Links to Chess - In the USA and Worldwide

Chess Organizations

British Columbia Chess Federation - Vancouver, B.C.; An organization unifying the activities of chess players throughout the Canadian province of British Columbia. Contact them at: info@chess.ca.
Chess Federation of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario; This organization unifies the activities of chess and chess players throughout the whole of Canada. The CFA can be further contacted at their e-mail address: info@chess.ca
Continental Chess Association - Salisbury Mills, NY; This is an official affiliate of the USCF which organizes chess tournament activities throughout the United States.
European Chess Union - Berlin, Germany; This is an organization unifying and coordinating chess activities specifically throughout the countries of the European Union.
Federación Iberoamericana de Ajedrez - Madrid, Spain; The body coordinates chess and chess playing in Spain, all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas, and also Brazil. Their Web site is completely in Spanish, and they can be contacted at: info@fibda.com.
Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de México - Mexico City, Mexico; This is the premier organization for the coordination of chess-related activities throughout the Republic of Mexico. Their Web site is completely in Spanish. Feel free to contact them at: info@fenamac.org.mx.
FIDE(Fédération Internationale des Échecs) - Elista, Russia; Founded in 1924 in Paris, France, this is the ultimate coodination body for all types of chess-related activities worldwide. They can be contacted at: office@fide.com.
Southern California Chess Federation; This is an official affiliate of the USCF which coordinates all aspects of chess and chessplaying throughout the Southern California region. The SCCF's President, Joe Hanley, can be contacted at: refchess@gmail.com.
USCF(United States Chess Federation) - Crossville, TN; This is the premier body for chess and the coordination of chess activities, such as rated tournaments, for the entirety of the United States. To find out the total range of their activities and services, contact them by e-mail at: feedback@uschess.org.

Colleges and Universities

CSULB(California State University Long Beach) - Long Beach, CA; This club, with its varied membership, fulfills the chess needs at this State University. For further history of the club, and its current activities, visit its Web site. For more direct contact and inquiries, e-mail them at: chess@csulb.edu.
Cal Tech Chess Club(California Institute of Technology) - Pasadena, CA; This world-class scientific and technical university has a long-established and ongoing club devoted to chess in its many manifestations. The club can be contacted by e-mail at: citchess@its.caltech.edu.
USC Chess Club(University of Southern California) - Los Angeles, CA; This University club, established since 1998, has a vigorous program of chess for students during its regular academic terms. For further general, and contact, information visit their Web site.
Willie the Waves Chess Club(Pepperdine University) - Malibu, CA; This club meets regularly and conducts a varied range of chess-related activities. For further information contact the club's President, Jonnie Lu at: jonnie.lu@pepperdine.edu.

Newspapers

The Guardian - London, U.K.; This column on chess is hosted weekly by both Ronan Bennett and Daniel King who comment over a wide variety of chess-related news and topics.
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, CA; The LAT's column is written weekly by Jack Peters, IM. The column has an interesting compilation of chess-related news on the local, national, and international levels. He also publishes challenging chess problems and interesting Master's level games which he expertly analyzes.
Washington Post - Washington, D.C.; Here the columnist is Lubomir Kavalek, GM.  Every week he comments knowledgably on chess news and games.