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Associations where members play chess.

Associations where members play chess.

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How can we make chess community welcoming to women/girls?

How to make chess community and environments more welcoming to women/girls? Chess is not a sport/game of choice for most women. The following two nice answers discuss why -- one, two. These are answers given to a question stated in an unfortunately…
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How can I make chess interesting and fun for beginners and doubters?

I love playing chess, but I find that it is difficult to find people who are willing to commit time to play games with me. I'm not a great player (I've never memorized moves or openings) but I have played enough to know my way around. I invite…
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How can I make a chess exhibition exciting for 'laypeople'?

I've been asked recently to try to put on a few chess exhibitions for some local kids and their parents in a mostly urban setting, and one thing that I'm keenly aware of is the basic 'uncoolness' that surrounds the game for some people. I'm trying…
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Which is the World's largest chess club?

Most chess clubs in my area struggle to gather more than 30 federated members with only one club past the 100-member count in a territory of 8 million people. Which is the largest physical chess club in the World and how many members does it have?
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How does a chess club become recognized by FIDE?

First question here, I split it into 2 questions What would it take for the club to be recognized by FIDE? At first the club would be a place to have fun, but later on, I would like that the club become recognized by FIDE, I would like to give the…
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What activities should we set up in a chess club?

I am planning to begin a chess club in the engineering college I study. I am an average player myself, but enthusiastic. My question is how should we go about it, once its up and running? One thing I get in mind is to organize games between…
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How do I find players to play in person?

How do I find events (free/paid) that would allow me to play chess locally with other players?
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How can I keep my chess club interesting and bring more people to it?

I had started a chess club in my school along with my friend who plays with me regularly, it has been 2 months now and only 3 more people have joined (and 2 more people who have no idea how to play and have no interest in learning I don't know why…
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Should I join a chess club?

I started playing chess around 1 year ago, all I have done is watch some videos and play online, so my knowledge is pretty poor. I am coming to a new city and I was thinking about joining a chess club, although given my level I am a bit ashamed of…
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What is the origin of chess clubs?

In the first pages of Philidor's 1777 edition of Analyse du jeu des échecs (Analysis of chess games) there is a list of subscribers, some of whom are "Members of the Chess Club". They include several Lords and Dukes, etc. and also some Messrs. Now,…
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Unlearning myths from the mind of an experienced club player

I recently met a club player who had been playing chess for 23 years, but couldn't improve his ELO more that 1800. When I played with him, I found his tactical skills are good, moderate endgame knowledge (excels in rook endgames) and poor opening…
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Who is best at promoting chess?

Should FIDE be the one to promote chess. Or USCF and other national NCFs? Should it be tournament promoters who profit from more players attending? Is it the job of local clubs to promote chess? All of the above?? I have seen local clubs fail…
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Interactive Chess Whiteboard

I am a coach at a small high school. We are starting a chess club. We have Epson BrightLink projectors with the interactive boards. Is there a way we can have a chess board displayed on the whiteboard that allows a finger to move pieces while also…
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Do you sign papers when joining a chess club?

I've been invited by a club to join. I've never played in a club before. He said I should sign papers, and then I can play for fun and free and represent the club in tournaments. My question is, do you sign a contract or some papers when joining a…
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Opening a chess club

Beside the chess sets and clocks, what materials are needed? I took care of the place, I'm talking about chess materials needed. Now lets talk about the materials, I would like to buy them this week, I was looking at wholesalechess.com, but I wanted…
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