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fOR ACTIvITIeS AROuND
MONTANA:
CheSS CLubS
beCAuSe MONTANANS TeNDS TO fOCuS ON OuTDOOR ReCReATION, CheSS, AN
INTeLLeCTuAL, STRATeGIC AND veRY MuCh INDOOR hObbY, CAN be OveRLOOKeD.
Chess is a powerful game using memory, pattern recognitions, calculation, and strategic thinking.
It creates stronger thinkers and better observers. Fortunately if you have been curious about chess
there are opportunities to give it a try. The Montana Chess Association (www.montanachess.org)
features regional clubs throughout the state. Each regional club varies in what they offer. Clubs
can be found in Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, Helena, Great Falls and Butte. Contact information and
meeting times can be found on the MCA Web site.
Flathead has two weekly clubs, which welcome and coach new players. The Whitefi sh Club
meets Thursdays at 7 at the Red Caboose and is a mixed group with kids as young as 6 and adults up
to 70. The Kalispell club meets Tuesdays at 5:30 at the Kalispell Regional Hospital cafeteria. This club
is fairly new. Meeting times and places can change occasionally so check their Web site (www.
fl atheadchess.com) for information.
Many of these chess clubs take part in regional and state tournaments, including the Montana
Open in the spring.
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By
Angela
Jamison
ANGeLA
JAMISON is a
Montana native,
raised in beautiful Bozeman
where she currently lives with
her husband and two daughters.
When not enjoying the outdoors
she works part-time in marketing
and freelance writing.
