GO Left Coast

This will list places for playing go / baduk / wei'qi in and near Tacoma, Washington, USA:
Tacoma - Seattle - Olympia - Poulsbo - Redmond - Spokane

It will also list other "go places" on the west coast:
British Columbia - Oregon - California
Colorado and Idaho eventually may be listed too.

Calendars for events in Tacoma - Seattle - Oregon - USA

Much of this is from the AGA list of USA Go Clubs and the Canadian Go Association clubs list. There is also the list of Sensei's Library Go Places worldwide. If you know of a fitting go venue not listed here, please send details to tacomagofiend@yahoo.com.

Washington

Federal Way: Seattle Chinese Go Club

Meets the first Saturday of the month at Seattle Go Center, 6 p.m. (photos from June 2002) [2002]

Olympia: Olympia Go Club / Kido, the Evergreen Go Club

Sundays 12 noon to ? at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave. (Fourth and Washington)
Mondays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave.
Wednesdays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave.
Fridays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on 2nd floor of the C.A.B., near the patio
For Go in Olympia, contact Jason Baghboudarian, jason (at) hilltopgo (dot) com; 360-867-4086 [2002; 2003-08; 2006-03]

Poulsbo: Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse

Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, Egan Rank Building, 19003 Front Street, Poulsbo, WA 98370; 360-779-9199
Game nights Tuesdays 7pm. $5 [2003-08]

Redmond: Microsoft Go Club

Cafe in Microsoft building 112 (14865 N.E. 36th Street), Redmond, WA; 425-704-3638.
Meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 6pm in MS bldg 112 cafe.
Contact Peter Davidson at 425-704-3638 before 5pm that day to confirm, and so he can let you in. peterdav (at) microsoft (dot) com [2003-09]

Seattle: Seattle Go Center [mapped at Yahoo]

700 NE 45th St., 2nd floor, Seattle (University District); 206-545-1424
Tue. - Fri., 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Check the SGC calender for classes; also tournaments scheduled the first Sunday of most months. [2003-08; hours updated 2007-03]

Seattle: The Canterbury Ale & Eats, "A Chaucerian Ale"

534 15th Ave. E., Seattle (Capitol Hill); 206-322-3130
Go night Tuesdays, about 8:30 pm - 12:00 midnight. Play Go in a medieval British pub, with local microbrews and decent food! [2007-03]

Seattle: Enso Center, martial arts dojo and international arts school

There are multiple locations: Shoreline, Redmond, perhaps others. 425-869-0276
Go players may visit Monday - Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. [2002]

Seattle: Floating Leaves Tea House, Seattle's first authentic Chinese teahouse

2213 NW Market St, Suite 100, Seattle WA 98107 (in the Ballard neighborhood); 206-529-4268
Go and Xiang-qi Wednesday nights 7pm-10pm. [2006-01]

Seattle: Uwajimaya Village Food Court, Asian foods and merchandise

600 5th Ave South, Seattle (near Safeco Field); 206-624-6248
Wednesday Go nights 6pm-8pm [2003-10; confirmed 2005-10]

Seattle: Espresso Vivace Roasteria

901 East Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98122 (Capitol Hill); 206-860-5869 [2006-02]

Seattle: Zoka Coffee & Tea

2200 N. 56th St., Seattle (Green Lake)
Monday mornings ~ 9 a.m. to ~ 12 noon. [2002; confirmed 2006-03]

Spokane:

Sean Robinson, student at Whitworth College, is looking for go players in or near Spokane: weyounsix (at) hotmail (dot) com [2003-09]

Tacoma: Tacoma Go Club [Calendar] [News] [Event reports]

Tacoma: Mandolin Cafe

3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA, 98405 (a block west of Proctor St.)
Tacoma Go Club weekly games and meeting Tuesday nights 7pm~9:30pm. Regulars range from 20-kyu to 6-dan; beginners welcome. Boards & stones low on games shelf, opposite cashier. [2005]

Tacoma: Cutters Point Coffee

5104 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA, 98405 (Sixth and Orchard)
Tacoma Go Club weekly games and meeting Saturday afternoons 1:30pm~4:30pm. Regulars range from 20-kyu to 6-dan; beginners welcome. Boards & stones above fireplace. [2006-03]

Tacoma: Bertolino's Coffee Bar

2421 South Union Av., Tacoma, WA (same parking lot as Shari's Restaurant)
Occasional games. Open 24 hours, 7 days / week. The board & stones are on a shelf, in back on the right.

Tacoma: Commencement Bay Coffee Co.

2354 S. Jefferson Av., Tacoma, WA
Occasional games. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; closed weekends. Board & stones on low shelf to the left.

Tacoma: Kickstand Cafe

604 S. Fawcett Av., Tacoma, WA (Merlino Arts Bldg.; next to Grand Cinema)
Occasional games. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat & Sun 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Board and stones are on the shelf to the right as you enter.

Oregon

www.OregonGo.org

Regular game dates five days a week in Portland, Corvallis, Ashland, Eugene, Beaverton, and Aloha, OR. Also, annual tournaments.

Pacific GO Monthly

Online "magazine" by Bob O'Malley reports Go news for the U.S. west coast, focusing especially on go for kids, and the western Oregon tournament scene (a combination of online and face- to- face games). [2004-02]

California

Berkeley: Berkeley Go Club

3051 #2 Adeline St. (Upstairs from Berkeley BART, at Essex and Adeline)
Friday 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM / Saturday 2:00 Pm - 1:00 AM / Sunday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM
contacts Ted Christen, bull (at) lmi (dot) net; Mark Harris, markharris5d (at) yahoo (dot) com; 510-658-1936

San Francisco: San Francisco Go Club

500 - 8th Avenue (at Anza), San Francisco, CA 94118; 415-386-9565
Regularly opens 2 p.m. on weekdays, noon on weekends; closing times vary (see website).
Beginners lessons Tuesdays at 7; Kyu lessons Thursdays at 7; Kids lessons Saturdays at 12 Noon.

Sacramento: Davis / Sacramento Go Club

Cafe Roma
231 E Street, Davis, CA
Thursdays from 6 p.m. until closing; and sometimes Sundays after 1 p.m. (check with them to see if anyone plans to attend)

West Covina: Shusaku Go Club

Mimo's Cafe
6735 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, CA 60902
Sundays at 4:00 PM -- verify with Desmond Meraz, Desmontes (at) hotmail (dot) com [2004-10]

British Columbia

Burnaby:

contact Carlos Costa
3641 Banff Ave. Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3N5
(work) 604-734-7494, (home) 604-293-1971; calo (at) home (dot) com

Burnaby: Japanese Heritage Centre

6688 Southoaks Crescent, 2nd floor, Burnaby, B.C.
1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month

Osoyoos:

Osoyoos Peach Blossom Go Tournament in Osoyoos, BC, Canada (~ 300 miles / 7 hours from Tacoma), Sat., May 1, 2004. Email for details. contact schang (at) alumni (dot) uwaterloo (dot) ca
Osoyoos, B.C.

Richmond: Canada West Go Association

contact Ken Chou
#3035-8888 Odlin Cres., Pacific Plaza, Richmond, B.C. V6X 3Z8
(home) 604-278-1963, (club) 604-303-0352; skchou (at) msn (dot) com
Canada West Go Centre (Wednesday-Sunday)

Vancouver: VanGO group at Yahoo

Vancouver-area players organizing on the Internet. [2003-08]

Vancouver: Korean Baduk Association

contact Jong S. Choi
204-370E Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 4G5

Vancouver: UBC Go Club

contact Theodore Kolokolnikov: tkolokol (at) math (dot) ubc (dot) ca
University of British Columbia in the Student Union Building (SUB), room 212.
Weekly, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 till 6:30; and Wednesdays from 7pm until 12 midnight. [2003-09]

Vancouver: Vancouver Go Association

contact Keiji Shimizu
5850 Fremlin Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 3W7
604-263-1964

Victoria: Victoria Go Club

contact Brian Kifiak: bk-go at rt.fm
QV Cafe (corner of Government and Fisgard)
Weekly, Mondays 6:00 p.m. [2005-05]

Victoria: Victoria Go Club

contact Stewart Boddy
301-330 Michigan St., Victoria, B.C. V8V 1R5 250-382-5707; sboddy (at) victoria (dot) tc (dot) ca

Colorado

Idaho

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