Casual Chess and More

Casual chess is held every Wednesday from 6-9pm at the Portland Chess Center, (parking and directions). You can come anytime and stay until 9pm for casual chess. Occasionally, a Tournament Director may be supervising that will work with players that want to play virtually any sort of tournament during these three hours (rated or unrated, regular, dual, quick, or blitz, quad or Swiss, etc.). There may also be problem solving. There are no fees or memberships required to play casual games or do problem solving. If we hold a tournament, the tournament entry fee is $5. Boards, pieces, notation sheets, pens/pencils, and some digital clocks are provided. Casual chess is a great way to get introduced to the club.

Location: Portland Chess Center, 2025 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232. For driving directions to the club, parking information, and important information on how to get to the club facility in the evening when some doors may be locked, click here. If the mall doors on the top level of the 9th and Halsey garage are locked, call (503) 246-2978 and the supervisor will meet you at the doors to the third level food court that are recommended on that page.

Third Wednesday Blitz Tournament

Format: US Chess rated blitz tournament, open to all players. Based on the number of players and discretion of the Tournament Director, could be a Swiss or round robin tournament with one or two games per pairing.

Time Control: Based on player preference, G/5;+0 or G/3;+2 (three minutes per player with a 2 second increment each move).

Schedule: Starting in January 2024, on-site registration runs from 6:00-6:30pm on the third Wednesday of every month. The first round starts at 6:30pm and each section will run on an ASAP schedule.

Entry Fee: $5. Pay during registration with cash or check payable to Portland Chess Club or send funds to email@pdxchess.org in PayPal.

Prizes: We intend to pay cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Amounts, which will be based on the entry fees collected, are to be determined.

Rated: US Chess blitz rated

Location: Portland Chess Center, 2025 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232. For driving directions to the club, parking information, and important information on how to get to the club facility in the evening when some doors may be locked, click here.

Notes: 1) This tournament uses the rules from the 7th edition of the US Chess rulebook. 2) US Chess membership is required.