There are two memberships to consider when playing chess in Canada. One is for your local club the second is for the Chess Federation of Canada. The local club membership allows you to play chess in the club itself and typically covers club expenses such as rent, maintaining clocks etc.

The Canadian Chess Federation membership allows you to play chess in CFC sanctioned tournaments across Canada. This enables you to get a ranking and play the strongest players in Canada. CFC membership also includes access to the official online chess magazine. If you only want to play casual chess games you do not need a CFC membership to play in Hamilton.


For Hamilton players the fees are as follows:


Hamilton City Chess Club Membership Rates:

Adults
Adults have 3 payment options:
1. pay 3 dollars each time you visit
2. get a 25 dollar membership and then pay 1 dollar each time you visit.
3. get a 50 dollar membership and then pay 0 dollars each time you visit.

Juniors
Anyone 14 and under can pay 30 dollars a year and pay 0 dollars a week. This includes both the Junior Chess Club at the YMCA on Saturday Mornings and the Regular Club on Friday Evenings at the Board Of Education Building.


Canadian Chess Federation Membership Rates:

Adults $43 includes online magazine
Juniors$27 with magazine or $14 without magazine