• Chess Schools and Camps
  This should be your first resource if you are looking for local chess instruction for your child (beyond what may be available at a school chess club).

• Scholastic opportunities page (International student exchange and scholastic coaches wanted).

• See Calendar (above) for the scholastic events calendar.

• See Links (above) for some chess websites of interest to adults and kids alike.

Ratings

• Chess Ratings Northwest (formerly Northwest Scholastic Rating Service)
  Also includes tournament reports and other features.

• Chess4Life myRating page with "Top 10" lists.

• USCF Players and Ratings information and lookup.

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

• Boy Scouts Chess Merit Badge Program

• British Columbia Junior Chess

• Chess4Girls

• Chess4Kids

• Chess For Success

• First Move Chess (America's Foundation for Chess)

• King County Chess League

• Master's Academy

• Midwestern Chess League (high school chess league based around the Eugene/Springfield area in Oregon)

• Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess

• Oregon High School Chess Team Association

• Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation

• South Sound Chess Coaches Association

• Southwest Washington Scholastic Chess

• U.S. Chess Federation affiliate clubs –
  This includes a number of scholastic affiliates (school chess clubs)

• Washington High School Chess Association

• Washington Elementary Chess Champions

School or community chess websites

• 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)
• Plateau Youth Chess Club (Sammamish, WA) (NEW as of Sept. 2023)
• Shoreline Library Chess Club for Kids and Teens (NEW as of Sept. 2023)
  Various Oct-Dec 2023 dates - see flyer.
• Samantha Smith Elementary School Chess Club (Sammamish, WA) (NEW as of Dec. 2023)
  Contact: Peter Zou, chessclub@smithptsa.org.
• Willamette High School (Bethel School District, Eugene, OR)
• See list of chess clubs at universities (on the club page)

State Scholastic Chess Coordinators

• See WCF/OCF/ICA Officers Page

Scholastic Subscriptions/Memberships

• Six-month Northwest Chess scholastic subscriptions are available to juniors (under age 20) at a cost of $14. WCF or OCF membership is included if applicable. 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.

Articles/Interviews

• Interview with "Dr. Leo" (Dr. Leo Stefurak) on scholastic chess

• Ask "Dr. Leo" – February 2004 (tournament preparation)

• Benefits of chess for youth by Randy Keach

• Earth vs. Space match

• Elementary School Chess Tournament Advice by Jon Licht

• See the magazine back issues page for some published articles.

Book Reviews

• Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club. (PDF flyer)

News

• See the Northwest Chess blog (then select scholastic category).

• See old chess news (some scholastic stories are included).

• See old tournament news (some scholastic events are included).

• There is some scholastic news in the Tacoma Chess Club report. We are also working to increase scholastic coverage in Northwest Chess magazine. See the magazine back issues page for a summary of some of the topics covered.

• See "Earth vs. Space match" above.

• See the scholastic opportunities page.