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Chess Clubs in Indiana

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Anderson
Anderson Chess Club

Meets Tuesdays from 6–9 p.m. at Greeks Pizza on MLKJ Blvd for casual play.

Bloomington
Bloomington Chess Club

Meetings every Tuesday starting at 6:00 at BuffaLouie’s on Indiana Avenue. No membership required. All levels welcome.

Email Juan Manuel Soto Arriví: jmsoto@mac.com

Bloomington
Bloomington Indiana Scholastic Chess Club

Scholastic chess for Bloomington-area kids — see the Facebook page and website for current details.

Brownsburg
Brownsburg Chess Club

Meets most Mondays, 5:30–8:30 PM at Buffalo Wild Wings, 1551 N Green St Q, Brownsburg, IN 46112.

Contact Doug Krasnoff: douglaskrasnoff@yahoo.com

Carmel
Carmel Chess Club (CCC)

Meets Monday 6:30–8:30pm and Sunday 6:30–8:30pm for Grades K–10. Registration required for Spring/Fall sessions. All levels are welcome.

Carmel
Summit Chess Club (SCC)

Meets Thursdays 6:00–8:30 P.M. at Carmel Christian Church, 463 E Main St, Carmel, IN 46032.

Contact: summitchessclub@outlook.com

Carmel
Chess Night @ MOTW Coffee & Pastries

Meets Wednesdays 6:00–8:00 P.M. at MOTW Coffee & Pastries, 12761 Old Meridian St, Carmel, IN 46032. 10% off food and drink if RSVP’d.

Columbus
Columbus Chess Club

The club meets Thursdays from 5PM to 9PM at the Lewellen Chapel, 2580 Grissom St., Columbus, Indiana 47203. Enter from the North side.

For additional information contact John Coffey (801) 856-4812, john2001plus@gmail.com

Elkhart
Elkhart B.U.M. Chess Club

Meets Tuesdays, 7:00–10:00 P.M., Bethel United Methodist Church, 1200 N Michigan Street at Simonton St, Elkhart, IN. No membership fee to play. Most weeks we hold a G/10 d0 tournament with USCF rules.

Contact Les Kistler: LKistler_phm@yahoo.com

Evansville
Tri-City Chess Club / Evansville Chess Club

Meets Tuesdays, 6:00–9:00 p.m., McDonald’s, 2960 Covert Ave, Evansville, IN 47714.

Contact John D. Herring, Jr. at jdherringjr@aol.com

Fort Wayne
Three Rivers Chess Club

See the Facebook page for meeting details.

Gary
Gary Chess Club

Meets last Tuesday of the month, 5:00pm–7:30pm at the Gary Public Library, 220 W. 5th Avenue. No membership requirements.

Email: gplchessclub@garypubliclibrary.org

Greenfield
Greenfield Social Chess Club

Meets on Mondays from 4:00–8:00 PM at Hometown Comics, 1506 North State Street, Greenfield, Indiana 46140. There are no membership fees for the club.

Greenwood
Greenwood Chess Club

Mondays, 5–10 PM in the Kroger store (in the Deli-Starbucks area), 8745 S. Emerson Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana. This store is barely north of the intersection of South Emerson and County Line Road.

Contact John Coffey john2001plus@gmail.com, 801-856-4812

Indianapolis
B C Chess Club

Meets most Friday evenings at Christ United Methodist Church, 8540 US-31, Indianapolis, IN 46227.

Indianapolis
Books and Rooks Chess Club

Meets every Monday from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. at the Central Library, 40 E St Clair St, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Contact Jordan Hunt: jhunt@indypl.org

Indianapolis
Chess Club at IUPUI

This semester, the club will have regular meetings on Mondays from 3:00–5:30pm in Taylor Hall, room 2118. Visit the club page for more information and to join the email list.

Indianapolis
Circle City Chess

Meets every Tuesday and Friday 6:00 PM–10:00 PM at The Chess House: 8041 Crawfordsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46214.

Indianapolis
IndyChess

Meets every Tuesday (6:15–9:30 p.m.) on Indy’s north side (Latvian Community Center, 1008 W 64th Street) with more than 60 people attending for USCF-rated play, adult casual play, and kids’ workshop/play. They also hold a monthly “Scholastic Sunday” kids tournament with rated and casual sections, a quarterly Saturday tornado tournament (typically 4ss, G/60+10), and seasonal round robin leagues with one game per week on Fridays. All are welcome!

Email: info@indychess.org

Logansport
Donley Chess Center

Tuesday nights 6:30–9:00 P.M. at Cass County Public Library, 616 E Broadway, Logansport, IN 46947.

Contact Gary Fox: gfox@donleychess.org

Martinsville
Foxcliff Chess Club

Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30pm at American Legion Post 230, 701 E. Morgan St, Martinsville, IN 46151.

Contact Steve Maney: foxcliffchess@gmail.com

Michigan City
Michigan City Chess Club

Meets every 1st and 3rd Monday at Krueger Memorial Hall (801 Liberty Trail, Michigan City, IN 46360) from 5:30–7:30p. Open to all ages and skill levels.

Contact William Walker: wwalker@emichigancity.com

Michigan City
Senior Center Chess Club

Meets at Michigan City Senior Center 10:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. on Fridays. Open to anyone 55 or older.

Muncie
Adams Angels Chess Club

Meets every Tuesday, 6:00–8:00 at 1200 South Luick Ave., Muncie, IN 47302. RSVP required. No fee for casual play. One-time fee to be on tournament team. For beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Finger foods are provided. Donations toward food are accepted.

RSVP with Scott Adams, (937) 798-3796, adamsangelschessclub@gmail.com

New Albany
Mott Chess Club

Meets 1st and 3rd Sundays.

Contact Daro Mott (daromott@gmail.com) in advance.

Porter
Kingsmen Southshore Chess Club

Meets Tuesdays 6:00–8:00 PM from October through May at the Spring House Inn, Porter, IN.

South Bend
Greater New Jerusalem Chess Club

Formerly named Lincolnway West Chess Club or Western Avenue Chess Club

Meets 6:30–9:00 PM on Mondays at Greater New Jerusalem Church, 915 North Olive Street, South Bend, IN 46628. Parking: west side of church in grassy area off the alley.

Contact Rev. Lonell Hudson, (574) 323-0404, or Les Kistler, LKistler_phm@yahoo.com

Terre Haute
Terre Haute Adult Chess Club

Meets 6:30–9:00pm every Wednesday at the Wabash Activity Center, 500 S 5th St, Terre Haute, IN (on Poplar St between 5th and 6th Streets).

West Lafayette
Purdue University Chess Club

Meets weekly during the school year. Purdue Chess Club offers great opportunity for students to learn and practice chess!

Contact Connor Cai cai263@purdue.edu with any questions or to be put on the mailing list.

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