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The Roanoke Valley Chess Club is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to our organization in order to help promote the game of chess. Take a look through our website. Stop by and meet the club members. If you like what you see, consider sending your tax-deductible donation to our name and address.
Founded in 1947, we are the oldest continuously operating chess club in the State of Virginia; over 60 years.
We have an all-volunteer staff and are a non-profit organization. We meet every Saturday from 1:00pm until 6:00 pm. Members may come and leave when they wish during this time period. Membership in our club is available to the general public without regard to any factors whatsoever of race, creed, color, national origin, etc. etc.
Our chief mission is to provide the great recreational, educational and general mental stimulation benefits of chess playing to the citizens of the Roanoke Valley.
We have occasional tournaments and special classes and exhibitions including but not limited to, the following:
TOURNAMENTS - Rapid chess, the Coventry Commonwealth Games, several Va. State Championships, several SW Va. Opens, several Va. Masters / Experts Invitational tournaments and various Grand Prix events including the Walter Muir Memorial .
LECTURES - Problem solving contests, and general game-improvement lectures geared to all parts of the game.
SPECIAL EVENTS & PROMOTIONS - Team matches, Festival in the Park, Beat the Master simultaneous exhibitions, etc.
We are honored to have many Experts who have been members of our club throughout its 60+ year history, as well as six different National Masters of the game.
Based on our history of free and low-cost service to the community by our all-volunteer staff, we were granted tax-exempt, IRS 501 (c)(3) status in 2001.