CHESS CLUBS AND MEETING PLACES:  LITTLE ROCK:  The Little Rock Chess Club mid-week meets on Tuesdays in the Barnes & Noble Book Store Coffee shop - located at 11500 Finanical Centre Pkwy, Little Rock, in the coffee shop from about 6:30 pm until 10:30 pm. We offer instruction on various aspects of chess and will answers any questions about the game. We have many new players in attendance along with regular club members. The instruction is free and membership is not required.  LRCC also meets every Friday night starting about 7:00 PM until ? at St. Vincent Hospital (Markham & University) in the De Soto Room.  On many of these Fridays, we will be hosting rated tournys.  Click for LRCC Calendar  Registration for all tournys is 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tournys began at 7:30 p.m.  All entry fees are $1. Website: http://www.lrchess.org/ SEARCY: Meetings are held at Hastings in Searcy each Thursday night beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Arrive at 7 o'clock and there's sure to be 2 or 3 early birds there to play you. Hastings Book Store is located in the mall west of the freeway at Exit 46. Website: http://www.knightlife.freeservers.com/ FORT SMITH: Fort Smith Chess Club - meets informally on Mondays, 7:00 pm, at Sweet Bay on Rodgers Avenue. Contact Ernest Ciaione - 479-484-0156. Website: http://www.angelfire.com/ar3/fortsmithchessclub/ FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas Chess Club -- Everyone's welcome to participate, whether or not they are affiliated with the University. Meetings are every Friday, starting at 5 p.m., near RZ's coffee shop in the UA Union. Contact Zach Wyatt: mwyatt@uark.edu Fayetteville Chess Club -- Meets informally every Thursday at 7 p.m., Arsaga's on Gregg Street. RUSSELLVILLE The Russellville Chess Club - Meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. at The Higher Grounds coffee house in downtown Russellville. We are always looking for new members. Players of all levels are welcome to come join us. Contacts: Phone: Rex Rhodes - 501-968-5864; e-mail: russellvillecc@yahoo.com SEARCY Searcy Knightlife Chess Club (Home of the Searcy Open each June) meets Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Hastings Book Store in the Exit 46 mall west of the freeway. Arrive by 7 p.m. and you're sure to get a game with one of our early birds. We're a USCF affiliate that plays ladder matches, random rated/unrated club tournaments and just for fun, too. No membership fees except for USCF rated events. Everyone is welcome. BATESVILLE: The Batesville Chess Club meets every Friday, 6:30 - 9:30 pm at the 1st Community Bank. Contacts: Jason Qian, 870-834-3681 qqian@cox.net or Stan Carter - 870-793-8840 - scarter@uaex.edu MELBOURNE: The Three Rivers Chess Club meets on the 1st, 3rd and sometimes the 5th Mondays at 6 p.m. at the The Bookery located in the Main St. Mini Mall Hwy. 69, across from the Red Mule. Contacts: Stephen Paulson - 870-368-4387 d4d5c4@yahoo.com or John Purtle - 870-368-3344. JONESBORO Nazarene Knights Chess Club - Meets every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at Forest Home Church of the Nazarene, 1922 Race Street, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Everyone is welcome to play regardless of age, skill level, or church affiliation. For more information, contact the church office by phone (870)932-9069 or John Martin by e-mail: jjmartin1776@hotmail.com .