Chess has a long history in Ohio, with the first known chess club in the state being founded in Cincinnati in 1845. Other early chess clubs in Ohio include the Cleveland Chess Club, founded in 1857, and the Dayton Chess Club, founded in 1875.
Ohio has produced several notable chess champions over the years, including Samuel Factor, who won the Ohio State Chess Championship in 1896 and 1900, and George Koltanowski, who held the title of Ohio State Chess Champion in 1933. Another notable Ohio chess champion is Dean Ippolito, who won the Ohio State Chess Championship in 1999.
In the recent years, Ohio has been home to several successful chess programs and clubs, including the Cleveland Chess Club, the Columbus Chess Club, the Dayton Chess Club, and the Cincinnati Chess Club, which continue to promote the game and support local chess players.
Ohio Chess Association in Columbus, OH
- USCF ID T5007470
- Phone: 16147467682
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://www.ohchess.org
Greater Cleveland Chess Club in Brecksville, OH
- USCF ID A8049491
- Phone: 4405701809
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: https://www.greaterclevelandchess.com
Cincinnati Chess Club in Cincinnati, OH
- USCF ID A5007682
- Phone: 5138282196
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://CINCINNATICHESSCLUB.COM
Progress with Chess in Cleveland, OH
- USCF ID A6008140
- Phone: 2163217000
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://progresswithchess.org
Fellowship of the King Chess Club in Columbus, OH
- USCF ID A6023497
- Phone: 6143141102
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://www.neilley.com/chess
Central Chess Club in Columbus, OH
- USCF ID A5007283
- Phone: 6142288111
- Site: http://www.centralchessclub.com/Site/Home.html
The Royal Oak Initiative Chess Club in Columbus, OH
- USCF ID A7392453
- Phone: 614-500-3406
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://theroichess.org
Chess Club of OSU in Columbus, OH
- USCF ID G6030761
- Phone: 614-292-6104
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://buckeyechess.com/chessclubosu.html
Dayton Chess Society in Dayton, OH
- USCF ID A6052280
- Phone: (937) 815-0854
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://daytonchess.org/
Marysville Chess Club in Marysville, OH
- USCF ID A6052226
- Phone: 614-330-4573
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://marysvillechessclub.com
The Chess Enterprise in Reynoldsburg, OH
- USCF ID A7362549
- Phone: 6145751038
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://TheChessEnterprise.com
Parma Chess Club in Strongsville, OH
- USCF ID A6007454
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://www.parmachessclub.org
Greater Toledo Area Chess Club in Toledo, OH
- USCF ID A6008421
- Phone: 4194911931
- Email: [email protected]
- Site: http://www.toledochess.org/