Downers Grove Chess Club
The Downers Grove Chess Club provides friendly and fun chess action. DGCC is the longest running chess club in DuPage County. We meet at a quiet, and easy-to-get-to facility with free parking. Chess players of all levels of chess experience attend and are welcome. Downers Grove Chess Club has no dues: it is entirely free to participate.
DGCC membership is at 40 members, with a typical attendance of about 16 players per club meeting, and a high of 26. This includes 4 players with a master or expert rating. DGCC is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation and of the Illinois Chess Association. We field a chess team in the Chicago Industrial Chess League.
DGCC Meets On: Wednesdays, from 7 pm to 10 pm
DGCC Meets at:
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Downers Grove Public Works |
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5101 Walnut Avenue |
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Downers Grove, Illinois |
Directions to DGCC:
At the Maple Ave. exit off I-355, go one block east to the first stoplight at Walnut Ave. Turn left and go north ½ mile to 5101 Walnut Ave. We're in a conference room in the Downers Grove Public Works Offices. (Which is across the street from the Illinois Vehicle Emissions Test Station.) See maps below.
FAQs: For more info about DGCC, click here for answers
For more info contact:
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Brian Smith |
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phone: (630) 983-9316 |
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email: brs483@att.net |
Upcoming Events at DGCC (*all tournaments are unrated with no entry fee and no prizes)
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Date (2008) |
Event |
Tournament Format |
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Aug 6 |
tournament* |
G/10, double round robin |
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Sep 3 |
tournament* |
G/5, double round robin |
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Oct 8 |
tournament* |
G/10, double round robin |
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Nov 5 |
tournament* |
G/5, double round robin |
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Dec 3 |
tournament* |
G/10, double round robin |
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Dec 24 |
club closed |
no meeting (Christmas Eve) |
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Dec 31 |
club closed |
no meeting (New Year's Eve) |
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Tournament Results and Rules: Click here to see the results and rules of DGCC's informal tournaments.
DGCC has a library of chess books, magazines, and a DVD: click here to see what we've got
To see photos of DGCC: click here
Maps to DGCC: