I've been a member of the same chess club from my 8th till my 21th. The Pro's are:
-Playing chess regurarly OTB keeps you sharp
-I still have a lot of those people on facebook and consider some of them as friends, even now I am not a member of the club anymore
-Playing chess OTB can be quite fun since it's totally different from online
Con's:
-My club was more than an hour away from my house
-Sometimes you don't want to play but you're obliged to, both club competition as club versus club matches
Joining a Chess Club
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Nov 23, 2015
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Nov 23, 2015
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I belong to a club with about 120 members. It's great! We meet on Saturdays and one evening during the week if anyone can make it. You will learn so much playing people over the board. In our club, you make if you can! No cons at all. :) We have members from 10 to 82 years of age. We play all kinds of time controls and have a tournament about every 5 weeks. We put a few bucks in and the winners of different rating groups get trophies or can take the cash if needed. What I love most is meeting the different people. Some are lawyers, some work on garbage trucks. Guess who wins more? :) Very nice people. I hope you do it. :)
Thanks for the info guys I have found a small club 20 minutes drive from my house which would suit me, think i will wait to next year to pop over for a game :)
Nov 26, 2015
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When you contact them they will most likely invite you to play some games and see how you like it. So should you for some reason not like it you atleast tried.
I have been thinking of joining a Chess club recently but i am probably going to wait until next year, I am hoping it will help with my game and there will be other individuals to discuss chess with face to face.
Has anyone in the group been a member of any type of chess club?
What are the Pro's and are there any Con's of joining one?
Thanks
-FreeSolo