Start a chess club?
How do you encourage people at your school to play chess?
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Oct 23, 2021
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#3
I did no one expect 3 people want to join, out of 600 students... my school is really lazy in chess. 
Oct 23, 2021
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#4
It’s a start. You never know where it could lead to or have a positive influence on somebody.
I was a jock in high school and regret not picking up chess then. I felt chess players were all nerds and now they’re doctors and nurses saving lives.
Oct 23, 2021
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#5
Ok, thanks.
Oh... at first my dad encouraged me to start chess but I didn't like chess. I am now playing chess because at first I played four player chess.
Hold a tournament to determine the school champion.
Oct 23, 2021
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#7
tygxc wrote:
Hold a tournament to determine the school champion.
I really tried lol.
Only 6/7 people even knew what chess was 😂
Thanks for the suggestion though lol
Oct 23, 2021
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#8
royalknight101 wrote:
not everyone plays chess and its such a rare thing in schools unless you guys have your own program going and traveling to tournaments all over the world. its hard to promote chess in a place where no players are really interested in learning it and luckily for me i have a chess class with at least 4 people who want to be there. its very incompetent to have something like that unless you dedicate yourself towards it and prove to many why its awesome to play
Ok, thanks
#8
When these 6 people play in the tournament, others might spectate it and catch an interest too.
Oct 23, 2021
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#10
But they don't want to join... They just sometimes play chess
By the way, there was this kid on my class who thought he was SO good at chess and was SO confident. He joined chess.com. His rating was 300. It was hilarious just thought I'd share this.
Oct 23, 2021
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#11
royalknight101 wrote:
Jamiya2010 wrote:
But they don't want to join... They just sometimes play chess
By the way, there was this kid on my class who thought he was SO good at chess and was SO confident. He joined chess.com. His rating was 300. It was hilarious just thought I'd share this.
eh don't worry its nothing to be laughing about much and he shouldn't be embarrassed if he was a 300, i was once 900 and now i am over 2200 which is good achievement in progress. that kid kind of reminds me how i was when i joined except i didnt care much and mostly played on a actual bored but then i just started caring and well here i am now alive having fun
When did you start playing chess? How did you improve?
Oct 23, 2021
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#16
I'll go and watch it on a computer later
Can't go now cuz it's almost 12 pm here... But it's also Sunday tomorrow so I can stay up late lol
Oct 24, 2021
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#17
you play with your friend in break time - between classes. - people will gather around and look.
Oct 24, 2021
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#18
What would the purpose of getting your class and school mates into chess be? Do you want to have more people to play during recess, do you want to make everyone like chess, do you want to show your skill and impress people? Unlike some kind of Hollywood High School Musical-esque story, most people would probably not care about chess for more than a week or two. So get a club going, maybe include other classical board games to get more people.
Oct 24, 2021
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#19
Solmyr1234 wrote:
you play with your friend in break time - between classes. - people will gather around and look.
Good idea thx
Oct 24, 2021
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#20
Dmfed wrote:
What would the purpose of getting your class and school mates into chess be? Do you want to have more people to play during recess, do you want to make everyone like chess, do you want to show your skill and impress people? Unlike some kind of Hollywood High School Musical-esque story, most people would probably not care about chess for more than a week or two. So get a club going, maybe include other classical board games to get more people.
I want to make an online tournament here on chess.com one a week
Hi, I was just wondering how I could get my friends and classmates to play and enjoy chess. Any ideas would be really appreciated.