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Please stop insulting me DrSpudnik, I wanted advices not a bunch of people like you saying not human things
So again is it possible to get sponsors for our high school chess team
y'all could get jobs...
hey! since you're in canada, shovel snow!
some birdies have a difficult time speaking human.
come to think of it, many here have a difficult time with it.
maybe we can get jamie or 'looby to explain it in detail for us.
Chico's Bail Bonds will sponsor your chess team.
Apr 14, 2016
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kn78 wrote:
So again is it possible to get sponsors for our high school chess team
Why not? Just ask a number of local businesses.
Depending on how many members you have you could have dues that could be used to offset costs too. Maybe find some local adult players that might be willing to help sponsor the club.
if you were to judge by the crowd here at cc, a bar might be the best bet for a sponsor!
Thanks Everyone
The probem about playing regular chess tournaments, my parents would have to drive me to Toronto whis is 2 hours away from London
No i am under the age of driving
Apr 16, 2016
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But if you drive one on a 2 hour journey (or 4 for a tractor) be prepared for a significant amount of road rage
Apr 16, 2016
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Bilbo21 wrote:
But if you drive one on a 2 hour journey (or 4 for a tractor) be prepared for a significant amount of road rage
that would be fun to watch, better than playing chess ! 
Can I host a chess tournament
Apr 16, 2016
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kn78 wrote:
Can I host a chess tournament
That is a question for someone from Canada or the CFC. I don't know what their process is at all.
For the US Chess Federation, it is very possible. I'm a Local TD (and anyone can become a Club TD with no problems) and I host tourneys, usually 2-4 a year.
The main problems are the site and drawing in enough players. I've lost money overall hosting events but without that, we wouldn't have any rated events without driving over an hour, at least.
If you are asking about hosting a scholastic, talk to the admin at your school and see what it would take. You would have some upfront costs to pay for awards if you wanted them and for advertising, You should be able to recoup some of it through entries, if not all.
kn78, I see a Canadian flag, check here:
http://chess-math.org/
But this depends on where you live. It's been decades since I played high school chess...but I think the patterns have largely not changed. The best way for improvement is to be in an area where historically there are several strong chess high schools. Other than that, maybe find a serious local chess club.
This is coming up fast, are you in Ontario?
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/746