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Weekly Chess Events

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Address: 75 N Orlando Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
When: Every Monday first round starts at 7:00 PM
Description: Hosted by Brevard Chess Club. Five round Swiss tournament. Welcome to players of all levels and ages! Complementary drip coffee as well as pastries and specialty coffee drinks for sale. $20 buy in for adults, $15 for kids under 18, and $10 for kids under 13. You can register here on Chessregister by looking for tournaments named "COCOA BEACH Monday Night Weekly Tournament" and the date you want to register for. To receive the reduced price for kids, you must pay at the door. Please visit brevardchess.org for more details or contact Sean at 321-514-8547.

Address: 245 Palm Bay Rd NEWest Melbourne, FL 32904
When: Every Thursday at 6:30PM
Description: Hosted by Brevard Chess Club. Every Thursday is a five round Swiss tournament at Panera Bread in West Melbourne. First round will start at 6:30PM sharp! Fifteen dollar buy in for adults, $10 for under 18. Prizes for top placements are cash based on entries. If there is a sufficient amount of players, there will be sections for different skill levels. Look for chess boards and register with Sean Malone or Alex Dshalalow. Tournament is U.S. Chess Federation rated for US Chess members. Highly encouraged to bring your own board and clock.
Contact: Sean at 321-514-8547 & seanmalone21@live.com

Where: The Cocoa Library (Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library), 308 Forrest Ave., Cocoa, Florida 32922
When: Sunday afternoons, starting at 1:00 PM and ending usually around 5:00 PM.
Free and open to all. For additional information contact the Cocoa library directly (321-633-1792 - ask for the reference desk).

Located in downtown Melbourne. Main time for chess used to be Saturday afternoon 1-4 PM, but it appears that chess players are welcome anytime.
There is no point of contact for this group, but a handful of intermediate to advanced level players gather to play some games there. We do not recommend this event for newer chess players.