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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
