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Please note: Links are listed at the discretion of the webmaster. Northwest Chess does not endorse the sites linked, nor any of the products or services offered on these sites. Some sites may have content in more than one category; in most cases the site will only be listed under the primary category.

Find an inaccurate or out-of-date link? Use the feedback form on the home page to report it.

Northwest Chess Clubs

(Also see the clubs page for more clubs and details, including university clubs)
Central Oregon Chess Club

Clatskanie Chess Club
Grants Pass Chess Club
Kitsap County Chess Club
Langley (BC) Chess Club
Newberg Chess Club
Portland Chess Club
Seattle Chess Club
Spokane Chess Club
Tacoma Chess Club

Victoria (BC) Chess Club

New! Meetup.com groups:
Seattle area
Portland area

Other Organizations / Events
Association of Chess Professionals
British Columbia Chess Federation; also see ChessBC.com & BC Chess History
Chess Federation of Canada
Chess Journalists of America

Continental Chess Association
English Chess Federation
Gata Kamsky Chess & Sports Foundation
Idaho Chess Association
International Chess Federation (FIDE)

International Correspondence Chess Federation
North American Chess Association
Oregon Chess (unofficial)
Oregon Chess Federation
Paul Keres Memorial Tournament
United States Chess Federation
U.S. Chess Championship (2008)
Silver Knights Alzheimer’s Prevention Charity
Vancouver Chess League
Vancouver Seasonal Grand Prix
Washington Chess Federation

News, Resources, etc.
About: Chess
New! AmericaChess | Chess.mx (Spanish)
Bobby Fischer Unofficial Home Page
ChessBase
ChessCafe
Chessdom
ChessGames
ChessOK
New! Chessonline.org
ChessTube (local free site designed to store, share, and comment on games)
Chessville

Internet Chess Radio
MonRoi
SquirrelChess.com
United States Chess Federation

Publications
Chess Check e-zine (free online)
Chess Life (then click on Chess Life Magazine)
Chess World Magazine
Northwest Chess (magazine information)
This Week in Chess

 

Book/Equipment Sales
Cajun Chess
CheckMate Chess
Chessco International
Chess First! Enterprises (Canadian company)
ChessHouse.com
(Note: NWC is an affiliate of ChessHouse, and will receive a portion of sales when you use this link.)
ChessMate.com (pocket/travel chess sets; WizerGames; ChessHeads trading card game)
Chessmaze International (UK supplier)
ChessSets.com
ChessSetStation
Chess Store, The

ChessUSA
House of Staunton
Legend Products
London Chess Center

MonRoi (chess notation device)
My Chess Set
Puzzle Master (Canadian company)
USCF Sales

Wholesale Chess

Chess Art, Set Collections, etc.
Chess Graphics (photos, art, etc.)
Chess Prints
Jon's Antique Chess Collection

Internet Chess Playing Sites
Chess Boss (Free online chess)
Chess Circle
Chess.com
ChessManiac.com
Free Internet Chess Organization
Internet Chess Club
Playchess.com
Stan's NetChess (correspondence chess)
World Chess Live
Software / Utilities
Bookup (chess opening training)
ChessBase (Fritz, ChessBase, etc.)
Chessmaster (ChessMaster)

Chess Position Trainer (chess opening training)
Chess Technologies (Chess Vision Trainer, etc.)
ChessUp (create chess diagrams online)
Kebu Chess Software (tactics)
RatingTracker.com
Virtual Chess Openings
Educational / Historical / Puzzles
Also look for chess education under the other categories such as software, publications, etc.
California Chess History
Chess "Archaeology"
Chess EBook (chess training)
Chess History
Chess History Center
Chess Lecture.com
Chess Library, The (Minev Project, etc.)
Chess Publishing.com (Opening Theory)
Chess Puzzles by Oregon author John Bain
Chess Trainer
Rook House

Individuals (chess coaches, etc.)

Curt Collyer (e-mail link; National Master; available for lessons in Seattle area)

Carl Haessler (e-mail link; Oregon champion)
Luke Harmon-Vellotti (Idaho)
David Hendricks (e-mail link, scholastic coaching, Bellevue and Eastside)

Bruce Kovalsky (group chess class info)
G. Ossimitz Chess Page (includes collections from chess books)
Radu Roua (e-mail link; also see Chess Vision in scholastic chess section)
William Schill
(e-mail link; Seattle area)
Eric Tangborn
Sean Tobin (e-mail link; Bend, OR, Phoenix, AZ)

Scholastic Chess

Scholastic chess is so important that we've now moved all the information to the scholastic section of this website:

Main Scholastic Page
Organizations, School Chess Web Sites, State Coordinators, Articles, etc.

Chess Schools & Camps
Specializing in chess instruction

Note: Scholastic chess coaches can still be listed under "Individuals (chess coaches, etc.)" on this page on request.

Discussion Groups / Blogs
Caution: Internet discussion groups often contain uncensored opinions of individuals. Reader discretion is advised.

Northwest Chess Foundation Forum
Please see reminder on the home page.

Washington Chess Forum at Slugfest.org

Pacific NW Chess Group (on Yahoo)
Also search for other chess groups on Yahoo.

Sean Tobin's blogs:
  Central Oregon Chess Journal

  Phoenix Chess Journal

Chess Coaches and Instructors Network

Chess Skills (blog)

Chess in the World (blog)

San Francisco Chess News (blog)

Susan Polgar (blog)