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U.S. CHESS CLUBS & LEAGUES
Updated: March 2008
FLORIDA STATE
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Florida
is a state located in the southeastern United States. Most of the state is a large
peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. It has a
warm and humid subtropical climate. It was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the
coast on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to
the Easter season). Florida's economy relies heavily on tourism. The capital is
Tallahassee and the largest city is Jacksonville.
Admitted : March 3, 1845 (27th)
Capital : Tallahassee
Population : (2000) 17,789,864
Nickname : Sunshine State
State Bird : Northern mockingbird
«Florida State Bird
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Minus polyglottos »
1. «Boca Raton Chess Club »
«The Club meets every friday and wenesday night at the University
Center at Florida Atlantic University»
2. «The St. Petersburg Chess Club »
«Welcome to the St. Petersburg Chess Club of Tampa Bay, Florida. We welcome chess players
of all ages and strengths. Our members include some of the strongest chess players in
Florida and the Tampa Bay area. The club is open for casual play and also runs dozens of
chess tournaments throughout the year. Our scholastic events are especially popular,
drawing young players from all over central Florida.»
3. «Central Florida Chess Club »
«The Central Florida Chess Club (CFCC) serves Orlando and surrounding cities with a place
to play and learn chess and to meet fellow chessplayers of all ages. The CFCC also fulfills
its obligation of good citizenship by maintaining a free youth chess program as well as a
prison chess program.»
«Central Florida Chess Club
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4. «Gainesville Chess Club »
«The Gainesville Chess Club is one of the primary chess clubs in the area of Gainesville,
Florida. It was first organized in 1983»
B - Leagues and Associations
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1. «Florida Chess Association »
«In an effort to provide Florida players with more events and to get more chess players
active in events, the FCA has started a Florida Grand Prix (GP). USCF rated events run
by an FCA affiliate will qualify for Florida Grand Prix points. Players must be members
of the FCA to accumulate the GP points. The initial period of the Grand Prix will be for
events rated from Oct. 1, 2006 to Aug. 15, 2007. "Playing averages" are created for each
FCA player that is similar to Baseball's batting average. Players in all classes compete
only against players in their own class for hundreds of dollars in prizes. The latest
“playing»
C - Other interesting Addresses
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1. «The Internet Chess Club»
«The Internet Chess Club has compiled a worldwide list of chess clubs, which is continually
evolving. You can find a club near where you live, and visit new clubs when you go on a
trip. Please help us make this the most complete chess club list on the web.»
[This page has been created by Sebastien Railliet]
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