Chess club
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A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.
Organisation
Clubs are usually attached to regional chess associations, which are in turn members of their national federation which will be associated with FIDE; the world governing body of chess.Club facilities
Chess clubs typically provide:- Informal, 'friendly' games
- Club and inter-club competitions
- Opportunities to play in one or more leagues organised on a geographical basis
- A personal rating system where the results of inter-club games are rated to enable players to judge their standing and progress
- Coaching by a more knowledgeable chess player
- A library of chess books
- Lectures/tuition evenings
- Social events
References
- "The School Chess Club", English Chess Federation, accessed 6 February 2008
- "Starting a scholastic chess club", Chess in the Rock River Valley, accessed 6 February 2008
External links
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Wikipedia
A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.
Organisation
Clubs are usually attached to regional chess associations, which are in turn members of their national federation which will be associated with FIDE; the world governing body of chess.Club facilities
Chess clubs typically provide:- Informal, 'friendly' games
- Club and inter-club competitions
- Opportunities to play in one or more leagues organised on a geographical basis
- A personal rating system where the results of inter-club games are rated to enable players to judge their standing and progress
- Coaching by a more knowledgeable chess player
- A library of chess books
- Lectures/tuition evenings
- Social events
References
- "The School Chess Club", English Chess Federation, accessed 6 February 2008
- "Starting a scholastic chess club", Chess in the Rock River Valley, accessed 6 February 2008
External links
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Monday June 23, 2008 at 15:31:45 PDT (GMT -0700)
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Monday June 23, 2008 at 15:31:45 PDT (GMT -0700)
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