List of Chess Clubs in Sydney
| Club Name | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Junior Chess League (NSWJCL) For Juniors ONLY (U18) School Holidays | North Ryde School of Arts Community Hall (Usually) 201 Coxs Road, North Ryde NSW 2113 | https://www.nswjcl.org.au/ Richard Gastineau-Hills RichardGH@nswjcl.org.au 0433 928 889 Eunice Koh eunice.koh@nswjcl.org.au 0433 928 889 |
| North Sydney Chess Club Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm | Norths Leagues Club 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray NSW 2062 | https://www.northsydneychess.org/ David Stern northsydneychess@gmail.com 0414 793 791 |
| Rooty Hill Chess Club (Note the club name has not changed yet despite being at the new venue) Every Tuesday at 7:00 pm | Wenty Leagues 50 Smith St, Wentworthville NSW 2145 | President: Winston Zhao Chen https://www.rootyhillchessclub.org/ contact@rootyhillchessclub.org |
| St George Chess Club Tuesday at 7:30 pm | St George Leagues Club 124 Princes Hwy Kogarah, NSW 2217 | https://stgeorgechess.org/ Graham Saint g_saint@tpg.com.au Charles Zworestine 02 9556 3960 charlesz@ozemail.com.au |
| Ryde Eastwood Chess Club Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm | Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde, NSW 2114 | http://rydeeastwoodchessclub.blogspot.com/ Rob Watson whatteaux.chess@gmail.com 0408 463 759 |
| Harbord Diggers Chess Club Every Monday at 7:30 pm | Harbord Diggers Club 88 Evans Street, Freshwater, NSW 2096 | Contact: Tom Accola http://www.harborddiggerschessclub.org.au/ tomaccola@optusnet.com.au 0404 001 814 |
| Cabra-Vale Diggers Chess Club Every Monday at 7:00 pm | Cabra Vale Diggers 1 Bartley Street, Canley Vale, NSW 2166 | John Pastega 0449 858 369 jpastega@gmail Kamran Matanagh 0401 681 917 Fabrizio Corona 0426 064 789 https://cabravale.com.au/membership/sub-clubs/ |
| Canterbury Chess Club Monday Evenings 7pm for social chess tournaments from 7:30pm | 26 Quigg Street Lakemba, NSW, 2195. | Inquiries: Carlos Meireles (0419577929) OR Fred Flatow (95881807) email: canterbury.chess.sydney@gmail.com website: https://canterbury.chesschamp.net/ |
| Knightclub Wednesday 6pm till 9pm | 96 Illawarra Road, Marrickville | Jim Papadakis contact@knightclub.org http://www.knightclub.org |
| Penrith RSL Chess Club Wednesday 6.30pm | Penrith RSL Club 8 Tindale Street Penrith 2750 | Tom Godkin 0409 212 321 godkinfamily@outlook.com |
| Revesby Workers Chess Club Saturday from 12.15pm | Cafe 240 (the Coffee Shop)of the Workers Club | Revesby Workers’ Club 2B Brett St, Revesby NSW 2212 Paul Sillato 0424 705 778 |
| Sydney Chess Club Monday at 7:30pm | Sydney Academy of Chess Level 2, Suite 2, 1-17 Elsie Street, Burwood, NSW 2134 | https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au Brett Tindall 0421224772/ 9745 1170 info@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au Joost van Ruitenburg 0498141234 joost@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au |
| UNSW Chess Club Refer to Website | University of New South Wales Various locations on campus | https://www.unswchessclub.org/ Emma Hu 0403587513 chessclubunsw@gmail.com |
| The University of Sydney Chess Club Refer to Facebook Page | University of Sydney International Students Lounge (ISL) 4th floor, Wentworth building | https://linktr.ee/usydchessclub Winston Zhao Chen sydneyuniversitychessclub@gmail.com |
| UTS Chess Club Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 4:00 pm (During Semester) | University of Technology Sydney Student Learning Hub, Building 2 UTS | https://www.facebook.com/groups/usydchessclub Lenard Jia 0424582198 President@chess.activateuts.com.au |
| Zero Chess (Invitation/Referral-only) | Various locations in/around Sydney CBD | zerochessclub@gmail.com via Instagram @zerochessclub Express of interest: https://forms.gle/oDBoAevtj6hzyXVF6 |
List of Chess Clubs outside of Sydney
| Club Name | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Albury Chess Club Thursday at 7:00 pm | Albury High School 625 Kiewa Street, Albury, NSW 2640 | https://www.facebook.com/alburychessclub Geoffrey Lindsay 0412 030 639 geoffl99@bigpond.com Greg Darcy gdarcy21@outlook.com.au 0439 571 581 |
| Armidale Chess Club Wednesday at 7:00 pm | Armidale Baptist Church Hall 163 Rusden Street, Armidale, NSW 2350 | https://www.armidalechessclub.org/home Chris martin 0435 528 242 chessinarmidale@gmail.com |
| Bathurst Community Chess Club Wednesday at 7:30 pm | Bathurst Panthers 132 Piper St. Bathurst, NSW 2795 | Chris 0419975266 |
| Central Coast Leagues (aka Gosford) Tuesday at 7:30 pm | Central Coast Leagues Club Dane Drive, Gosford, NSW, 2250 | https://gosfordchess.club https://www.facebook.com/groups/gosfordchessclub Colin Rowlison gsparra@gmail.com |
| Coffs Harbour Chess Club Tuesday at 7:00 pm | Sawtell RSL Club 38-40 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW, 2452 | Jason Goodson Jason.Goodson@slatergordon.com.au 0418458882 John Maddix tomadd90@bigpond.com 02 66535113 |
Dubbo Tuesdays during school term from 7:00pm. | Dubbo RSL Club 178 Brisbane St, Dubbo NSW 2830 | Trevor Bemrose 0424 225 323 (A.H.or SMS) trevbem@gmail.com Prakashbabu Radhakrishnan 0422 877 165 prakash2009babu@gmail.com |
Ettalong Tuesday at 1:00 pm Saturday at 1:00 pm | Ettalong Beach Memorial Club 211 Memorial Ave, Ettalong, NSW, 2257 | Keith Farrell 02 4341 7864 keith@gosfordchess.com http://gosfordchess.com/ettalong/index.html |
| Goulburn Chess Club Thursdays from 3.45-5.30pm (for U18) 6.00-9.00pm (Open to all ages) | Goulburn Workers Club 1 McKell Place, Goulburn. | Infinity Group Academy infinitygroupacademy@gmail.com |
| Laurieton Wednesday at 6:30 pm | Servicemans Club 2 Seymour St, Laurieton NSW 2443 | Endel Lane 6559 9060 endelinn@yahoo.com.au |
Moree Chess Club Monthly 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm | Lifehouse Church Hall Cnr Albert & Frome St, Moree NSW 2400 | Michael Allen 0466 424 993 Pyrelm@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/3174910119410474/ |
Newcastle District Chess Association Tuesday at 7:00 pm | Wests City Corner King and Union Streets, Newcastle | Peter Whelan – President James Scheepers – Vice President info@newcastledistrictchess.com |
Orange NSW – Colour City Chess Club 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 1:00pm | Games n More Orange 247 Lords Place, Orange, NSW 2800 | Nic Drage 0448158713 nicolaas.drage@gmail.com |
Tamworth Chess Club Wednesday at 7:00pm | Diggers 24 Kable Ave, Tamworth, NSW 2340 | John King 0417 229 747 https://sites.google.com/site/chesstamworth/ |
Wagga Chess Club Sundays 1:00pm | The Thirsty Crow Brewing Company 153 Fitzmaurice St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 | Martin Alster 0411 959 396 alstermartin45@gmail.com |
Wollongong Chess Club Tuesday 7:00pm | Collegians Rugby League Football Club 126 Balgownie Road, Balgownie NSW 2519 | Jordan Morris illawarrachess@gmail.com Bevan Clouston 0415 828 613 bkclouston@gmail.com John Robeille 0411 645 645 johnrobeille@yahoo.com.au |