FL. TALLAHASSEE CHESS
CLUB (USCF ID A6009319). Affiliate Type: Club.
Saturdays (12pm-6pm). Black Dog Cafe, 229 Lake
Ella Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303, TALLAHASSEE.
Contact: STEVEN CULLIFER. Contact Phone: 850345-7838. Club Phone: 850-345-7838.
email: [email protected]. Web
Site: http://TallahasseeChess.com, Club Membership
Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events,
Unrated Events, Blitz Events, Club Championships,
Private Lessons Offered, Under Age 18 Welcome,
Beginners Welcome, Handicap Accessible, We also
meet Wednesday nights. See our website for all
details..
TAMPA FL. COLLEGE HILL CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID G6018525). Affiliate Type: College.
TUES/THURS 4:30-6PM. COLLEGE HILL
LIBRARY. Contact: SUZETTE DEAN. Contact
Phone: 813-236-3808. email: [email protected].
Web Site: collegehillchessclub.com, Club
Membership Not Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated
Events, Unrated Events, Matches, Sets Available,
Clocks Available, Book Library, Classes Offered,
Lectures Offered, Simuls Offered, Under Age 18
Welcome, Beginners Welcome, Refreshments,
Handicap Accessible, Friday Night Matches.
TAMPA PALMS FL. RITTERS CHESS
CHAMPIONS (USCF ID A6025734). Affiliate Type:
Club. TUES 6-9PM. COMPTON PARK, 16101
COMPTON DRIVE, TAMPA FL. Contact: TANIA
KRANICH-RITTER. Contact Phone: 813-653-0018.
email: [email protected].
TAMPA FL. ACADEMY PREP CHESS KING
COBRAS (USCF ID H6027134). Affiliate Type:
School. TUES WED THURS, TAMPA. Contact: Ted
McNair. Contact Phone: 813-431-5215.
email:[email protected]. Web
Site: www.academyprep.org.
TAMPA FL. HOFFER'S CHESS ACADEMY
(USCF ID A6020214). Affiliate Type: Club. TUES
6:15-9:15. Busch Commercial Plaza, 5035 E. Busch
Blvd., Suite 10, TAMPA. Contact: Coach Mike.
Contact Phone: 813-526-2257. Sponsor: Hoffer's
Chess Academy. email: [email protected].
Web Site: www.Yes2Chess.com, Casual Play, USCF
Rated Events, Blitz Events, Club Championships,
Sets Available, Clocks Available, Chess Items for
Sale, Classes Offered, Lectures Offered, Chess
Camps, Private Lessons Offered, Simuls Offered,
Under Age 18 Welcome, Beginners Welcome,
Refreshments, Handicap Accessible, Parents
welcome!.
TAMPA FL. TAMPA BAY CHESS (USCF
ID A6034440). Affiliate Type: Club, TAMPA.
Contact: Willard J Taylor, Jr.. Contact Phone: 813727-8852. email: [email protected].
TAMPA FL. UNITED MINDS CHESS CLUB
(USCF ID A6033975). Affiliate Type: Club. from 1
to 4.30 pm on Sundays. 10001 Cross Creek Blvd,
New Tampa public Library, TAMPA FL 33647,
TAMPA. Contact: Sampath Narayanan. Contact
Phone: 813-973-7567. Sponsor: AJIT MUJUMDAR.
email: [email protected], Club Membership Not
Required, Casual Play, USCF Rated Events, Unrated
Events, Bughouse, Matches, Club Championships,
Sets Available, Clocks Available, Book Library,
Chess Items for Sale, Classes Offered, Simuls
Offered.
VIERA . VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL (USCF
ID H6041321). Affiliate Type: Club, VIERA.
Contact: ALICIA ANGUS.
WABUSSO FL. TREASURE COAST CHESS
CLUB (USCF ID A6039651). Affiliate Type: Club,
WABUSSO. Contact: HAROLD SCOTT. Contact
Phone: 772-766-1250. Club Phone: 772-766-1250.
email: [email protected].
WELLINGTON FL. PALM BEACH CHESS
ACADEMY (USCF ID H6037550). Affiliate Type:
School.