Greater Peoria Chess Foundation


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The Greater Peoria Chess Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit organization dedicated to encouraging chess in our community and school systems. Chess helps students to develop many life skills that will help them as they navigate with challenges that lay ahead.


Scholastic Chess Scholarship Tour The 2024-25 school schedule features our new Grand Prix Chess Tour program that offers scholarships for some lucky players to attend the USCF K-8 Championships in Bloomington or the Nationals in Orlando, Florida at the end of the chess season. Learn how you can paticipate and perhaps win a trip to the Nationals at Orlando, Click ==> here <== and get all the details.


Former Peoria player, Elbert Fang, has attatained the rating of USCF Master, 2200, at the Queen City Prairie Open in Fort Worth, Texas with a win over Sharvesh R Deviprasath (2545). See the game here.
Congratulations Elbert!!!


Contact the GPCF



Send Mail via US Postal Service

1116 N Parkside Dr, Peoria, IL 61606

The post office box is closed. Please don't send to the old PO Box as it is no longer in use and your mail cannot be responded to.



Send Email

Our email address is peoriachess@peoriachess.com



Call us on the phone

Our phone number is (309) 981-7210

This is a phone service. Leave a message and your message will be relayed. Be sure to leave a note with your return phone number or email address so we can contact you. Also please let us know the subject of your inquiry so we can be properly prepared to give you an answer.



Related Web Sites

The Kingsmen Chess Club

The Peoria Kingsmen Chess Club, meets Monday nights at the Life Together Center (formerly the Great Central Insurance Bldg) at Sheridan & War Memorial 7 to 11pm. It is mostly for adults with ratings in exess of 1000, but all players are welcome.
(Click here to see location on a map.)


The Hult Youth Chess Club

Although no formal instruction is given, beginners are welcomed and receive general instruction on how to play. Friday night is fun night, the kids are a little loud for chess but they all have a great time. Private lessons may be available, depending on availability.


Now meeting online on Fridays !

Hult Online Play

The Hult Youth Chess Club (K-12) will meet online every Friday night at 6:30 on Zoom with a 7pm tournament on chess.com. You can join us by using these links:

Friday November 15th 2024

6:30 pm: Zoom Meeting 147 555 122

7:00 pm: Hult Chess Club @chess.com tournament 5224697 .

Registration starts at 6pm, but the games won't start until 7pm on Friday.
See you online soon!


Woodford County Chess Club

A new chess club in Woodford County, Illinois, Meets most Thursdays from 7-9pm at Hardee’s in Eureka Il.