event location

Chicago Chess Center entrance at 166 W Washington Street in the Loop downtown Chicago

Street navigation

Our new tournament location is in the Loop at 166 W Washington Street Unit #600, Chicago, Illinois. We are less than a block away from the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple L line stop at Washington/Wells, as well as the Clark/Lake stop. We are also right across from the Washington & Lasalle CTA bus stop. Don’t mistake us for the psychic center, although some chess players swear by them…

entering the building

All players who have registered for a tournament will receive a custom email with the code for the ButterflyMX intercom. If you are a visitor and looking for more information about the center, you may use the ButterflyMX intercom to call and get access to the building during our open hours. Once you have access to the building, proceed to the elevator and go to office #600 on the 6th floor.

Chicago Chess Center building entrance at 166 W Washington Street Unit 600 in the Loop

Parking nearby

Map of parking garages near Chicago Chess Center 166 W Washington Street in the Loop

The following garages are conveniently location within a block of our center and have been found to have consistent weekend and evening pricing:

Washington Wells iParkit Garage, 217 W Washington Street
Washington Franklin iParkit Garage, 230 W Washington Street

We have no affiliation with any of these garages; If you run into issues with your parking, please contact the company of your chosen parking place. If you need advice on convenient parking please contact us at info@chichess.org

other office tenants

Meet the office manager, Max. He occasionally visits us during the week and likes to stand at our windows and look at the great view of the city. He likes people, but won’t disturb you.

Max the friendly German Shepherd office dog at Chicago Chess Center 166 W Washington Street