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Clubs around the Puget Sound
Amazon Chess Club (Amazon SLU campus - employees only)
CWU Chess Club
Eastside Chess Club (Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville)
Anacortes Chess Club
thechristys1@msn.com | 206.788.6747
North Bend Club
Lance Gann | 720.646.6030
gannlance9@gmail.com
Seattle Chess Club
Carol & Fred Kleist | 206.417.5405
Seattle Chess Meetups
Pacific Northwest Chess Center
pnwchesscenter@gmail.com | 425.588.1672
Spokane Chess Club
Kevin Krosmo | 509.270.1772
Tacoma Chess Club
Gary Dorfner | 253.535.2536
State/National Chess Federations
US Chess Delegates: Fred Kleist, Murlin Varner (alternate)
Scholastic Chess Organizations (including non-profits)
Note: This does not include the chess schools and camps in the separate listing above.
America's Foundation for Chess – see First Move
First Move Chess (America's Foundation for Chess)
U.S. Chess Federation affiliate clubs –
This includes a number of scholastic affiliates (school chess clubs)
University Chess Clubs
Oregon State University (Beavers)
University of Washington (Huskies) | UW Chess Club on Facebook
Washington State University (Cougars) | WSU Chess Club on Facebook
School chess web sites
King's Way Christian School (Vancouver, WA)
La Center High School Chess Team (La Center, WA)
Medina (elementary school) Chess Club (Medina, WA)
Open Window School (Bellevue, WA)
St. Charles Chess Club (Tacoma, WA)
Six-month Northwest Chess scholastic subscriptions are available to juniors (under age 20) at a cost of $14. WCF, OCF or ICA membership is included. Northwest Chess magazine is attempting to provide significant coverage of scholastic events in the Pacific Northwest during the school year. See the NWC magazine page for more information and a subscription form. You can also help by submitting stories and photos of your events to the NWC editor.
