US Chess Center
Our Presence in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Chess Center has sent teachers to start programs in mor than 70 schools in Washington, D.C. In 2009-2010, we are meeting with more than 500 students each week in public schools in the city, in addition to thousands of others we teach throughout the area, including our headquarters downtown.

Our teachers visit Oyster/Adams, Cleveland, Garfield, Janney, Langdon, Maury, Patterson, Randle Highlands, Tyler and Wheatley every week, meeting with as many as 100 children at each school.

We have started chess classes and clubs at Bancroft, Benning, Birney, Bowen, Bruce-Monroe, Burrville, HD Cooke, Draper, Emery, Gage-Eckington, Gibbs, CW Harris, Patricia Harris, Hearst, Hyde, Kenilworth, KEY Academy, Kimball, Lafayette, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Meyer, Miner, Moten, Murch, Nalle, Orr, Plummer, Powell, Ross, Seaton, SEED Charter School, Shadd, Shaed, Shepherd, Simon, Slowe, Stanton, Stoddert, Terrell, Thomas, Thomson, Truesdell, Tubman, Van Ness, Walker-Jones, Webb, Whittier and JO Wilson.

School principals who would like to establish a partnership with us this year or next may call us for details.

The U.S. Chess Center also has created or assisted chess programs at Ballou High School, Banneker High School, Bell Multicultural High School, Cardozo High School, Coolidge High School, Deal Junior High School, Douglass Junior High School, Eastern High School, Francis Junior High School, Garnet-Patterson Middle School, Hine Junior High School, Jefferson Junior High School, Fletcher Johnson Junior High School, Lincoln Middle School, Meridian Public Charter School, Paul Middle School, Roosevelt High School, Roper (now Ronald H. Browne) Junior High School, Terrell Middle School, Wilson High School and Woodson High School.

In addition, we have sent teachers on a regular and frequent basis to many community organizations, private schools and other locations, such as the 6th District Police Boys & Girls Club, Covenant House, East Capitol Dwellings Public Housing, Edgewood Public Housing, Garfield Public Housing, Gonzaga College High School, Holy Trinity School, Kelly-Miller Public Housing, LINK Summer camp, Fort Dupont Park, Lowell School, National Presbyterian School, Sacred Heart School, St. Albans School for Boys and Beauvoir School, St. Augustine School, St. John’s College High School, Takoma Recreation Center, Urban League of Washington, DC and the Anthony Bowen YMCA.