Local Chess Clubs

Duniway Chess Club

Duniway Middle School has the Duniway Chess Club, led by Mike Terrill, and we held a fundraiser together with Rip N Card Trick and raised enough funds for 10 regulation chess sets.

Duniway’s chess club meets at Duniway Middle School on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm.

Mac High Chess Club

McMinnville High School (MHS) has the Mac High Chess Club, led by Christefano Reyes.

Mac High’s chess club meets in room B137 on Wednesdays from 3:30-5pm.

Chess.com

McMinnville Chess Club has a hangout on Chess.com, where we allow safe play between members of the club and occasionally have club matches between our club and others, including our sister clubs.

To join us, come to a club meeting and ask to be added by an organizer.

ChessKid

From the makers of Chess.com, ChessKid offers a full curriculum, puzzles, and more. This is the platform that used by to track the progress of my students, and it’s fun to use for youth and non-teachers, as well.

United States Chess Federation

Registering with the United States Chess Federation (USCF) includes the monthly Chess Life and Chess Life Kids magazines, allows members to play in rated tournaments and climb the chess ladder with an official, nationally recognized chess rating.

Sister Clubs

Cuanca Club de Ajadrez Café Austria

Our sister club, Cuenca Club de Ajedrez Café Austria of Cuenca, Ecuador, is led by Juan Tenesaca, Peter Chin Dur, Mario Gustavo Vicente, and Roman Barahona Bustamante.

Juan visited and attended our club for several months, and we’ve had club matches between our clubs on Chess.com. Hear what Juan has to say about McMinnville Chess Club in his own words.