Chess Clubs in Scotland

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	Aberdeen Teachers Chess Club
	Meets on Various nights at ,
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Robin Taylor The Old Tollhouse, Tyrebagger, Kinellar, Aberdeen AB21 0TT Tel: 01224 790217 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 Member

	Bon Accord Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays and Fridays at Ferryhill Community Centre, Aberdeen AB11 6TN
	Club Venue   Website
	Neil Irving 28 Anderson Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 4LS Tel: 0783 765 7263 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in Aberdeenshire

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	Newmachar Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 School Road, Newmachar AB21 0WB
	Club Venue   Website
	Dave Smith 5 Station Road, Newmachar Aberdeenshire, AB20 0PW Tel: 01651 862 513 Juniors and Adults welcome. Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Peterhead Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Albert Hotel, Queen Street, Peterhead AB42 1TU
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Kevin Pert 5 Fleeman Avenue, Longside, Peterhead Aberdeenshire, AB42 4SU Tel: 01779 821770 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Stonehaven Chess Club
	Meets on Thursday at Newton Arms, 10 Old Mill Road, Newton Hill AB39 3TZ
	Club Venue   Website
	Keith Emery 3 St Michaels Place, Newtonhill, Stonehaven AB39 3SG Tel: 01569731189 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in Angus

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	Brechin Chess Club
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	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Keith Emery 3 St Michaels Place, Newtonhill, Stonehaven AB39 3SG Tel: 01569731189 No venue, Plays in the TAFCA League Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Kirriemuir Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Age Concern, 46 High Street, Kirriemuir
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Hugh Gourlay 10 Brechin Road, Kirriemuir Angus, DD8 4BX Tel: 01575 575 167 Last updated or checked: 02 December 2004 Non Member

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Clubs in Argyll and Bute

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	Oban Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Royal Hotel, Argyll Square, Oban PA34 4BE
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Iain MacDonald 2 Nelson Rd, Oban Argyll & Bute, PA34 4DQ Tel: 01631 564693 Last updated or checked: 02 November 2008 Member

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Clubs in Dumfries & Galloway

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	Dumfries & District Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Birkhill Hotel, St Mary's Street, Dumfries DG1 1LZ
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Robert Sim 77 Cartha Road, , Lochvale, Dumfries DG1 4JB Tel: 0778 887 5036 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in Dundee City

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	Castlehill Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays and Thurdays. at Stobswell Sports & Recreation Club, 5 Raglan Street, Dundee DD4 6NT
	Club Venue   Website
	Keith Rose 29 Buddon Drive, Monifieth Angus, DD5 4TJ Tel: 01382 534863 Last updated or checked: 22 September 2008 Member

	Dundee & Victoria Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesday at Dundee Social Club, 1 Thistle Street, Dundee DD3 7RF
	Club Venue   Website
	Andrew Rowe 4 Millar Street, Carnoustie Angus, DD7 7AS Tel: 01241 410020 Last updated or checked: 02 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in East Ayrshire

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	Kilmarnock Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Charleston, Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock KA3 7PW
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	John McNicoll 26 Loanhead Street, Kilmarnock East Ayrshire, KA1 3AU Tel: 01563 525 109 Last updated or checked: 29 October 2008 Member

	Stewarton Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at St Columba's Church Hall, Stewarton
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	John Montgomery 4 Barbeth Place, Girdle Toll, Irvine Ayrshire, KA11 1QL Tel: 01294 221486 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in East Dunbartonshire

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	Bearsden Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesday at Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW
	Club Venue   Website
	Mel Burt 50 Buchanan Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 2EP Tel: 0141 569 3361 Last updated or checked: 22 September 2008 Member

	Bishopbriggs Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at Memorial Hall, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs G64 3BS
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Daniel Boyle 70 Springfield Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 1PN Tel: 0141 762 0306 Last updated or checked: 06 October 2007 Non Member

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Clubs in East Lothian

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	Musselburgh Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-Op Club, 253 North High Street, Musselburgh EH21 6RB
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Iain Hope 46A Eskside West, Musselburgh EH21 6RB Tel: 0131 665 8405 Last updated or checked: 24 September 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in East Renfrewshire

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	Giffnock and Clarkston Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Whitecraigs Bowling Club, 67 Ayr Road, Whitecraigs, Glasgow G46 6SR
	Club Venue   Website
	Andrew McCulloch 103 Deanston Drive, Glasgow G41 3AL Tel: 0141 649 5072 Access is via Broom Road. Club nights resume 21 Sept. Last updated or checked: 16 November 2008 Member

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Clubs in Edinburgh City

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	Balerno Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Community Halls, , 5 Main Street,, Balerno, EH14 7EQ
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	David Bond 25 Newmills Crescent , Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 5SX Tel: 0131 449 5958 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Bank of Scotland Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at 38 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AD
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Graeme Russell 4 Whitemoss Lane, Kirknewton, Midlothian, EH27 8DL Last updated or checked: 27 November 2008 Member

	Corstorphine Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Corstorphine Youth & Community Centre, Kirk Loan, Edinburgh EH12 7AD
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Mr James Crerar 1 Beechwood Mains, Edinburgh EH12 6XN Tel: 0131 337 3831 Last updated or checked: 01 September 2008 Member

	Edinburgh Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays to Thursdays at 1 Alva Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PH
	Club Venue   Website
	David Archibald c/o 88 Balgreen Road, Edinburgh EH12 5UB Tel: 01313374875 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

	Edinburgh Civil Service Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Tipperlinn Bowling Club, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
	Club Venue   Website
	George Anderson 39 Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5EZ Tel: 0131 447 2149 Last updated or checked: 17 October 2008 Member

	Edinburgh West Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Parish Church Halls, 1 Quality Street, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh EH4 5BP
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Martin Robinson 16 Polwarth Grove, Edinburgh EH11 1LY Tel: 0131 347 8943 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 Member

	Gorgie Dalry Chess Club
	Meets on "no fixed night" at Gorgie Dalry Community Assoc., 22 McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NH
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Paul Girdwood 97 Craigmount Ave North, Edinburgh EH4 8BR Tel: 0131 5391624 No Club night at present. Last updated or checked: 15 September 2008 Non Member

	Sandy Bells Bar Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays & Thursdays at Polish Combatant Association Ltd, 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh EH3 6PJ
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Mike Wallace 29 Charterhall Grove, Edinburgh EH9 3HT Tel: 0131 662 1695 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 Member

	University of Edinburgh Chess Club
	Meets on Weds. 8pm during term-time at Societies Centre, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
	Club Venue   Website
	Gregor Dick , Edinburgh Tel: 01337 831455 Last updated or checked: 01 September 2008 Non Member

	Wandering Dragons Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesday at Polish Combatant Association Ltd, 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh EH3 6PJ
	Club Venue   Website
	Elliot Sloan 20 Brunswick Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5PG Tel: 0131 478 0190 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in Falkirk

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	Grangemouth Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesday at Education Unit, Abbots Road, Grangemouth
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Jim Watson 62 Polmont Park, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0XU Tel: 01324 714 314 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in Fife

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	Dunfermline Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Del Farquarson Centre, Netherton Broad Street, Dunfermline KY12 7DS
	Club Venue   Website
	Jim Webster 28 Duddingston Drive, Kirkcaldy Fife, KY2 6 JP Tel: 01592 261896 Last updated or checked: 01 June 2009 Member

	Glenrothes Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at CISWO Club, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5PP
	Club Venue   Website
	George Pyrich 13 Ardgartan Court, Balfarg, Glenrothes KY7 6XB Tel: 01592 749 062 Last updated or checked: 22 September 2008 Member

	Woodside Glenrothes Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays 6 - 7.30 at CISWO, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5PP
	Club Venue   Website
	Stuart Blyth 17 Sythrum Crescent, Glenrothes Fife, KY7 5DG Tel: 01592 760 437 Both Adults and Juniors welcomed. Last updated or checked: 22 September 2008 Member

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Clubs in Glasgow City

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	Cathcart Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at United Reformed Church, 163 Fenwick Road, Glasgow G46 6JB
	Club Venue   Website
	Alistair Maxwell 34 Loganswell Gdns, Deaconsbank, Glasgow G46 8HU Tel: 0141 620 2115 Last updated or checked: 20 September 2008 Member

	DNA Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Whitefield Community Hall, Whitefield Road, Glasgow G51 2SG
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Alan Barlow 467 Parkhouse Rd, Glasgow G53 7YH Tel: 0141 881 3557 Last updated or checked: 30 November 2004 Non Member

	Glasgow Montrose Chess Club
	Meets on Thursday 7.30pm at Novotel Hotel, 181 Pitt Street, Glasgow G2 4DT
	Club Venue   Website
	Chris Perkin Flat 2/1 5 Merrick Gdns, Glasgow G51 2LF Tel: 0141 427 7361 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

	Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at 7.30 pm at Wellington Church, Southpark Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LE
	Club Venue   Website
	Dairena Gaffney 93 Norse Road , Scotstoun, Glasgow G14 9EF Last updated or checked: 20 March 2009 Member

	Phones Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Polish Club, 4 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow
	(no Map)   Website
	John McIntyre 14 Brownside Ave, Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 8BL Tel: 0141 646 1035 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Shettleston Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Shettleston Community Centre, 54 Amulree Street, Glasgow G32 7UT
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Douglas Bryson 38 Duncryne Avenue, Mount Vernon, Glasgow G32 0RQ Tel: 0141 778 4892 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in Highland

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	Inverness Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesday at Chieftain Hotel, 2 Millburn Road, Inverness IV2 3PS
	Club Venue   Website
	Robert Rough Flat 7, 3 Stephen Street, Inverness IV2 3JP Tel: 01463 717094 Last updated or checked: 17 March 2009 Member

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Clubs in Inverclyde

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	Inverclyde Central Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Loreto Social Club, Houston Street, Greenock PA16 8DA
	Club Venue   Website
	David Logue Flat 3/1 9 Little Street, Anderston, Glasgow G3 8DQ Tel: 07956 058291 Matches played at Paisley YMCA. Last updated or checked: 18 April 2009 Non Member

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Clubs in Midlothian

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	Lasswade Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Justinlees Inn, 1-5 Dalhousie Road, Eskbank Toll, Dalkeith EH22 3AT
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Hugh Flockhart 3 Meadowfield Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 7NR Tel: 0131 661 3022 Last updated or checked: 30 September 2008 Member

	Pentland Hills Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Loanhead Miners Welfare Club, 70 - 74 The Loan, Loanhead EH20 9AQ
	Club Venue   Website
	Terry Purkins Melville Bank, 1 Penicuik Rd, ROSLIN EH25 9LJ Tel: 0131 440 1618 Last updated or checked: 23 November 2008 Member

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Clubs in North Ayrshire

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	Ardrossan Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Community Centre, Donaldson Avenue, Saltcoats
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	William Kelly 80 Canal Street, Saltcoats KA21 5JB Tel: 01294 469716 Last updated or checked: 19 June 2009 Member

	Greenwood Academy Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at Corsehillmount Road, Dreghorn, Irvine KA11 4HL
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Stephen Taylor 62 Woodlands Grove, Kilmarnock Ayrshire, KA3 1TZ Tel: Last updated or checked: 29 October 2008 Non Member

	Irvine Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at GSK Social Club, Shewalton Road, Irvine KA11 5AP
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	John Shankland 9 Dalwhinnie Court, Lawthorn, Irvine KA11 2ES Tel: 01294 214244 Last updated or checked: 06 June 2009 Member

	Largs Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Amici (formerly Victoria Hotel), 80 Gallowgate Street, Largs
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Allan Plato 1A (G/R) Burnlea Road, Largs Ayrshire, KA30 8BX Tel: 01475 686 822 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Milngavie Junior Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesday 6-7.30pm at Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW
	Club Venue   Website
	Trevor Davies 19 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW Tel: 07926 072 195 Last updated or checked: 23 January 2009 Non Member

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Clubs in North Lanarkshire

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	Bellshill Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Cardinal Newman HS, Main Street, Bellshill ML4 3DW
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	James Cumming 113 North Road, Bellshill ML4 1QY Tel: 01698 340314 Last updated or checked: 03 February 2008 Non Member

	Crowwood Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at Stepps Cultural Centre, 10 Blenheim Avenue, Stepps G33 6FH
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Andrew Pollock 43 Millbrae Avenue, Chryston, Glasgow G69 9LT Last updated or checked: 29 January 2009 Member

	Cumbernauld Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays & Wednesday at Muirfield Community Education Centre, Brown Road, Seafar, Cumbernauld G67 1AA
	Club Venue   Website
	Robert Kelso 44 Lochlea Road, Kildrum, Cumbernauld G67 2ES Tel: 01236 613 257 Last updated or checked: 15 September 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in Perth & Kinross

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	Carse of Gowrie Chess Club
	Meets on Thursday at Inchture Hotel, Main Street, Inchture PH14 9RN
	Club Venue   Website
	Alan Borwell 8 Wheatfield Avenue, Inchture Perthshire, PH14 9RX Tel: 01828 686556 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

	Kinross Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at The Inn, Crook of Devon
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Ian Washington 241 High Street, Kinross KY13 8DL Tel: 01577 865047 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Perth Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Perth City Sports, & Social Club, 18 Leonard Street, Perth
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Douglas Harvey 27 Pitheavlis Crescent, Perth Perthshire, PH2 0JX Tel: 01738 628266 Last updated or checked: 27 November 2008 Member

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Clubs in Renfrewshire

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	Paisley Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Paisley YMCA, New Street, Paisley PA1 1XU
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Alex McFarlane 10 Chrighton Green, Uddingston G71 6TU Tel: 01698 817155 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Renfrew Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at St Margaret's Church Hall, Oxford Road, Renfrew PA4 0SJ
	Club Venue   Website
	John Johnstone Avignon, 49 Piper Road, Houston Renfrewshire, PA6 7JY Tel: 01505 614239 Last updated or checked: 08 December 2004 Non Member

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Clubs in Shetland Islands

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	Chess Shetland Chess Club
	Meets on Thursday 6-8pm at Lerwick Library, Lower Hillhead, Lerwick ZE1 0EL
	Club Venue   Website
	Andy Freeman Swalastova, Fladdabister, Cunningsburgh Shetland, ZE2 9HA Last updated or checked: 30 April 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in South Ayrshire

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	Ayr Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Louden Hall, South Harbour Street, Ayr
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Mr Carol Wright 18 Fotheringham Road, Ayr KA8 0EY Tel: 01292 266054 Last updated or checked: 03 November 2003 Non Member

	Carrick Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Town Hall, Maybole KA19 7BZ
	Club Venue   Website
	Ann McDill 9 Burns Drive, Covenanters Gait, Maybole Ayrshire, KA19 8FB Tel: Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

	Prestwick Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at R.A.F.A. Social Club, Stonegarth, Ardayre Road, Prestwick
	(no Map)   (No WebSite)
	Bob Carter 43 Doonholm Road, Ayr Ayrshire, KA7 4QU Tel: 01292 443269 Last updated or checked: 12 October 2008 Member

	Troon Chess Club
	Meets on Wednesdays at Railway Works Club, 4 Shore Road, Troon
	(no Map)   Website
	Mike Chapman 16 Fullarton Crescent, Troon KA10 6LL Tel: 01292 311619 Last updated or checked: 27 November 2008 Member

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Clubs in South Lanarkshire

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	East Kilbride Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays at The Murray Owen Centre, 1 Liddle Grove, Murray, East Kilbride G75 9AD
	Club Venue   Website
	Paul Denham 35 Dunnottar Crescent, East Kilbride Glasgow, G74 4PL Last updated or checked: 17 October 2008 Member

	Hamilton Chess Club
	Meets on Thursdays 7.00 till 10.00 at Bothwell Bowling Club, Station Road, Bothwell G71 8EB
	Club Venue   Website
	Michael Hanley 19 Alderside Place, Bothwell G71 8JJ Tel: 01698 850303 Last updated or checked: 29 October 2008 Member

	Lanark Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at St Mary's Church Club Rooms, Bannatyne Street, Lanark ML11 7JS
	Club Venue   Website
	Tom Brown 147 St. Leonard Street, Lanark ML11 7DX Tel: 01555 665930 Last updated or checked: 01 June 2009 Member

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Clubs in Stirling

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	Stirling Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at B.B.Hall, Dalgleish Court, Baker Street, Stirling FK8 1BJ
	Club Venue   Website
	John Blake Gayfield Cottage, 16 Ochil Street, Alloa Clackmannanshire, FK10 2DS Tel: 01259 216495 There is a better map link from their Web Site Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Member

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Clubs in The Scottish Borders

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	Galashiels Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Focus Centre, Livingston Place, Galashiels TD1 1DQ
	Club Venue   Website
	Martin Wallace 158 Beech Avenue, Galashiels TD1 2LF Tel: 07792 626978 Last updated or checked: 05 July 2008 Non Member

	Kelso Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Royal British Legion, 66 Roxburgh Street, Kelso TD5 7DH
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Rob Holland 13 The Linn, Kelso TD5 8EX Tel: 01573 225620 Last updated or checked: 07 December 2008 Member

	Peebles Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Needpath Inn, 25 Old Town, Peebles EH45 8JF
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Sandy Wood 34 Gallowhill, Peebles EH45 9BG Tel: 01721 721030 Last updated or checked: 01 January 2003 Non Member

	Selkirk Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Heatherlie House Hotel, Selkirk TD7 5AL
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Ian Thompson 29 Ladylands Terrace, Selkirk Tel: Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member

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Clubs in West Dunbartonshire

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	Concord Chess Club
	Meets on Tuesdays at Concord CE Centre, Town Centre, Dumbarton G82 1LJ
	Club Venue   Website
	James Binnie 11 Victoria Road, Helensburgh Argyle and Bute, G84 7RT Tel: 01436 674813 Last updated or checked: 02 October 2008 Member

	Dalmuir Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Dalmuir Community Centre, Duntocher Road, Dalmuir G81 3LL
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	John McCartan 58 Hallydown Drive, Glasgow G13 1UF Tel: 0141 959 9893 Last updated or checked: 30 November 2004 Non Member

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Clubs in West Lothian

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	Badgers Brook Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at 18/22 East Main Street, Broxburn EH52 5DA
	Club Venue   (No WebSite)
	Stewart Robertson 2 Queen's Road, Broxburn West Lothian, Tel: 01506 858867 Last updated or checked: 30 November 2007 Non Member

	Livingston Chess Club
	Meets on Mondays at Carmondean, Parish Church Hall, Fell Rigs, Deans, Livingston EH54 8AX
	Club Venue   Website
	David Marshall 52 Camps Rigg, Livingston West Lothian, EH54 8PD Tel: 01506 430989 Last updated or checked: 01 October 2008 Non Member