NEW MEXICO CLUBS
email us your club info and contact name, and we'll list it here
(for scholastic, click nmsco.org)
Borders Santa Fe Book Store - Monday nights 7 til 9pm on Montezuma in the Sambusco Ctr, Santa Fe.
Drop in casual chess and blitz.
University of New Mexico Chess Club - Monday nights 6:30-9:00pm during spring semester.
Stop by for casual chess in the Student Union Building -- Amigo Room.
UNM Chess Club is free and drop-ins are welcome. Alumni and non-students are also encouraged to visit.
Contact Anthony Chen at antchen@unm.edu
Coronado Chess Club - Wednesdays 7pm at Frontier Restaurant on Central Ave. in Albuquerque, across from UNM (in the back room). One unrated rounds weekly, game in 30 -- plus informal games and analysis 'til late in the night (Frontier is open 24/7). This is a long-standing club with character. To get paired in for the evening, arrive before 7pm and talk to Richard Sherman (839-4218). $10 per year or $1 for one night. Equipment available.
The Chess Group - Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE in Rio Rancho. Thursdays at 1pm.
Average age 70 to 75 years. Contact is Paul Morton. 867-9664 (home), 514-6807 (cell)
Email: p.morton@att.net Gmail: morton.paul@gmail.com
Bear Canyon Chess Club - Bear Canyon Senior Center, near Montgomery/Eubank in Albuquerque.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 1pm. Casual, small, friendly group. No organized pairings. Contact Lloyd Gustafson at 821-2083.
Foothills Chess Club -- Now the THIRD Sunday of every month from 2-6 p.m (4-8pm beginning 4/19/09)
Foothills Fellowship Church, located on the Southwest corner of Candelaria and Tramway in
NE Albuquerque.
Contact Oren Stevens at 298-2534 orenvstevens@aol.com. USCF rated games. Stop by and give the Foothills club a try!
Westside Club in Rio Rancho - Casual chess on Thursday nights starting at 7pm. The club meets at Barnes and Noble on 3701- A Ellison Dr. NW, Albuquerque ....near Cottonwood Mall, between Sam's Club and Walmart. For more info, contact Holly McRoberts at QueenHJM@aol.com
Cherry Hills Club Meets from 1-5pm on the first Saturday
of each month.
Casual play.
Cherry Hills Library in NE Albuquerque. Contact Rod Avery at rlavery64@msn.com
Four Corners Chess Club is still going after 40 years + !! The club meets in room 1008 at San Juan College on Tuesdays.
John White is the President, Elliot O'Brien is VP, and Kent Weisner is Secretary.
For updated times and more info, contact Kent at
505-598-6442 weisken@hotmail.com
New Mexico Tech Chess Club - Meets Thursday nights at 7pm during spring and fall semesters on the NM Tech campus in Socorro, Jones Hall Room 202. Directions: Take I-25 exit 150 onto California Street. Turn right into Bullock Ave. (KFC at the corner). At the third intersection you will see the campus. Keep going straight. The street curves left. At stop sign, turn into the left parking lot Campus map
Los Alamos Chess Club - Thursdays 6:30 - 10:30pm at the Betty
Ehart Senior Center (downstairs).
Contact Gerard Jungman at 667-0369 (days)
or Tom Pigott at 662-6962.
Valencia County Chess -
A new and upcoming chess club in New Mexico.
We meet weekly at the Belen Public Library, which was recently renovated to
a state of the art facility. The library even boasts a small cafe where you
can purchase food and drink. Please come to discover this new and relaxing
chess-playing atmosphere. More information on our schedule and club can be
found online at http://vcchess.net.
Las Cruces Chess Club - meets twice a week. Click here for details.
Wired Kings Chess Club - organizes monthly tournaments at public libraries. Click here for their website.