Chess club Changes
Following the success of our initial rapid event, the decision has been made to incorporate into a registered society and continue the Wednesday Weekly chess a semi-permanent fixture (running approximately Feb – Early Dec).
This means we will start up another Rapid tournament NEXT WEEK 30th Sept in the same format as previous.
However with the costs associated we will need to move to an annual membership fee which has been set at $85 per year. This is to cover the cost of the venue, but also to fulfil the requirements of any chess players who want to play in NZCF/FIDE Rated Tournaments needs to be a member of the NZCF and would cover your membership to this. We intend to work with the NZCF to get our club night games rated with them as well. Our current calendar will be up on the website to see what will be on for the year.
To register as a new member please fill in the form here which also includes payment details. If you are on the fence and not sure about committing fully you are still more than welcome to come along, we will just have a one off $5 charge for this which would be deducted from your membership fee if you do decide to join. For the foreseeable future we will also continue to hold casual chess at the Fat Camel and Library as before which will remain free to attend.
We are also looking at how we can support junior players and will be considering starting earlier for them to come along for some tutoring and social chess IF THERE IS INTEREST. Please reach out to me if this is something your child may be interested in so we can gauge interest.
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