Chess Clubs in Scotland
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Teachers Chess Club |
| Meets on Various nights |
| Robin Taylor The Old Tollhouse, Tyrebagger, Kinellar, Aberdeen AB21 0TT Tel: 01224 790217 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 |
Bon Accord Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays and Fridays at Ferryhill Community Centre, Aberdeen AB11 6TN |
| Neil Irving 28 Anderson Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 4LS Tel: 0783 765 7263 Last updated or checked: 05 January 2010 |
Aberdeenshire
Newmachar Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 School Road, Newmachar AB21 0WB |
| Dave Smith 5 Station Road, Newmachar Aberdeenshire, AB20 0PW Tel: 01651 862 513 Juniors and Adults welcome. Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Peterhead Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Albert Hotel, Queen Street, Peterhead AB42 1TU |
| Kevin Pert 5 Fleeman Avenue, Longside, Peterhead Aberdeenshire, AB42 4SU Tel: 01779 821770 Last updated or checked: 13 October 2009 |
Stonehaven Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays and Thursdays. |
| Keith Emery 3 St Michaels Place, Newtonhill, Stonehaven AB39 3SG Tel: 01569731189 Last updated or checked: 01 March 2010 |
Argyll and Bute
Oban Chess Club |
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| Meets on Wednesdays at Royal Hotel, Argyll Square, Oban PA34 4BE |
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| Derek Coope Whinbrae, Ganavan, by Oban Argyll & Bute, PA34 5TU Tel: 01631 570534 Last updated or checked: 25 November 2009 |
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Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & District Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Birkhill Hotel, St Mary's Street, Dumfries DG1 1LZ |
| Robert Sim 91 Rashgill, Locharbriggs, Dumfries DG1 1QN Tel: 01387 711362 Last updated or checked: 25 November 2009 |
Dundee
Castlehill Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays and Thurdays. at Stobswell Sports & Recreation Club, 5 Raglan Street, Dundee DD4 6NT |
| Keith Rose 29 Buddon Drive, Monifieth Angus, DD5 4TJ Tel: 01382 534863 Last updated or checked: 07 February 2010 |
Dundee & Victoria Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Dundee Social Club, 1 Thistle Street, Dundee DD3 7RF |
| Alastair Dawson 10 Berry Place, St. Andrews Fife, KY16 8RG Tel: 01334 477236 Last updated or checked: 23 September 2009 |
Ninewells Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Iain Lowe Centre Dundee Medical School, Ninewells Hospital Dundee DD1 9SY |
| Lloyd Hughes 17 Friary Gardens, Dundee, DD2 2PA Tel: 0778 522 58427 Last updated or checked: 03 February 2010 |
East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Scout Halls, Henderson Church, Kilmarnock KA3 7AA |
| John McNicoll 26 Loanhead Street, Kilmarnock East Ayrshire, KA1 3AU Tel: 01563 525 109 Last updated or checked: 08 October 2009 |
Stewarton Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at St Columba's Church Hall, Stewarton |
| John Montgomery 4 Barbeth Place, Girdle Toll, Irvine Ayrshire, KA11 1QL Tel: 01294 221486 Last updated or checked: 13 October 2009 |
East Dunbartonshire
Bearsden Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW |
| Mel Burt 50 Buchanan Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 2EP Tel: 0141 569 3361 Last updated or checked: 08 October 2009 |
Bishopbriggs Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at Memorial Hall, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs G64 3BS |
| Daniel Boyle 70 Springfield Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 1PN Tel: 0141 762 0306 Last updated or checked: 06 October 2007 |
East Lothian
Dunbar Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays 7.30pm at Dunbar Bowls Club, Station Road, Dunbar EH42 1JX |
| Chris James 30 Edinburgh Road, West Barns, Dunbar East Lothian, EH42 1TU Tel: 07733 895529 Last updated or checked: 19 November 2009 |
Musselburgh Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-Op Club, 253 North High Street, Musselburgh EH21 6RB |
| Iain Hope 46A Eskside West, Musselburgh EH21 6RB Tel: 0131 665 8405 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
East Renfrewshire
Giffnock and Clarkston Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Whitecraigs Bowling Club, 67 Ayr Road, Whitecraigs, Glasgow G46 6SR |
| Andrew McCulloch 103 Deanston Drive, Glasgow G41 3AL Tel: 0141 649 5072 Access is via Broom Road. Club nights resume 21 Sept. Last updated or checked: 13 October 2009 |
Edinburgh
Balerno Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Community Halls, , 5 Main Street,, Balerno, EH14 7EQ |
| David Bond 25 Newmills Crescent , Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 5SX Tel: 0131 449 5958 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Bank of Scotland Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at 38 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AD |
| Graeme Russell 4 Whitemoss Lane, Kirknewton, Midlothian, EH27 8DL Last updated or checked: 23 December 2009 |
Corstorphine Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Corstorphine Youth & Community Centre, Kirk Loan, Edinburgh EH12 7AD |
| Mr James Crerar 1 Beechwood Mains, Edinburgh EH12 6XN Tel: 0131 337 3831 Last updated or checked: 26 September 2009 |
Edinburgh Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays to Thursdays at 1 Alva Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PH |
| David Archibald c/o 88 Balgreen Road, Edinburgh EH12 5UB Tel: 01313374875 Last updated or checked: 22 September 2009 |
Edinburgh Civil Service Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Tipperlinn Bowling Club, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF |
| George Anderson 39 Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5EZ Tel: 0131 447 2149 Last updated or checked: 10 October 2009 |
Edinburgh West Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Parish Church Halls, 1 Quality Street, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh EH4 5BP |
| Martin Robinson 16 Polwarth Grove, Edinburgh EH11 1LY Tel: 0131 347 8943 Last updated or checked: 28 July 2010 |
Gorgie Dalry Chess Club |
| No Club night at present. League games played at Gorgie Dalry Community Assoc., 22 McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NH |
| Paul Girdwood 97 Craigmount Ave North, Edinburgh EH4 8BR Tel: 0131 5391624 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Sandy Bells Bar Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays & Thursdays at Polish Combatant Association Ltd, 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh Eh3 6PJ |
| Mike Wallace 29 Charterhall Grove, Edinburgh EH9 3HT Tel: 0131 662 1695 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 |
University of Edinburgh Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays, 8pm during term-time at Societies Centre, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ |
| Gregor Dick , Edinburgh Tel: 01337 831455 Last updated or checked: 01 September 2008 |
Wandering Dragons Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Polish Combatant Association Ltd, 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh Eh3 6PJ |
| Elliot Sloan 20 Brunswick Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5PG Tel: 0131 478 0190 Last updated or checked: 10 March 2010 |
Falkirk
Grangemouth Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Education Unit, Abbots Road, Grangemouth |
| Jim Watson 62 Polmont Park, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0XU Tel: 01324 714 314 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Fife
Dunfermline Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Del Farquarson Centre, Netherton Broad Street, Dunfermline KY12 7DS |
| Jim Webster 28 Duddingston Drive, Kirkcaldy Fife, KY2 6 JP Tel: 01592 261896 Last updated or checked: 16 March 2010 |
Glenrothes Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at CISWO Club, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5PP |
| George Pyrich 13 Ardgartan Court, Balfarg, Glenrothes KY7 6XB Tel: 01592 749 062 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Woodside Glenrothes Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays 6 - 7.30 at CISWO, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5PP |
| Stuart Blyth 17 Sythrum Crescent, Glenrothes Fife, KY7 5DG Tel: 01592 760 437 Both Adults and Juniors welcomed. Last updated or checked: 22 September 2008 |
Glasgow
Cathcart Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at United Reformed Church, 163 Fenwick Road, Glasgow G46 6JB |
| Alistair Maxwell 34 Loganswell Gdns, Deaconsbank, Glasgow G46 8HU Tel: 0141 620 2115 Last updated or checked: 23 September 2009 |
Glasgow Montrose Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays, 7.30pm at Novotel Hotel, 181 Pitt Street, Glasgow G2 4DT |
| Chris Perkin Flat 2/1 5 Merrick Gdns, Glasgow G51 2LF Tel: 0141 427 7361 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 |
Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at 7.30 pm at Wellington Church, Southpark Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LE |
| Dairena Gaffney 93 Norse Road , Scotstoun, Glasgow G14 9EF Last updated or checked: 08 October 2009 |
Phones Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Polish Club, 4 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow |
| John McIntyre 14 Brownside Ave, Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 8BL Tel: 0141 646 1035 Last updated or checked: 18 December 2009 |
Strathclyde University Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Level 6 Debates Chamber, Students' Union, John Street, Glasgow G1 1JH |
| Albert Khor, A-8-1 Chancellors Halls, 65-80 Rottenrow East, Glasgow Tel : 07825 165835 Last updated or checked: 02 February 2010 |
Highlands
Inverness Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesday at Chieftain Hotel, 2 Millburn Road, Inverness IV2 3PS |
| Robert Rough Flat 7, 3 Stephen Street, Inverness IV2 3JP Tel: 01463 717094 Last updated or checked: 08 October 2009 |
Inverclyde
Inverclyde Central Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays, 7:45pm at Loreto Social Club, Houston Street, Greenock PA16 8DA |
| David Logue Flat 2/2 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow G3 6QN Tel: 07956 058291 Matches played at St. Mirren Supporters Club, 7:30pm start Last updated or checked: 14 December 2009 |
Midlothian
Lasswade Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Justinlees Inn, 1-5 Dalhousie Road, Eskbank Toll, Dalkeith EH22 3AT |
| Hugh Flockhart 3 Meadowfield Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 7NR Tel: 0131 661 3022 Last updated or checked: 08 October 2009 |
Pentland Hills Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Loanhead Miners Welfare Club, 70 - 74 The Loan, Loanhead EH20 9AQ |
| Terry Purkins Melville Bank, 1 Penicuik Rd, ROSLIN EH25 9LJ Tel: 0131 440 1618 Last updated or checked: 11 November 2009 |
North Ayrshire
Ardrossan Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Community Centre, Donaldson Avenue, Saltcoats |
| William Kelly 80 Canal Street, Saltcoats KA21 5JB Tel: 01294 469716 Last updated or checked: 10 March 2010 |
Greenwood Academy Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at Corsehillmount Road, Dreghorn, Irvine KA11 4HL |
| Stephen Taylor 62 Woodlands Grove, Kilmarnock Ayrshire, KA3 1TZ Tel: Last updated or checked: 29 October 2008 |
Irvine Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at GSK Social Club, Shewalton Road, Irvine KA11 5AP |
| Tommy Barrett 33 Wellbeck Crescent, Troon Ayrshire, KA10 6AS Tel: 01292 313575 Last updated or checked: 26 September 2009 |
Largs Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Amici (formerly Victoria Hotel), 80 Gallowgate Street, Largs |
| Allan Plato 1A (G/R) Burnlea Road, Largs Ayrshire, KA30 8BX Tel: 01475 686 822 Last updated or checked: 13 September 2009 |
Milngavie Junior Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays, 6-7.30pm at Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW |
| Trevor Davies 19 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW Tel: 07926 072 195 Last updated or checked: 23 January 2009
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North Lanarkshire
Bellshill Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Cardinal Newman HS, Main Street, Bellshill ML4 3DW |
| James Cumming 113 North Road, Bellshill ML4 1QY Tel: 01698 340314 Last updated or checked: 19 November 2009 |
Crowwood Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at Stepps Cultural Centre, 10 Blenheim Avenue, Stepps G33 6FH |
| Andrew Pollock 43 Millbrae Avenue, Chryston, Glasgow G69 9LT Last updated or checked: 24 October 2009 |
Cumbernauld Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays & Wednesday at Muirfield Community Education Centre, Brown Road, Seafar, Cumbernauld G67 1AA |
| Robert Kelso 44 Lochlea Road, Kildrum, Cumbernauld G67 2ES Tel: 01236 613 257 Last updated or checked: 15 September 2008 |
Shettleston Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays, 7.15 pm at Stepps Cultural Centre, 10 Blenheim Avenue, Stepps G33 6FH |
| Douglas Bryson 38 Duncryne Avenue, Mount Vernon, Glasgow G32 0RQ Tel: 0141 778 4892 Same venue as Crowwood Last updated or checked: 26 August 2009 |
Perth & Kinross
Carse of Gowrie Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursday at Inchture Hotel, Main Street, Inchture PH14 9RN |
| Alan Borwell 8 Wheatfield Avenue, Inchture Perthshire, PH14 9RX Tel: 01828 686556 Last updated or checked: 02 November 2009 |
Kinross Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at The Inn, Crook of Devon |
| Ian Washington 241 High Street, Kinross KY13 8DL Tel: 01577 865047 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 |
Perth Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Perth City Sports, & Social Club, 18 Leonard Street, Perth |
| Douglas Harvey 27 Pitheavlis Crescent, Perth Perthshire, PH2 0JX Tel: 01738 628266 Last updated or checked: 13 October 2009 |
Renfrewshire
Paisley Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at The Ogilvie Club, 18 Broomlands Street, Paisley PA1 2LU |
| Dale Robbie 118C Erskinefauld Road, Linwood, Paisley Renfrewshire, PA3 3QL Last updated or checked: 06 August 2010 |
South Ayrshire
Ayr Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Loudoun Hall,, 1 Boat Vennal, (off South Harbour Street), Ayr KA7 1HR |
| Mr Carol Wright 18 Fotheringham Road, Ayr KA8 0EY Tel: 01292 266054 Last updated or checked: 25 September 2009 |
Carrick Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Town Hall, Maybole KA19 7BZ |
| Ann Roy 9 Burns Drive, Covenanters Gait, Maybole Ayrshire, KA19 8FB Tel: 0165 588 3291 Last updated or checked: 11 November 2009 |
Prestwick Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at R.A.F.A. Social Club, Stonegarth, Ardayre Road, Prestwick |
| Bob Carter 43 Doonholm Road, Ayr Ayrshire, KA7 4QU Tel: 01292 443269 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 |
Troon Chess Club |
| Meets on Wednesdays at Railway Works Club, 4 Shore Road, Troon |
| Mike Chapman 16 Fullarton Crescent, Troon KA10 6LL Tel: 01292 311619 Last updated or checked: 23 September 2009 |
South Lanarkshire
East Kilbride Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays at The Murray Owen Centre, 1 Liddell Grove, Murray, East Kilbride G75 9AD |
| Paul Denham 35 Dunnottar Crescent, East Kilbride Glasgow, G74 4PL Last updated or checked: 15 October 2009 |
Hamilton Chess Club |
| Meets on Thursdays 7.00 till 10.00 at Bothwell Bowling Club, Station Road, Bothwell G71 8EB |
| Michael Hanley 19 Alderside Place, Bothwell G71 8JJ Tel: 01698 850303 Last updated or checked: 13 October 2009 |
Lanark Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at St Mary's Church Club Rooms, Bannatyne Street, Lanark ML11 7JS |
| Tom Brown 147 St. Leonard Street, Lanark ML11 7DX Tel: 01555 665930 Last updated or checked: 26 May 2010 |
Stirling
Stirling Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at B.B.Hall, Dalgleish Court, Baker Street, Stirling FK8 1BJ |
| John Blake Gayfield Cottage, 16 Ochil Street, Alloa Clackmannanshire, FK10 2DS Tel: 01259 216495 Last updated or checked: 11 November 2009 |
Borders
Berwick Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at the Elizabethan on North Road, Berwick Upon Tweed TD15 1PL |
| Martin Keen 29 The Loan, Selkirk TD7 4AU Tel: 01750 23171 Last updated or checked: 10 March 2010 |
Galashiels Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Focus Centre, Livingston Place, Galashiels TD1 1DQ |
| Martin Wallace, 158 Beech Avenue, Galashiels TD1 2LF Tel: 07792 626978 Last updated or checked: 05 July 2008 |
Peebles Chess Club |
| Meets on Tuesdays at Heatherlie House Hotel, Selkirk TD7 5AL |
| Sandy Wood 34 Gallowhill, Peebles EH45 9BG Tel: 01721 721030 Last updated or checked: 01 January 2003 |
Selkirk Chess Club |
| Meets on Mondays at Needpath Inn, 25 Old Town, Peebles EH45 8JF |
| Ian Thompson 29 Ladylands Terrace, Selkirk Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 |
Kelso Chess Club |
Meets on Tuesdays at Royal British Legion, 66 Roxburgh Street, Kelso TD5 7DH |
| Martin Keen 29 The Loan, Selkirk TD7 4AU Tel: 01750 23171 Last updated or checked: 10 March 2010 |
West Dumbartonshire
Concord Chess Club |
Meets on Tuesdays at Concord CE Centre, Town Centre, Dumbarton, G82 1LJ |
| Jim Binnie 5 Broomfield Gardens, Shandon, Helensburgh,Argyll and Bute G84 8HR Last updated or checked: jonathan_McLatchie@yahoo.co.uk |
Dalmuir Chess Club |
Meets on Mondays at Dalmuir Community Centre Duntocher Road, Dalmuir, G81 3LL |
| John McCartan 58 Hallydown Drive, Glasgow, G13 1UF Last updated or checked: 30 November 2004 |
West Lothian
Badgers Brook Chess Club |
Meets on Mondays at Badgers Brook Public House, 18/22 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AE |
| David Marshall 52 Camps Rigg, Livingston,West Lothian EH54 8PD Last updated or checked: 23 September 2009 |
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