Northwest Chess Calendar of Events
Weekly Chess Events

 

Chess in Bellingham, WA every day from 3:00-6:00 PM at Bellingham-Fantasia Coffee House, downtown on Cornwall Street. Contact: Nick Paleveda.

Mondays

 

Drunken Knights Chess Club, Canterbury Ale & Eats, 534 15th Ave E, Seattle WA 98112, 8:00PM until closing. Must be age 21+.

 

Portland Chess Club Casual Chess, 7:30 PM, Portland, OR. Some Wednesdays will feature lectures and simuls, but anybody coming to the club between 7:30 and 10:00 PM on Wednesday evening is guaranteed to have a partner to play casual chess, analyze games together, or just exchange some chess stories.

Seattle – Wednesday night casual chess (all ages and experience levels welcome, and 2007 WA state champion Ignacio Perez will be on hand some evenings). Location: Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park (Seattle Parks Department), 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA. Hours: 4:00-9:00 PM. EF: $2.00 donation suggested to cover expenses. How to find the site: it is the freshly capped reservoir park right behind (East) of Broadway. The chess takes place in the small building between the reservoir and the baseball field, right next to the public bathrooms and children's playground. The entire park is encircled by: 10th (East of), Denny (South of), 11th (West of), and Pine (North of). Parking available on 12th and the surrounding side streets. Thanks to Mark Ryan for organizing this.

 

	Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz, Portland, OR. Tournament starts at 7:30 PM. Entry fee is $5; there is also a $5 visitor's fee for non-members of the Club. We will track the results in a Grand-Prix fashion and will have additional prizes every quarter.
	Blue Highway Games, 2203 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, phone (206) 282-0540, 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Fridays

 

(May be inactive.) Quads chess tournament at Eckstein Middle School, 3003 NE 75th Street, Seattle, WA 98115. USCF rated. Dual rated (USCF and NWSRS) if a quad section has only scholastic players. USCF membership required (available on site). $5 entry fee. 3 rounds of G/30 games, 6 PM - 9 PM, registration from 5:30-5:45 PM. Compete with players close to your rating! Prizes! Proceeds go to local school chess clubs. Non-scholastic players will be paired separately if possible. Info: Siva, siva@shakthi.net or (206) 963-1841.

(irregular) Casual blitz at the "Cafe on The Ave," University Way and 42nd, Seattle, WA

Saturdays

 

	G/15 tournament, Bellingham-Fantasia Coffee House, Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA. Time: 5:30 PM. EF: $5.00. Cash Prize to 1st and 2d. Contact: Nick Paleveda.
	Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, phone (206) 684-4788, chess Saturdays 10AM – 4:30PM.

Jefferson Community Center,‎ 3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, phone (206) 684-7481, chess Sundays – TBA (coming soon).