--- title: PHC Chess Club description: Patrick Henry College's chess club. The chess club encourages all students to consider joining the club to glorify the Father through developing and stretching the minds he gifted to us. image: https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Chess%20Club.png --- 540-338-1776 [![Patrick Henry College logo](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Shield%2c%20Tag%2c%20Color%2c%201%20line%2c%20RGB.jpg "Patrick Henry College logo")](https://www.phc.edu) # Student Organizations Patrick Henry College students enjoy a rich variety of extra-curricular activities. From drama to art to athletics, students’ common desire to develop Christian leadership continues to produce a wide array of available clubs and organizations. ## PHC Chess Club ![Chess Club](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Chess%20Club.png?width=714&height=599&name=Chess%20Club.png) PHC's chess club strives to glorify Christ through the art of chess. Chess is one of the oldest games still played today and one of the most popular in the world.  Benjamin Franklin once said, "The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it."  Playing the game of chess with some adequacy is a basic skill that well rounded people should possess, similar to dancing, public speaking, handwriting, and singing. The chess club acknowledges that not all people have a natural aptitude for chess just like not all people are excellent singers or superb dancers. However, that does not mean a basic understanding is not beneficial. With this in mind, the chess club seeks to train players who are brand new to chess, as well as refine the skills of those who have played for over a decade. The chess club encourages all students to consider joining the club to glorify the Father through developing and stretching the minds he gifted to us. ### Get in touch with us! ### Student Organizations ### Quick Links [Social Activities](https://www.phc.edu/social-activities) [Athletics and Recreation](https://www.phc.edu/athletics) [Student Government](https://www.phc.edu/student-government) ### Give To Our Student Organizations [![Support Patrick Henry College](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/1e469f7c-cc2f-459b-8eef-caca206575a9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/1e469f7c-cc2f-459b-8eef-caca206575a9) ### On the giving form, specify that your gift is to support Student Organizations ![Support Student Org](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Support%20Student%20Org.png?width=308&name=Support%20Student%20Org.png)   #### What would you like to explore next? [![PatrickHenryCollege-seal](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Campus_Documentation/Images/PatrickHenryCollege-seal.png?width=100&height=101&name=PatrickHenryCollege-seal.png "PatrickHenryCollege-seal")](https://www.phc.edu) [![PHC Facebook](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/PHC-FB-Icon.png?width=40&name=PHC-FB-Icon.png "PHC Facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/patrick.henry.college) [![PHC - x](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/PHC%20-%20x.png?width=40&height=40&name=PHC%20-%20x.png)](https://twitter.com/patrickhenrycol) [![PHC LinkedIn](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/PHC-LI-Icon.png?width=40&name=PHC-LI-Icon.png "PHC LinkedIn")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/patrick-henry-college) [![PHC Instagram](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/PHC-Ig-Icon.png?width=40&name=PHC-Ig-Icon.png "PHC Instagram")](https://www.instagram.com/patrickhenrycollege/) [![PHC Pinterest](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/PHC-Pn-Icon.png?width=40&name=PHC-Pn-Icon.png "PHC Pinterest")](https://www.pinterest.com/patrickhenrycol/) [![PHC YouTube ](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/New_Design_Images/PHC-YT-Icon.png?width=40&name=PHC-YT-Icon.png "PHC YouTube ")](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeDF1z2oL8BCEZv8nEeQ5ug) © 2021 Patrick Henry College [540-338-1776](tel:15403381776) | [communication@phc.edu](mailto:communication@phc.edu) 10 Patrick Henry Circle | Purcellville | VA | 20132