Florida Chess Association  

Supporting Florida Chess since 1939

FLORIDA CHESS CLUBS

If you live in Florida and are looking for Chess instruction, rated chess tournaments, or casual play this is the best resource!

The Florida Chess Association wants to connect chess players to the clubs and organizations to get them playing and involved in the chess community. Below are some of the many options and contacts we have around the state by region. Our regions are defined as:

South: Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee

Central: Counties of Sumter, Lake, Hendry, Glades, Desoto, Seminole, Osceola, Orange, Marion, Brevard, Highlands, Hardee, and Polk

West: Counties of Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus

Northeast: Counties of Nassau, St. John’s, Putnam, Clay, Duval, Bradford, Union, Volusia, Baker, Columbia, Suwanee, Flagler, Hamilton, and Madison

Northwest/Panhandle: Counties of Dixie, Taylor, Lafayette, Alachua, Levy, Gadsden, Waukulla, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Gulf, Calhoun, Jackson, Bay, Washington, Holmes, Walton, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Jefferson, Gilchrist, and Escambia

If you are a chess organization in Florida and want to be added to one of the following lists, please contact us here

Southern Region

Central Region

Western Region

Northeast Region

Club Name

Location Contact Website
The Cheesy Chess Club St. Augustine Estelle Thibodeau
Amelia Island Chess Club Amelia Island Thomas Rowan & Luke Lyle
Orange Park Chess Club Jacksonville Anthony Coleman
Chess for Charity Jax Jacksonville Ray Ratliff  https://www.chessforcharityjax.com
Jacksonville Chess Meet Up Jacksonville Joe Libretto
Jacksonville Chess Club Jacksonville Kevin Pryor https://jaxcc.org/
ScholasticChess.org  Jacksonville George Foote & Kevin Pryor https://scholasticchess.org/
The Knight School Jacksonville Reb https://www.theknightschool.com/jacksonville-chess
Nocatee Chess Club Nocatee Aryaman Bansai
Volusia County Chess Club Volusia County Anthony Cipollina
Riverside Chess Club Jacksonville

Daytona Beach Chess Club

DaytonaPaul B Tomainohttp://www.daytonabchcc.org/
Venetian Bay Chess AcademyNew Smyrna BeachBrian Ashleyhttps://www.venetianbaychess.org/

Club Name

Location Contact Website
The Cheesy Chess Club St. Augustine Estelle Thibodeau
Amelia Island Chess Club Amelia Island Thomas Rowan & Luke Lyle
Orange Park Chess Club Jacksonville Anthony Coleman
Chess for Charity Jax Jacksonville Ray Ratliff  https://www.chessforcharityjax.com
Jacksonville Chess Meet Up Jacksonville Joe Libretto
Jacksonville Chess Club Jacksonville Kevin Pryor https://jaxcc.org/
ScholasticChess.org  Jacksonville George Foote and Kevin Pryor https://scholasticchess.org/
The Knight School Jacksonville Reb https://www.theknightschool.com/jacksonville-chess
Nocatee Chess Club Nocatee Aryaman Bansai
Volusia County Chess Club Volusia County Anthony Cipollina
Riverside Chess Club Jacksonville

We want everyone that is actively promoting chess on our lists.  Please contact us to be added: contact.

Northwest Region

Florida Chess Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  14260 W. Newberry Road, # 236 Newberry, FL, 32669-2765

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