Altoona Chess Club
Thursday Night Chess Club
Visits since Oct 18, 2020
Welcome to AltoonaChessClub.com
Currently we meet for 3 hours every Thursday night at 4:30 - 7:30pm at the Altoona Library - 1600 5th Avenue - Altoona, PA 16602 .
Come and play chess and variations - free! Boards and clocks are provided. Recently more players have been coming than we have boards for, so
bringing your own sets and clocks is also good.
If you would like to come but transportation is your problem, just call 801-735-6600 and we can work something out.
There is usually instruction available up to mid-range tournament level for anyone (stronger than that? you teach us). Ranking ladder is always in progress.
Due to child safety concerns, it is required that children under 16 have a parent present.
And its all free!
Hosted by:
Don HanesUSCF Certified Tournament Director
Holds 3 state titles (class titles)
Played in 2 US OPEN tournaments
(Not nearly as impressive as it sounds.
I'm really an average tournament player.)
Last USCF rating = 1424
Highest USCF achieved = 1598
Chess.com slow rating = 1414
Looking for more chess in PA? check out:
or
or
or in State College PA try here:
Library Building
211 S. Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm
Ground Floor
Penn State University
Thursdays 7pm - 10pm
Ground Floor
Penn State Altoona Campus
Fridays 5:30pm - 8pm
or others around the state:
Coy Public Library
73 West King Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Wednesdays 5:30pm-7:30pm
Alexander Hamilton Free Library
45 East Main Street
Waynesboro, PA 17268
1st Saturday of month 10am-1pm
Lilian S. Besore Library
305 E Baltimore St
Greencastle, PA, 17225
1st Saturday of month 1pm-2pm
.
Fendrick Public Library
20 North Main Street
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Mon & Wed 6:00pm-8:00pm
Hershey Public Library
701 Cocoa Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
Saturday 1pm-3pm
at the Giant in Camp Hill
Thursday 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm