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The food fair in the Park Royal Mall (south) in West Vancouver has pickup chess every afternoon. A reliable start time would be 2:00 p.m. but some diehards could be there earlier.
The food fair in the Park Royal Mall (south) in West Vancouver has pickup chess every afternoon. A reliable start time would be 2:00 p.m. but some diehards could be there earlier.
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Abbotsford
Abbotsford Junior Chess Club
Who For: Children 5-17 years old.
Misc: Bring Chess boards to improve chess skills. No instruction or teaching provided. Friendly games, Tournaments and Free parking. Children under the age of 7 must have adult supervision.
Note: You are welcome to donate towards purchasing tournament size Chess Mats. Although we have some chess boards in the club, we would appreciate if you bring your own.
Time: Sundays: 3:00?5:00 PM
Location: The Reach Gallery Museum, 32388 Veterans Way, near Trethewey and South Fraser Way), Abbotsford, BC
Contact: Jane: 604-724-7800 or Ritu: 604-832-0115 or Visit: TheReach.ca
Follow: Abby Junior Chess Club on FaceBook
Abbotsford Seniors Chess Club
Time/Place: Thursday, 1.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Location: Abbotsford Recreation Centre, 2499 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford, BC
Contact: Sar Robson at Seniors Healthy Aging Resources Environment Society at 604-854-1733 or 604-859-4884. Email: sarrobson@shawcable.com
Bowser (70 km NW of Nanaimo)
Bowser Chess Club
Time/Place: Saturdays, 1-5PM
Location: Meet at Henry's Kitchen in Qualicum Bay, Bowser, BC
Website: bowserchess.pbworks.com
Contact: Robert McFetridge mcfetridge@shaw.ca
Burnaby
Bonsor Chess Club
Time/Place: Mon, Wed, Fri. 12noon - 4PM. Burnaby Bonsor Recreation Centre
Contact: Alan Griffith at (604) 299-6605 or Email a.m.griffith@telus.net
Burnaby Junior Chess Club
Time/Place: Every Tuesday and Thursday between 6:30-8:00 p.m. (September - June). Chaffey-Burke School, 4404 Sardis Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 1K7
Contact: Dwayne Wurtz at (604) 734-1045 or Email info@burnabychessclub.com
Website: http://www.burnabychessclub.com
Burnaby Junior Chess Club
Golden Knights Junior Chess Club
Time/Place: Every Thursday between 18:30-20:00 (August - June). Cameron Recreation Complex, 9523 Cameron Street, Burnaby BC
Contact: Valer E Demian 604-936-1757
Email: eugen@64funsolutions.ca
Home Page: http://www.64funsolutions.ca/
Simon Fraser University Chess Club (SFU Burnaby)
Time/Place: Fridays 4-8pm (until Fri April 6th, 2012)
Locaton:SFU: 8888 University Drive Burnaby, V5A 1S6 Room AQ 5026 (West Hallway)
Contact: Contact: Joe Roback (President) chess@sfu.ca
Everyone welcome, no fees!
Chigorin Chess Club
Kamloops
Thompson Rivers University Chess Club
Time/Place: Thursdays, 4:00PM - 7:00PM, Saturdays, 1:00PM - 4:00PM, House of Learning (HOL) building at TRU campus, room 161
Website: http://www.facebook.com/groups/kamloopschess
Contact: Sadriddin Mirkhodjaev (250) 682-4305, trusuchessclub@gmail.com
Langley
Langley Chess Club
Time/Place: Mondays, 7:00PM - 11:00PM Brookswood Senior Center 19899 36th Ave.
Website: http://www.langleychess.com
Contact: Hugh Long (604) 530-4693
Maple Ridge
Ridge Meadows Chess Club
Time/Place: Tues / Thurs. 1:00 PM - 5PM at the Act Theatre Lobby (11944 Haney Place), in Maple Ridge
Contact: Chris Dickson at (604) 467-2426 or Email cbdickson@telus.net
Nanaimo
Nanaimo Chess Club
Time/Place: Wed. 7:30 PM, MGM Restaurant, 240 Nicol St., Nanaimo, BC
Contact: Deron at 250-247-7323 or Peter at 250-755-5858
Email: nanaimochess@shaw.ca
Email: NanaimoChessClub
Nelson
Nelson Drop-In Chess Club
Time/Place: Saturdays, 9:30am to 2PM, Seniors Center at 719 Vernon Street.
Contact: Barrie Boates BarryBoates@shaw.ca
Okanagan
UBC Okanagan Chess Club
Time/Place: Thursdays 3:30 PM to 6PM and Saturdays from 10AM to Noon until Dec 20, 2012. We'll then take a Christmas break and resume play January 10, 2013. Our fourth annual UBCO open speed tournament will take place Saturday January 19, 2013.
Contact: Greg Bishop (250) 807-8045, greg.bishop@ubc.ca
Parksville
Parksville - The Sicilian Soldiers
Time/Place: Mondays, 6:30PM - 9:30PM. 170 West Hurst.
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam Chess Club
Time: Thursdays 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM.
Location:Wilson Centre - Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex, 2150 Wilson Ave.
Web Page: www.chessmastery.com/pocochessclub
Contact: Ed Enns (604) 939-7412
Richmond
Richmond Chess & Games Club
Time: Mondays 5 PM - 8 PM, weather permitting
Location: Garden City Park, corner of Garden City & Granville
All ages & skill levels welcome. Equipment provided for casual game play!
Contact: Norm 778-867-0185
Surrey
Fraser Heights Chess Club
The Fraser Heights Chess Club (FHCC) is a non-profit organization run by volunteers.
Time: Friday nights between 18:30-19:00 (Sept - June).
Location: Erma Stephenson Elementary School Library, 10929 160 St, Surrey, BC
Contact: Anca Datcu-Romano at (604) 583-1395 or email adatcu@qsoft.ca http://www.fraserheightschess.com
EAC Chess Club
When: Every Friday from 6:00 - 12:00 Midnight
Where: 14524 - 91B Ave. Surrey
Type: Casual or Blitz Tournaments (Please refer to BCCF Event page for Blitz announcements)
Misc: Everyone Welcome. $2.00 for drop-in fee on Fridays for regular chess. There won't be a drop-in fee charge if there is a tournament in progress. Bring your own clock if you have one.
Contact: Alonso Campos (Organizer & TD) 604-767-5153 or email at: ac-777-ac-888@live.com
Vancouver
Brock House Chess Club
Brock House Society Activity Centre for Seniors
3875 Point Grey Road
Vancouver B.C. V6R 1B3
Time: Tuesday, Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Sun Room
Contact: frysinfo@shaw.ca
Chigorin Chess Club
Location: 260 Terminal Ave (second floor)
Fee: No Cost
Time: Most Sundays 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Misc: Friendly games and tournaments, free parking, all equipment is provided. And free chess cookies for kids!
Contact: Konstantin (778) 882-7731 Website: www.Chigorin.ca
Chigorin Chess Club
The Gam Chess Club
Meets 2 times a month (always different) at The Gam Gallery (110 E. Hastings) in Vancouver
About: The Gam is a gallery, boutique and artist studio located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and fronts an artist-only building. We integrate community events (like chess/games nights, potlucks-FEAST, open studios, model drawing, theater and music performances with a regular exhibition schedule to create an encompassing space.
123 Chess Club
Time/Place: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m on Sunday Unit 6 -2265, 41st Ave, Vancouver
Contact: For more info, please call Maria at 604-271-8168 or Toni at 604-662-3916
Website: www.123mathandchess.com
Olympic Village Community Center
About: Here is an opportunity for you to play some Recreation Chess. Please note that no instruction is provided; Each player must bring their own chess set and clock.
Misc:Chess Drop In: $2.00 - Adults and Teens
Location: 1 Athletes Way (north foot of Ontario Street)
Time: Fridays, 6:30pm-9:30pm, May 4 - Aug 31
Contact: costin.rotariu@gmail.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OlympicVillageChess
Website: http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/creeksi...rentseason.pdf
Vancouver Chess School
About: 2012 BC Chess Champion Maxim Doroshenko's chess instruction
Location: 252-4255, Arbutus St., Vancouver, V6J1Z1, Arbutus Shopping Centre
Time: Monday to Saturday, 5 pm - 9 pm (check the schedule at our website)
Contact: info@vanchess.ca
Website: www.vanchess.ca
Vancouver Active Chess
Active Tournaments organized most months. See the events page for details.
Webpage for results and ratings www.chessmastery.com/bcactive/
For info contact: Luc Poitras queluc@lynx.net 778.846.0496
Victoria
Victoria Chess Club
Time/Place: The Victoria Chess Club meets every Monday (except stat holidays) from 6:30 to 10:30.
1726 Douglas Street (at Silver Threads). Nightly table fees are $3.
Website: www.victoriachessclub.pbworks.com.
White Rock
White Rock Chess Club
Time/Place: Saturday, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM and Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the White Rock Library, 15342 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, BC.
Open to the public for kids and the adults to play chess upstairs in the common area.
Contact: Henry Sikorski (604) 542 0430 or Email songline@telus.net
Website: http://www.whiteknightschess.com
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