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
  Please see the linked page for information about starting a new club.
• Arlington Chess Club INACTIVE
• New! Bainbridge Chess Club
• Bellingham Knights Chess Club
• Boeing Chess Club in Kent
• Bremerton Chess Club INACTIVE - See Port Orchard for new info
• Brewster
• Centralia
• Crossroads Shopping Center
• Edmonds Community College Chess Club
• Everett - Chess Geeks Chess Club
• Grays Harbor Chess Club INACTIVE
• Hockinson Chess Club
• New! Kirkland - Pacific Northwest Chess Center
• Kitsap County Chess Club
• Microsoft Chess Club
• Mukilteo
• Olympia Chess Club
• Peninsula Chess Club
• New Info (Nov. 2018)! Port Angeles and Sequim - Olympic Chess Club
• New! Port Orchard
• New Info (Dec. 2018)! 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)
• Spokane Chess Club
• Snohomish County Chess Club INACTIVE
• Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club
• Tacoma Chess Club
• Vancouver
• New! 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)

• Albany (See note below)
• Astoria Chess Club
• Beaverton - Union Chess Club INACTIVE
• Bend – Central Oregon Chess Club
• Clatskanie Chess Club
• Coquille Chess Club
• Corvallis Chess Club
• Eugene – Campbell Community Center & Emerald City CC at the UO
• Grants Pass Chess Club
• Gresham Chess
• Hermiston Chess Club
• Klamath Falls Chess Club
• Medford Chess Club
• Newport - Central Coast Chess Club
• Updated! 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

Community Chess Clubs (Idaho)

• See "Where to Play" on the former ICA website.

University Chess Clubs

• 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 possible university club links supplied by Florian Helff at Amazon:

• Bellevue College
• Centralia College (Advisor: David Tonn email)
• Clark College
• Edmonds Community College
• Highline College
• 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.

Updated (Jan. 2016)! Albany, OR – Game Day is held the 2nd Saturday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for ages 11 through adults -- free casual chess and board games, no registration required, Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. SE. Contact John Flynn at 541-917-7587.

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