Charlotte Chess Center

2019 US Chess "Chess Club of the Year", Top Chess Center in the Southeast since 2014, One of the Few Brick and Mortar Chess Centers in the USA, Twitch Partner

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🚨 LAST DAY - CAROLINAS CLASSIC EARLY REGISTRATION! 🚨

This is one of our premier flagship tournaments and usually draws 300+ players! This year special guests Judit Polgar, Peter Leko, and RB Ramesh will be on-site for signing and photos!

Register: https://t.co/uaQihxDVhq

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Are you 18+ and want to volunteer with the Naroditsky Memorial Rapid and Blitz tournament? We are looking for general volunteers as well as media volunteers!

Want to learn more? Want to apply?

General Volunteers: https://t.co/wVdWZsO3Qu
Media Volunteers: https://t.co/Rf8yOtyoIH

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Congratulations to the new CCC Blitz and Rapid Champs!

GM Kayden Troff and FM Vishnu Vanapalli tied for 1st in the Blitz Championship with 8 out of 9 points! Vanapalli also tied for 1st in the Rapid section with Krishna Rallabandi and Eshwar Kothapalli, each with 4.5/5 points.

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🎉Congratulations to Charlotte Chess Center's 2026 Club Champion: WGM Dina Belenkaya! 👑

💪Dina won the CCC's Classical Club Championship in clear first place with 4.5 out of a possible 5 points.

👏Congratulations @DinaBelenkaya!

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

@chesscom wrote about the upcoming Naroditsky Memorial Rapid and Blitz! Learn more about the top players and content creators here: https://t.co/gKSckNjBLX

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

TFW: You hope they didn't see your blunder.

Join us at our Monthly Adult Brewery Meetup with @ResidentCulture TONIGHT from 7 - 10pm!

Boards, pieces, and clocks provided!
Ladies ages 21+ playing chess get a free drink on us!
FREE! No RSVP or registration needed!

[Daniel Rensch @DanielRensch]

When it dawns on you that you'll be playing your first rated OTB event in 7 years soon... 😵‍💫

https://t.co/sRGs2JwTVs

[Mike Klein @ChessMike]

Tons of big stars are signed up to honor Danya in the first Naroditsky Memorial Rapid and Blitz, hosted by @CLTchesscenter from July 3-5, 2026.

Who will join @GMHikaru @FabianoCaruana and @GMJSindarov?

https://t.co/YqNrwoBunJ

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Congratulations to the winners of the Charlotte Spring Open!

🏆 Championship: Jamison Kao
🏆 U2000: Vasishta Tumuluri
🏆 U1600: Zachary Disharoon
🏆 Blitz: GM Oleksandr Bortnyk (tied with GM Kayden Troff)

Don't forget our next tournament is the Carolinas Classic in June!

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Congratulations to our ALTO winners!

GM Francesco Sonis tied for 1st with IM Craig Hillby, each earning 4.5 pts in the Championship section!

Ramon Oropeza won 1st in the U1900 with 4.5 pts and Justin McFee won 1st in the U1400 with the only perfect score of the tournament!

[US Chess @USChess]

This July, @CLTchesscenter and the Charlotte Chess Center Foundation are hosting the first Naroditsky Memorial Blitz and Rapid tournament, honoring the legacy of the beloved GM.

Learn more about the event (registration is already filling up!) on CLO: https://t.co/ka5WlG4orp

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Rated over 1800? Tonight's the early registration deadline for the Elite Camp featuring GMs Judit Polgar, Peter Leko, and RB Ramesh! Join us June 15-19 for 30+ hours of premier live instruction!

Learn more: https://t.co/5WhfDQ6kDJ

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

The Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz is now open for registration!

Held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center from July 3-5, the NMRB is sure to be one of the premier tournaments in the US.

Spectator passes also available!

Register here: https://t.co/moWX4ZsEsV

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🏆Congratulations to the winners of the Spring SE FIDE! 🏆

Our winners are:
FM James Chirilov - Championship
Ruben Quintans - U2100
Rishaank Channad/ Emerson Lee - U1800
GM Kayden Troff/IM Roman Pyrih - Blitz

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🚨🚨Double Norm! 🚨🚨

FM Megan Lee earned both a WGM and IM norm at our Spring GM/IM Norm Invitational! Megan scored 7/9 points with 6 decisive wins, 2 draws, and one loss.

🎉Congratulations Megan! 🎉

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🎉Congratulations to IM-elect Rose Atwell who has achieved a live rating over 2400 after round 3 of the Charlotte Spring GM Norm Invitational! With 4 IM norms secured, she has earned the International Master title pending FIDE approval! 🎉 @atwell_rose

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

🎉Happy International Women's Day!

🤩 Women remain an underrepresented demographic in the chess world--but at the CCC, we encourage girls and women to engage with chess both on and off the board!

🥰 Thank you to all the women and girls who make the CCC amazing!

[Dina Belenkaya @DinaBelenkaya]

On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible contributions of our women who help shape Russian Chess School every day. In a male-dominated industry, we’ve built a top-notch product together, and this is just the beginning!

[Charlotte Chess Center @CLTchesscenter]

Yesterday was the CCC's 12th birthday!

From 3 employees to 60+, and from a handful of school programs and events to today's daily activities, we remain driven in growing chess for everyone.

Thank you to every player, coach, parent, and friend who's been part of our community!