NEW MEXICO CLUBS
email us your club info and contact name, and we'll list it here
(for scholastic, click nmsco.org)
Santa Fe Chess - Monday and Wednesday nights 6 til 9pm at the Flying Star in the railyard, Santa Fe. This club used to meet at Borders, but they closed their coffee bar the weekend of 2/19/2011.
Food available. Drop in for blitz and slower chess.
University of New Mexico Chess Club - Tuesday nights 6:30-9:00pm during the fall and spring semesters.
Meetings are held on campus in the Student Union Building in
the Acoma A conference room. Meetings generally run from 6:30-9:00 in
the evening. Players of all experience levels are invited to the club.
The club also welcomes non-students.
If you have any questions about the Club or this meeting, contact Dante
Archuleta at 934-3931 or dantearc@unm.edu.
Coronado Chess Club - Wednesdays 6:45pm at Frontier Restaurant on Central Ave. in Albuquerque, across from UNM (in the back room). Two unrated rounds weekly, game in 30 -- plus informal games and analysis 'til late in the night (Frontier is open 5am-1am). This is a long-standing club with character. Currently, we need a new person to run the club.
The Chess Group - Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE in Rio Rancho. Fridays 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 -- The THIRD Saturday of every month from 1:00-5:00 p.m. IF there is a FHCC Chess
tournament that day. It will take the place of a meeting.
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 twice per week in Farmington, NM:
5pm on Tuesdays at Bernadone's Restaurant and 5pm on Thursdays at New Life in Christ Church.
John White is the President 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.
Hub City Chess Club -
Serving the Valencia County since March of 2008. We
meet weekly at the Belen Public Library, which was renovated to a state of
the art facility. Please come to discover this relaxing chess-playing
atmosphere. More information on our schedule and club can be found online at
http://www.hubcitychess.com/.
Las Cruces Chess Club - meets Fridays at the Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite St., Las Cruses from 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Las Cruces Chess Club (NMSU) - meets twice a week. Click here for details.
Las Cruses Hastings Chess Club - meets Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
at the Hastings Book Store, 2350 Lohman Ave., LC. The contact person is David Lithar (575) 532-5219
Wired Kings Chess Club - organizes monthly tournaments at public libraries. Click here for their website.
Santa Fe Rooks Chess Club - organizes monthly tournaments in Santa Fe. Click here for their website.