Join the Fun
Saturdays
Westfield Montgomery
7101 Democracy Blvd,
Bethesda, MD 20817
12 to 5pm, Dates posted
Join the Fun
Saturdays
Westfield Montgomery
7101 Democracy Blvd,
Bethesda, MD 20817
12 to 5pm, Dates posted
Welcome to Chess Alliance
Chess Empowers Girls Nonprofit Organization and The Chess Alliance team presents The Chess Lounge at Westfield Montgomery.
- July 19 and 26
- August 2, 9, 16, 23 ,30
- September 6, 13, 20, 27
- Join us for games, lectures, lessons and more Highlights will be posted on this page.
August 23, 2025 is Women and Girls Day
Come out and meet ladies and girls who play Chess
Join us for an Arena tournament, where each match earns you points. Guests play consecutive rounds for 1 hour. The player with the top points in each section during the hour is champion! Winner of the Intermediate section receive a gift card and the Beginner section wins a medallion.
Winners recieve gifts from stores.
Register here:
https://chessnut.club/e/westfield-montgomery-tournament
Open and free play 12 to 5pm
Simul with National Master David Bennett
August 30, 2025
Join David Bennett at Westfield Montgomery for a chess simul. David will play 20 guests at the same time. David is a United States National Master and international Candidate Master of chess and absolutely loves everything about the Royal Game. Registration will be on site at 12 noon.
http://www.chessprofessor.net/
Open and free play noon to 4:30pm
Community Partners
Learn About Chess Alliance community partners
Chess Girls DC
https://chessempowersgirls.org/
Working across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia with the Chess Alliance team, the Chess Empowers Girls nonprofit organization aims to build the confidence of girls and women using Chess as a tool. We work with community partners to engage female chess enthusiasts at all levels
Big Chair Chess Club
https://bigchairchessclub.org/
Big Chair Chess Club is leveraging chess and the Think B4U Move curriculum to address essential community needs, fostering cultural inclusion, and equiping our community with tools for personal and community resilience
DC Chess Association
https://dcchessassociation.org/
The DC Chess Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Chess events of local organizations in and around Washington, DC. In addition to classes and Chess networking events, the DC Chess Association conducts the K-12 citywide championships.
The DC Chess Association is the official Washington DC state affiliate of the US Chess Federation. To join go to dcchessassociaton.org
Live Chess Club
Rejuvenating competitive chess across Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan area. Showcasing the talented players of our Nation's Capital . To register for events, email Malcolm at
The U.S. Chess Center
The U.S. Chess Center promotes self-confidence, social skills, and academic success for all. https://chessctr.org/about/
We provide students from throughout the Washington metropolitan area opportunities to meet as friends and equals over the chessboard at our weekend classes, tournaments, and special events.
Chess Alliance Partners
