U.S. Chess Center
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1620 Elton Road #204
Chess Center offers chess classes, chess camps, scholastic tournaments, and classroom-based chess training. The Chess Center also supports school chess clubs and works closely with public, charter, and private schools in the Washington, D.C., region to promote chess. Our program teaches students to make positive choices and produces people who can enter higher education or the work force with the
04/30/2026
We were pleased to sponsor the D.C. Area-Wide Scholastic Tournament, held on Saturday, April 25, at the Washington Convention Center downtown. It was nice that the The Big Chair Chess Club and the D.C. Chess Association contributed to the effort. Nearly 200 students representing more than 100 schools registered for the event.
Read more: https://chessctr.org/2026/04/29/area-wide-scholastic-is-a-huge-success/
03/30/2026
We agree!
Why Chess Belongs in Every Child’s Life Parents want their kids to develop skills that matter. Critical thinking. Focus. Emotional resilience. The ability to solve problems independently. Chess delivers all of this. In fact, recent resea…
09/19/2025
Check out the latest from our blog "Notate": https://chessctr.org/2025/09/19/american-chess-magazine-worth-supporting/
Our founder, David Mehler, recommends American Chess Magazine. In its most recent issue ( #46) it published an article he wrote about the Alex Sherzer Memorial Mid-Atlantic Masters.
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8560 Second Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
20910
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| 1pm - 5pm |
