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How many people here go to chess clubs? I've been considering going to one, but the membership fee seems somewhat outrageous to me - $100+ for a year and I basically only get to play games - which I could do on the internet just as easily. The membership that offers much more is around $700 which is completely absurd (Could buy a PS3 😛), so I'm thinking I may just get a USCF membership and play in tournaments when they roll around. How about you guys? 🙂

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Since I'm a student I pay £5 for mine, plus £1.50 for league matches.

And in my other club I pay £34.

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
Since I'm a student I pay £5 for mine, plus £1.50 for league matches.

And in my other club I pay £34.
Yeah, that seems more reasonable. I wonder if I'm just not looking hard enough to find clubs around me...?

Oh god, membership is actually $180. Even more than I thought. 🙁

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What is this club?

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
What is this club?
A local (Sort of..I drive some 20-30 minutes to get there) club.

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Does it have a website, cos for $180 it should do.

I have one club a 10 minute walk away.

And another a 10 minute car ride a way, but i haven't joined that one.

How many days a week do you meet?

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
Does it have a website, cos for $180 it should do.

I have one club a 10 minute walk away.

And another a 10 minute car ride a way, but i haven't joined that one.

How many days a week do you meet?
It does have a website, but it's a mess to find your way around, meets only once a week.

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Where do you live? A city or something smaller?

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
Where do you live? A city or something smaller?
About 45 mins. - 1 hour (driving of course) from Cleveland. Which I would assume wouldn't be too devoid of chess, but I may be wrong.

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How many people live there?

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
How many people live there?
That's a weird question - IDK not a ton. There are a ton in Cleveland though, get a map and look man.

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Bristol has a couple of million and 14 or so chess clubs.

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Originally posted by Diet Coke
Bristol has a couple of million and 14 or so chess clubs.
Is that in the UK? I think chess is much more popular and accessible there than in the US.

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i play in a local chess club. out of 25 players, maybe 6 are above 1600, and 2 are above 1800. we get together once a week

i pay 25 can$ a year.

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Originally posted by climb2high
i play in a local chess club. out of 25 players, maybe 6 are above 1600, and 2 are above 1800. we get together once a week

i pay 25 can$ a year.
Yeah, I'm gonna have to find a different club