NEW MEXICO CLUBS
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Borders Santa Fe Book Store - Monday nights 7 til 10pm on Montezuma in the Sambusco Ctr, Santa Fe.
Casual chess, lots of blitz,
and sometimes slower rated matches. Some of the newest players mingle here with some of the state's best.
Grand Master Jesse Kraai presents a lecture every Monday night at Borders in Santa Fe
6pm-7pm, just before the club starts (free)
The lecture is usually geared for young players in the 800-1300 range.
University of New Mexico Chess Club - Monday nights 7pm during fall semester.
Stop by for casual chess in the Student Union Building -- Spirit Room.
UNM Chess Club is free and drop-ins are welcome. Alumni and non-students are also encouraged to visit.
Contact Silas Perry at siperry@gmail.com or sperry@CBLegacyNM.com
Coronado Chess Club - Wednesdays 7pm 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 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
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 Monday nights at 7pm during spring and fall semesters on the NM Tech campus in Socorro, in “Old Jones” 2nd floor. Club organizer Mark Schwarman and his teammates (a few of NM's top players among them) challenge all other clubs to a match! 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 Club -
Meets Saturday's at the Belen Public Library from 1:00 - 3:30pm.
More information can be found online at http://vcchess.net.