South Carolina Chess Clubs
AIKEN
The Aiken County Chess Club meets
approximately every other Saturday at the Stoplight Deli, 119 Laurens
Street from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Bill Taylor
BEAUFORT
The Lowcountry Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings at Panini's
Cafe, in the Cross Creek Shopping Center (next to Wal-Mart on highway
170 in Beaufort) from 6:00 PM to 9:00.PM.
Contact: Terry Chester
(843) 524-5814
CHARLESTON
The Charleston Chess Club
meets every Wednesday from 7:00 PM at the fellowship hall of the Park
Circle Presbyterian Church, 4701 Park Place West at Durant Avenue, North
Charleston.
Contact: David Causey
COLUMBIA
The Columbia Chess Club
meets at the Ashland United Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Road on
Thursdays, 7 - 10 PM.
Contact: Bobby Halliday
Some chess players have been meeting informally at the Barnes & Noble
Bookstore on Harbison Boulevard, across from the Columbiana Centre Mall.
The gatherings usually occur on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
FLORENCE
The Florence Chess Club
meets at Fazoli's, 2007 S. Irby Street., on Mondays, 7 - 9 PM.
Contact: John Zeimetz
(843) 229-7468
GREENVILLE
The Greenville Chess
Club meets at the Bobby Pearse Center, 904 Townes Street,
Greenville, South Carolina, each Thursday at 7:30PM.
Contact: Mickey Lauria
(864) 624-9505
GREENWOOD
The
Greenwood Club meets meets every Tuesday 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM AND
every Saturday 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Dairy Queen, 217 Bypass 72 NW
Greenwood, SC 29649. Club membership is encouraged, but NOT required.
All are welcome and always family friendly.
Contact: Mike Games
(864) 389-1180
GREER
The Greer Chess Club meets Tuesday nights from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on the
Greer campus of Greenville Technical College.
The BMW Chess Club meets in the Employee Club of the BMW Manufacturing
Corporation at 1400 Highway 101 South.
HARTSVILLE
Contact: Clyde Smith
(843) 383-3937
MYRTLE BEACH
The Grand Strand Chess Club meets on Saturdays at 9:30am at the
Maritime Beach Club at 400 N Ocean Blvd in North Myrtle Beach.
Contacts: Ralph Ashby (843) 249-5788 and
Joe
Walyus 910-287-5217
ROCK HILL
The Rock Hill Chess Club meets at Panera Bread in the Manchester
Village Shopping Center just off Dave Lyle Blvd on Wednesday evenings
from 6 to 9 PM.
Contact: Russell Herron
SPARTANBURG
The Spartanburg Chess Club
meets at Spartanburg Community College each Tuesday evening from 7:00
PM.
Contact: Spencer Matthews
(864)582-3442 home and (864) 216-5968 cell
SUMTER
The Sumter County Chess Club meets at Grace Cathedral Church Of God,
60 Oswego Hwy, Sumter, SC 29150 each Monday evening from 7:00 PM.
Phone: (803) 773-6497
WOODRUFF
The Woodruff Chess Club meets in the First Citizens Bank, corner of
Pine Street & Main Street, each Monday evening from 7:00 PM.