PVCC’s Club to Play and Learn Chess
The chess club is one of many clubs at PVCC. In this club, students can play the game of chess. The chess clubs meet every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Bolick Center, or in room M155 if other events are happening in the Bolick Center.
At the chess club meeting, there were multiple chess boards for anyone to play; the room was quiet and the people there were friendly.
Sometimes faculty members stop by the club and visit. Dr. Abigail James, professor of psychology, said, “Chess is the best way in the world to learn how to think and use your brain.”
The faculty adviser of the chess club is Dr. Zack Beamer, a professor of mathematics. The club’s student president is Nick Bird. Beamer has been the adviser of the chess club since the Spring of 2021 when people were still doing virtual learning due to COVID-19.
Bird became the president of the chess club this semester. He knew how to play chess before he became the club’s president. Bird is willing to help teach other college students how to play chess, even if they have never played before. Bird considers chess to be a historical tradition and feels lucky to live in a world where board game rulesets in the present day have a lot of resources.
Bird said, “I feel happy that the previous president chose me to be the new president of the chess club as I am really good friends with the previous club president, Kevin Jelinek.”
If you are interested in joining a chess club, you can contact Beamer in his office at M164A during his office hours, call him at (434) 961-5345, or email him at zbeamer@pvcc.edu. You can also contact Bird at nab29903@email.vccs.edu. The chess club is for anyone who wants to join, even if you have never played chess in the past.
