Why Chess?
There have been numerous international studies of the benefits of chess. These include, but are not limited to::
- You are 50% less likely to develop dementia.
- Utilizes both sides of brain.
- Helps your brain to grow.
- Chess players usually have better grades.

It can be played by almost everyone to include:
- Any economic social group.
- Disabilities.
- From a child to the elderly.
- Any gender.​
​Think about it. Universally people assume you are smart if you play chess or they even think that you can. Can't learn? There are more rules to Monopoly than Chess. I bet you can play Monopoly. Have you ever been told you are smart because of it? 
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Online Chess Club and Team

Chess Vets Online Chess Club | Facebook
​Chess Vets • lichess.org
Family Friendly Weekly Online Club Meeting 
Public - Anyone on or off Facebook
- Come and go as you please. This is a casual zoom meeting with optional chess play.
- Breakout rooms available. 
- Who: All welcome (Not just veterans). All chess abilities welcome. 
- Instruction: Free up to intermediate level, if instructor is available.
- Weekly 5 min game with 5 second increment Arena Tournament nonrated
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​Goals:
To provide regular comradeship opportunities through an online video chat meeting.
This club fully supports our mission

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2023 Major Objective. Exercise: Chess Sets. We are providing free tournament chess sets for both public (schools, parks, etc.) and private (clubs, orgs, churches, etc.). The set contains a QR code that players may scan with their smartphone to access official rules, tips and strategy for playing the game.
2023 Objective. Exercise: Care Package. Continue support for nonprofit Help USA Troops to send deployed US Veterans “care packages”.
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2023 Objective: Support the nonprofit “Help Heal Veterans” with their supplying US Service members and their families Therapeutic Craft Kits free of charge and supporting the Cahill Center in Temple, Texas.​
The funding for all these programs comes from direct donations and residuals from our YouTube channel advertisers. To help out, simply sign-up as a subscriber to our YouTube Channel and/or donate. ​

Online Chess

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Our Chess.com club is open to join only for those who have served or still serving in the US Armed Forces or invited by a current club member. This club currently is active for members to play in regularly scheduled 1 move per day tournaments.
Join our LiChess.org Team. There are no requirements to join this team. Currently, we hold our weekly live Open tournaments on this site Wednesday @ 7:30pm cst. You can sign up on our Chess Vets team page. 

​We also hold our Zoom online chess club there starting at 6:30pm-7:30pm cst prior to the tournament. 

 Community Over the Board Chess Clubs and Regular Meet-Up

Regular Meet-Up
​Black Rifle Coffee Company
111 North General Bruce 
Temple, TX 76504

​Free event.
Every Wednesday from 1000-1200.

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