About

The Demon Deacon Chess Club is an official chess club at Wake Forest University. It was founded in 2004. It's members continually strive to improve their abilities as well and also continually try to have a little fun.

From our Constitution: "The Demon Deacon Chess Club exists to educate its members in the history, methods, and rules of chess; to improve each member’s ability to think analytically; and to develop in each member a spirit of cooperation and teamwork. The goal of the club is to establish Wake Forest University as a nationally recognized center of competitive chess. This goal will be accomplished by playing in competitive events against other collegiate chess teams, organizations and individuals as well as by gaining membership in the United States Chess Federation for all persons in the club."