MEMBERSHIP

Membership covers every weekly tournament and every Club Challenge — plus member pricing on Blundercheck events outside the club. But read the green box first, because the most important thing on this page is what stays free no matter what.

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ALWAYS FREE

Nobody ever pays to walk in the door and play chess. That is not a promotional period. That is the deal, permanently.

  • ✓ Attending the club. Walk in any Monday, 5:30–9:30 PM. No charge, no catch.
  • ✓ Casual play — every single week. Grab a board, grab an opponent, play as long as you like.
  • ✓ Open group instruction. We work to keep most of our group classes free to attend. Anything with a fee says so up front on the card. See what's running →
  • ✓ Your first tournament and Club Challenge. Try both on the house before you decide anything.
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AFTER THAT

Pay as you go
$3
Weekly tournament
Club Challenge included
$2
Club Challenge only
One G/10 game per week

All of it goes straight back into the club.

MEMBERSHIP TIERS

Cover it all at once

A membership covers every weekly tournament and every Club Challenge for its duration — plus member pricing on Blundercheck events outside the club!

READY TO JOIN?

Sign up online in a couple of minutes — card, Venmo or PayPal — or start one at the sign-in table any Monday.

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Monthly
$10
per month
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Quarterly
$20
per 3 months
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Annual
$60
per year · best value
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FAMILY PLAN

Bring the whole household

The first family member pays the regular rate. Every additional member in the same household gets a discount on the same plan — as many people as you like.

Annual
First member · $60
Each additional · $50
$10 off per person
Quarterly
First member · $20
Each additional · $15
$5 off per person
Monthly
First member · $10
Each additional · $8
$2 off per person

Example: a family of four on the annual plan pays $60 + $50 + $50 + $50 = $210 for the year, instead of $240.

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$100
per year
or $50/quarter
Club Supporter

Everything in the annual membership, plus free entry to every Blundercheck event $20 and under — and your name on the website as one of the people keeping this club running.

This is the tier for people who want the club to be bigger than it is right now.

Family rate: each additional household member is $10 off — $90 per year, or $40 per quarter. The free-entry benefit applies to each household member on the supporter tier too.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are available to anyone who can't afford a membership. Fill out a short need request form — no judgment. Print it and bring it in, or pick up a copy at the sign-in table and fill it out there. Hand it to the club director at club night, or email a photo of it to the address on the form. He's the only one who sees it, and your membership starts the night you show up. Cost will never be the reason someone doesn't play chess here.

⬇ Download the form (PDF)

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Every dollar collected goes back into the club.

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PRIZES
Trophies, medals, and prizes worth playing for.
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INSTRUCTION
Master classes and professional courses for our players.
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PROMOTION
Materials and advertising. This one is critical — people can't come to a club they've never heard of.
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EQUIPMENT
Sets, boards, clocks, and everything else that makes a chess night work.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Covering memberships and entries for players who need it.
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OUR SPACE
A donation toward the space that hosts us. We have a room to play in every Monday because of their generosity, and we don't take it for granted.
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OUTREACH
Chess programs in schools and out in the community — reaching kids who'd never find us on their own.

Your donation helps get chess ingrained in our community through our mission and vision.

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Ready to play? Just show up. Monday nights, 5:30 PM. No registration needed.

Memberships can be started online, or at the sign-in table any Monday.

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The Fine Print
  • Every membership runs from the date of purchase, not from the start of a calendar month, quarter or year.
  • Monthly memberships are good for 31 days from the purchase date.
  • Quarterly memberships are good for 90 days from the purchase date.
  • Annual memberships are good for 365 days from the purchase date.
  • Family plan pricing requires everyone to be in the same household and to start on the same day, so the whole family expires together.
  • Club Supporter has its own family rate — $10 off for each additional household member, on either the annual or the quarterly rate.
  • Memberships don't renew automatically. Nothing is ever charged to you without you choosing to pay it.