State/National Chess Federations

• British Columbia Chess Federation
• Idaho Chess Association
• Oregon Chess Federation
• United States Chess Federation
• Washington Chess Federation

Community Chess Clubs (Washington)

• Amazon Chess Club (Amazon SLU campus - employees only)
• Anacortes Chess Club / Senior Chess Group INACTIVE
• Bainbridge Chess Club
• Bellingham Knights Chess Club
• Boeing Chess Club in Kent
• Bremerton Chess Club NEW!
• Brewster
• Centralia
• Crossroads Shopping Center
• Edmonds Community College Chess Club
• Everett - Chess Geeks Chess Club
• Grays Harbor Chess Club INACTIVE
• Hockinson Chess Club
• Issaquah
• Kirkland - Pacific Northwest Chess Center
• Kitsap County Chess Club INACTIVE
• Microsoft Chess Club
• Mukilteo
• Olympia Chess Club
• Peninsula Chess Club
• Port Angeles and Sequim - Olympic Chess Club
• Port Orchard (West Sound Chess Club)
• Port Townsend - High Tide Chess Club
• Poulsbo Chess Club
• Richland/Tri-Cities (external link)
• Seattle Chess Club
• Seattle Chess Meetup (various times/locations; external link)
• Chess Club (a new club meeting at three Seattle locations - links direcly to the club's website)
• Spokane Chess Club
• Snohomish County Chess Club INACTIVE
• Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club INACTIVE
• Tacoma Chess Club
• Vancouver INACTIVE
• Vancouver - Firstenburg Community Center Chess Club (age 50+)
• Walla Walla Chess Club
• Wenatchee Chess Club INACTIVE
• Whidbey Island Chess Group INACTIVE
• Yakima Chess Club

Community Chess Clubs (Oregon)

• Astoria Chess Club
• Beaverton - Union Chess Club INACTIVE
• Bend – Central Oregon Chess Club | Bend Chess and GO Club
• Clatskanie Chess Club
• Coquille Chess Club
• Corvallis Chess Club
• Eugene
  • Campbell Coommunity Center
  • Emerald City Chess Club at the UO
  • NEW! Eugene Chess Club at Lane Community College
• Gaston Chess Club
• Grants Pass Chess Club
• Gresham Chess
• Hermiston Chess Club
• Klamath Falls Chess Club
• Medford Chess Club (and others in local area including Ashland)
• North Bend
• Oregon City / West Linn
• Pendleton Chess Club INACTIVE
• Portland Chess Club
• Portland Chess Meetup Group (external link)
• Redmond Chess Group
• Salem Chess Club INACTIVE
• Sisters Chess Club INACTIVE

Community Chess Clubs (Idaho)

• See the Idaho Chess Association website for links to clubs.
• New! Snake River Chess Club (Idaho Falls / East Idaho)

University Chess Clubs

• Central Washington University (Wildcats)
• Oregon State University (Beavers) - no current club link available
• University of Oregon (Ducks) | UO Chess Club on Facebook
• University of Washington (Huskies) | UW Chess Club on Facebook
• Washington State University (Cougars) | WSU Chess Club on Facebook

Other university club links supplied by Florian Helff at Amazon:

• Bellevue College
• Centralia College (Advisor: David Tonn email)
• Clark College
• Edmonds Community College
• Highline College
• Lewis & Clark University (email contact to Nic Richardson)
• University of Puget Sound (email contact)
  According to Matthew, "our club is not as active as I wish it was."
• UW Bothell and Cascadia CC (Facebook)
• Western Washington University
• Whitman College

Additional Information

See list of U.S. Chess Federation affiliate clubs. This includes some clubs (including especially scholastic affiliates) which are not listed above.

Weekly Events and Casual Chess Gatherings are listed on a separate page.

See scholastic chess club web site list.

See "Locations for Playing Chess" by Chess Odyssey.

Any others in the Northwest? — please let us know!