The Pittsburgh Chess Club is an educational non-profit organization.
We have roots going back to the late 1850s and remain committed to serving the needs of chess players in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
06/01/2026
HEAD'S UP: the first Open House of the summer is finally here! Come visit us TONIGHT at our ✨NEW LOCATION ✨ 2204 Murray Avenue for casual games and answers to all of your club questions!
See you there!
05/19/2026
Head's up: our first chess tournament of the summer is finally here! Registration for the 2026 Robert Smith Memorial Open is LIVE!
https://pittsburghchessclub.org/tournaments/2026-robert-p-smith-memorial/
Round One is this TUESDAY, MAY 26TH! See you there!
05/17/2026
A special thank-you to everyone who came out to see us at last weekend!
Wanna know where we'll be next? 👀 Check the 🔗in our bio for more details~
05/16/2026
The is pleased to announce our first guest lecture of the year!
At the TePe Sigeman & Co. Chess Tournament 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, two of the biggest names in modern chess met over the board for the first time: Former World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Yagiz Erdogmus, the 4th-youngest player to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Join National Master Aaron Balleisen as he examines one of the biggest match-ups of the year!
Join us over at our new digs THIS WEDNESDAY, May 20th at 6:30p! See you then!
05/04/2026
It's been a wild couple of weeks (for us AND the 'Burgh 😮💨) but we're still hosting our Play-In Series! Next up: The will be at kicking back and playing games THIS SATURDAY, May 9th at 6:30! Come thru, say hello and play some games with us!
05/02/2026
BIG NEWS from your friendly neighborhood club!
#1 🏠 We’re Moving!
You may have heard it through the grapevine already, but the is happy to announce that we're relocating to a new venue! This space will help us accommodate more players and provide bigger and better services to our membership and the community. Don't worry: we're in the same neighborhood! Come check us out at 2204 Murray Avenue, starting on May 16!
#2 ♟️ PCC Summer Camp 2026 🏝️
Registration for our 2026 Chess Camp is LIVE! Join us July 27th–31st for half or full days of expert lessons with GM Bryan Smith and John Vuillemont. Just scan the QR code to register!
04/20/2026
The is proud to support the North American Telugu Society ( ) Community Day! Join us this Sunday, April 26th for an epic rated tournament event!
Registration is LIVE! More info here: natsworld.org/gochess2026
04/18/2026
BIG shout out to everyone who visited us at for , and last weekend! We were blown away by how many of you came out 🤯 And a special raise-of-the-mug for the winner of our pick-up Swiss tournament - you all really brought your A-game! 👀
Want to know our next move?🫳♟ Check out the 🔗in our bio for our schedule!
See you next time!
04/13/2026
ANOTHER Spring event INCOMING!🗣️
The continues its Play-In series at ! Join us for cold drinks and casual in this iconic neighborhood of Pittsburgh~
When? THIS SATURDAY April 18th, starting at 4:30pm!
See yinz there! 👋🏾☺️
04/02/2026
It may be April but we're definitely not foolin'!
Come thru and visit us for our monthly open house - this Monday, April 6th at 6p!