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Address: PO Box 84746, Seattle, WA 98124-6046. See magazine section for Business Manager address and subscription information.
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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.

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Northwest Chess Clubs

(Also see the clubs page for more clubs and details, including university clubs)
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

Meetup.com groups:
Seattle area
Portland area

Other Organizations / Events
Amateur Chess Organization
Association of Chess Professionals
British Columbia Chess Federation; also see ChessBC.com & BC Chess History
Chess Federation of Canada
Chess Journalists of America
New! Colorado Chess Informant
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 Federation
Paul Keres Memorial Tournament
United States Chess Federation
U.S. Chess Championship (2008)
U.S. Chess League
Vancouver Chess League
Washington Chess Federation

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

Chess Variants
Chess 960 (Fischer Random Chess)
MC X4 Chess
Seirawan Chess

Book/Equipment Sales
Caissa Editions Bookstore
Cajun Chess
New! CheckMate Chess
ChessBaron (UK supplier)
Chessco International
ChessHouse.com
ChessMate.com (pocket/travel chess sets; WizerGames; ChessHeads trading card game)
Chessmaze International (UK supplier)
ChessSets.com
Chess sets and boards
ChessSetHeaven
ChessSetStation
Chess Store, The
ChessUSA
Coolest Chess Sets
GlosGames (custom boards)
House of Staunton
Legend Products
London Chess Center
MonRoi (chess notation device)
My Chess Set
Portland Chess Shop / Portal games
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
Philip Peterson's Chess Photo Gallery

Internet Chess Playing Sites
ChessBoss (Free online chess)
ChessCircle
Chess.com
ChessCraft
ChessFriends
New! ChessHere
ChessManiac
ChessMoon
Free Internet Chess Organization
Internet Chess Club
lightchess.com
New! Nothing But Chess
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 / Puzzles
Also look for chess education under the other categories such as software, publications, etc.
Chess EBook (chess training)
Chess Lecture.com
Chess Publishing.com (Opening Theory)
Chess Puzzles by Oregon author John Bain
Chess Trainer
Final Theory of Chess (Openings Wiki)
IdeaChess (tactics training)
OnlineChessLessons (Chess Master William Stewart)
Rook House (also with some historical content; see below for other historical sites)
TacticsTime
Individuals (chess coaches, etc.)
Note: links are either e-mail or website.
Curt Collyer (National Master; Seattle area)
Carl Haessler (Master; 2009 Oregon champion)
Luke Harmon-Vellotti (Idaho)
David Hendricks (scholastic coaching, Bellevue and Eastside)
Bruce Kovalsky (group chess class info)
Satyajit Malugu (USCF Master; Bellevue/Redmond)
Mike Murray (Port Townsend, WA)
G. Ossimitz Chess Page (includes collections from chess books)
Radu Roua (2010 Oregon champion; also see Chess Vision in scholastic chess section)
William Schill (Master; Seattle area)
Sean Tobin (Portland (formerly Bend), OR)
Historical
California Chess History
Carolus Chess (history)
Chess "Archaeology"
Chess History
Chess History Center
Chess Library, The (Minev Project, etc.)
Northwest Chess History Section
Staunton Chess Sets | Isle of Lewis Chessmen

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

Northwest Chess Forum
Please see reminder on the home page.
Pacific NW Chess Group (on Yahoo)
Also search for other chess groups on Yahoo.

Chess Coaches and Instructors Network
Chess Musings (blog)
Chess Safari (Frank Niro's blog)
Chess Skills (blog)
Chess Thinking Systems (blog)
Chess in the World (blog)
Chicago Chess Blog (blog + list of links, etc.)
San Francisco Chess News (blog)
Susan Polgar (blog)
(Sean) Tobin on Chess (and other things) (blog)

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.