We have implemented the new WCF rates effective Jan. 1, 2025.

If you are a resident of Washington State, your Northwest Chess subscription includes a state chess membership. All WCF memberships are considered "Premium," which includes mailed paper magazine copies (except for additional family members) and online access, and may also include benefits such as free registration to certain seminars.

Select the desired menu option, then click the appropriate button below to initiate an online one-time subscription payment using PayPal. If not using PayPal, please see the PDF version of the application form (to be updated).

Individual memberships include the right to enter WCF membership-required chess tournaments. Clubs and organizations may be eligible for the same rates (please ask) but do not receive any tournament entries.

Contact information:

For any subscription/membership related inquiry: please notify WCF at washingtonchessfederation@gmail.com. Normal response time is one to two business days. (For successful PayPal transactions, no additional contact is necessary, and your information should be updated in online registration if applicable.)

Important PayPal and membership/subscription notes:

• Please be sure this is the subscription (and WCF membership) you want before paying. PayPal transaction fees may be deducted from refunds if your payment was made in error, or you change your mind. If in doubt, PLEASE ASK FIRST (see contact above). Memberships are NOT REQUIRED for most scholastic chess events.

• PLEASE PROVIDE NAMES AND BIRTHDATES OF WCF MEMBERS in the data field provided (if not already on file, or if last name of buyer is different than last name of member). WCF reserves the right to verify age requirements for junior, young adult and senior memberships, and to confirm that additional family members reside at the same address as a current primary (subscribing) member. You may be denied tournament entry if this information is incorrect.

• If you are a Washington resident, your subscription to Northwest Chess includes an individual membership in your state chess federation (the WCF), and vice versa, except for additional family members. See the "About Us" page for details. Please DO NOT purchase both a membership and a separate subscription.

• Northwest Chess is currently accepting subscriptions beginning with the February 2025 issue. (The mailing list for January is closed.) Back issues must be requested and invoiced separately, subject to availability. Email the WCF (see contact above) to inquire.

• Payment via this method may not automatically enter or update your information in the tournament online registration system. Please email WCF (see above) if you do need your info updated, after verifying that you are registered online.

• Free sample copies may be available at the Seattle, Tacoma and Portland chess clubs, or at some official WCF events. These copies are limited and are not guaranteed to be available.

• Back issues are available online (back issues page) after a three-month delay.

• Please be sure that your address in PayPal is correct. See usps.com (Look Up a ZIP Code) for the standard form of your address. Promptly report any changes of address, including email address. NWC is not responsible for re-mailing copies returned (or not received) due to address changes.

• Washington residents must pay applicable sales tax based on the rate in effect where the magazine is received. PayPal will automatically add 10% sales tax for Washington addresses. If you are eligible for a lower rate and do not wish to pay 10%, please contact WCF or NWC to request an invoice for the exact amount. (Please supply your address when you inquire. Thank you!)

• Please keep your PayPal email receipt, and check the mailing status page to see when your first issue should be mailed. If you do not receive the first magazine for which you should be on the mailing list (usually the next month's magazine if you pay by about the 15th), please notify WCF or NWC.

• You should receive an e-mail notification from WCF when it is time to renew. Renewals should be completed within one month to avoid an interruption.

• If you have a problem with your subscription, please contact WCF.