In our 52nd year: 1972-2024
Now in our 52nd year
Now in our 52nd year
New Club Banner with former President Joe Brozovich, new Club managers Adam Whitaker and far right Brian Rude--center Roger Pagel and Club artist Robert Briggs
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This site is maintained for archival purposes to document the history of the Club. Please enjoy the many games, photos (contained in the "About Us" tab), blog, and odds and ends collected over the years in remembrance of the Club's long history. For up-to-the-minute information, see our Facebook site--click on the icon in the upper right corner.
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About The ClubThe Club meets every Friday night from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Southside Senior Center located at 2215 S. Fremont in Springfield, Missouri. All are welcome regardless of skill, age, etc. Please use our contact page for any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the club!
Website News
New Club championship plaque 09/16/20
The Club Championship will start as soon as the pandemic is under control and it is safe for the Club to meet at the Southside Senior Center. The four finalists to compete in a round-robin tournament are: Current Champion Jared Bray, 1st time qualifier Steven Keener, Club TD, Brian Rude and long time member Roger Pagel. Please follow us on Facebook for more information.
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Current EventsWe are saddened to learn the passing of Joe Brozovich, our club President from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Dawn, his daughter, informed us that he passed on July 29, 2024 and mentioned how he and Gunther played many a game back in the day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppLkkmknc1Q Check out Adam Whitaker's YouTube Channel. His most recent, Is Chess a Sport?www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppLkkmknc1Q
Nathaniel Fast, the Club champion since 2021, defeated AJ Dudenhoeffer to retain his title for 2023. In addition, Mr. Fast scored 4.5-.5 in the Missouri Chess Association's State Championship on November 11-12 to become Missouri's Co-State Champion for 2023.
Nathaniel Fast (USCF 2157), the 2021 Club Champion retains his title and is our 2022 Club Champion winning 2-0 against Khalid Kalbiyev (USCF 1749) The match took place over two Friday evenings--September 23 and 30. Congratulations to Nathaniel!
Order our 50th Anniversary T-Shirt. Get yours @ $7 per shirt S-L a bit extra for XL. Place your orders with Adam Whitaker at: [email protected]
2022 Club Ladder begins January 14, 2022. Contact: [email protected] to be paired weekly. Ladder runs til the Fall of 2022. $10 entry/Club dues to play on the Ladder and to be eligible for the Club Championship. See FaceBook site for more info.
Congratulations to Nathaniel Fast the 2021 Springfield Chess Club Champion. The Championship concluded November 13th. Matt Pratt took 2nd and Ethan Stech 3rd with Jared Bray completing the four who made the final candidates matches.
September 17, 2021
Grandmaster Lecture and Simul: Alejandro Ramirez in conjunction with the Missouri Open at Missouri State University Sept. 18-19. Entry for lecture and simul is free for scholastic players and $5 for adults. For more information contact: [email protected] (Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Álvarez is a Costa Rican-born American chess player. At the age of 15, he became the first Central American to achieve the title of Grandmaster and the second youngest chess grandmaster in the world at the time.) 
The Southside Senior Center: Adam, Peggy and Brian. Delivering the proceeds to the Southside Senior Center from the Open Tournament July 17-18, 2021. The Springfield Chess Club, est. 1972, meets in-person every Friday night. We are a Community Chess Club offering play at every level: Master to beginner.
Call for all Scholastic Players Summer 2021--see link
https://cleverchess.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/calling-all-scholastic-players-smcc-scholastic-k-12-club-championship/ We now have PayPal: if you wish to send the Club dues for 2021, $10 @: paypal.me/springfieldchessclub
Springfield Brewing Company: The Cozy Corner Interview uploaded March 3, 2021
Chess and Scholastic Center: A Video
Creating a Scholastic Chess Center at or near Missouri State University. Thanks to Adam Whitaker and all those who appear in the Video to promote this idea. March 1, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWtMySEmqKQ&feature=youtu.be  Club's New affiliate certificate October 2020
Important Update Oct. 16, 2020The Club is NOT open on Fridays as of yet. We are waiting for the Senior Center to meet during the week and how the re-opening of the state effects the spread of infections. In the meantime, we do host Blitz every Friday at 7:30 on chess.com and ask you to join us there as well as the Blitz offered by Missouri State University's club on Mondays. The March-May 2020 OutPost is out. This issue offers several articles and a tribute Marty Phillips who sadly passed-away earlier this year.
Congrats to Afzal Chowdhury taking first in the 4th Annual National Chess Day Blitz Tournament held October 12, 2019 with a 5.5/7 score. 2nd goes to Marty Phillips at 5/7 on tiebreaks with Brian Rude and Daniel Todd also at 5/7. (See our cover photo of the participants).
Missouri Chess Association article by Martin Stahl click to read article from February 2018
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Formerly known as the Springfield Park Board Chess Club
Our former name dates back to the early 1970s, when, on a hand shake, the founders of the Club and the Park Board agreed to allow the Club to meet at various Park Board facilities. We are NOT affiliated with any Park Board other than where we meet, the Ray Kelly Park, and in the Southside Senior Center. Our mission is to promote chess in the entire SW Missouri area via our Club, newsletter, and services.
Our former name dates back to the early 1970s, when, on a hand shake, the founders of the Club and the Park Board agreed to allow the Club to meet at various Park Board facilities. We are NOT affiliated with any Park Board other than where we meet, the Ray Kelly Park, and in the Southside Senior Center. Our mission is to promote chess in the entire SW Missouri area via our Club, newsletter, and services.