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Is there half year memberships for the club? $190 for 1 year is a significant commitment. Comparably Scarborough club has $70 for 6 months and $120 for a full year (altho I think rates are going up next year).
I understand the prime location of the place and also the size, so I might try it out anyways :)
1) $60 for one 5-round tournament seems like quite a bit, is there prizes for the tournaments?
2) In between every tournament there are 2 weeks of "special event/casual chess". What are these special events? Are they Lectures from masters? Blitz tournament? etc?
Thanks!
p.s. I don't mean to put you on the spot, given the good location of the club, i'm sure there are other people wondering about the same questions :)
I suggested half year memberships but alas others on the ACC committee thought our current structure the best.
OK, $190 is a significant commitment for chess, I agree. For example to play in the Canadian Open the entry fee was around the same and you only got to play for 1 week!
The Chess Institute of Canada (CIC) and the Annex Chess Club (ACC) are not-for-profit ventures. Even with 100 full-time members we'd still put up a loss. So I hope you see the value we're offering at this prime location. Our motives are to promote chess.
1) No. OK, it works out to $12 per night for a 5-round tournament. For my squash league I pay $30 per night to play... McCaul Squash
2) Special events are lectures from masters as you stated, blitz tournaments, Active tournaments, 960 tournaments; we're taking it as it comes and seeing what the general consensus is.
I've read that they offer a discounted membership version (you pay less - you get less (I think no CFC tournaments)) I can not confirm, as no flyer and a website does not work.
Last edited by Egidijus Zeromskis; Monday, 1st November, 2010, 09:03 PM.
The website does not mention any entry fees for specific tournaments. Just the annual membership rates of $190 adult. I thought that this full membership included entry to the regular monday night CFC tournaments. However, Josh seems to be saying that there is a $60 entry fee for the current tournament!
Is that true? :(
Five-week tournament: $60 (this is the membership fee)
Full year membership: $190 (membership fee for six tournaments plus lectures plus other events such as blitz tournaments, etc..)
The website does not work? Are you sure? I've never had any trouble accessing it. Please let me know if this persists. Thanks.
Casual one night drop-in fee: $5 (for unrated, casual chess)
Casual full year membership: $60 (for 44 Mondays a year that works out to $1.36 a night...)
I'm sorry you couldn't make it out tonight. I talked to the lads and they're cool with having a half year membership. Come check us out next week. Another advantage of our location is the 20 or so bars within walking distance of the place. We are already getting into a routine of going out for beers after the games are done. Ohhh it's nice downing a pint after a night of chess! :D
Five-week tournament: $60 (this is the membership fee)
Full year membership: $190 (membership fee for six tournaments plus lectures plus other events such as blitz tournaments, etc..)
Cheers,
Hugh
I believe you are saying that if you buy the full years membership $190, then you don't pay the $60 Five-week tournament membership fee. Correct? :)
David beat me to my next question. With 100 full memberships, $19,000, the club still loses money? ouch!
You got it! Why hasn't there been a club in downtown Toronto for umpteen years? THE RENT!! x/night is a nicer way of looking at it, the figure per annum just makes my head hurt.
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