Membership

Membership Benefits

NSWCA Membership has the following benefits:

  • Eligibility to enter NSWCA organised events. All events organised by the NSW Chess Association require you to be a member to participate. These include the NSW Open, NSW Championships, various NSW weekenders, blitz and bapid tournaments.
  • Ability to vote and move motions (in line with the Constitution) at NSWCA General Meetings.
  • Rating Service – The ACF rating list is updated 4 times a year: March, June, September and December. All tournament games 5 minutes or more per player organised by the NSWCA are included in the ACF rating system. Additionally, FIDE (International Chess Federation) rated events may also be organised.
  • Support chess and get the satisfaction of supporting a growing national sport! The NSWCA supports national championships and ACF (Australian Chess Federation) participation in international competitions and junior training programs.

Terms and Conditions

The following applies to all standard NSWCA memberships.

  • The membership year of the NSWCA runs from January 1st to December 31st.
  • You need to renew your membership each year.
  • The NSWCA does not accept memberships from players under 18 years of age. Although not compulsory, players under 18 years of age are encouraged to join the NSWJCL (which permits them to play in NSWCA and NSWJCL events).

Join/Renew Online

Please do not complete and pay a membership for juniors (players under 18 years of age) using the following forms.

To sign up juniors, please visit the NSW Junior Chess League (NSWJCL) at http://www.nswjcl.org.au.

Please note:

  1. This is a membership application for the NSW Chess Association (NSWCA), not the NSWJCL.
  2. This will make you a member from the date of registration until the 31st of December of the current year.
  3. This online application requires a payment by PayPal or credit card.
  4. If you wish to pay using some other method, please use the printed application.
  5. Membership Categories:
    • Standard $30 (Sydney metropolitan (County of Cumberland))
    • Concession $20 (Sydney Metropolitan for pensioners, full-time students and unemployed)
    • Country $10 (For those living outside the County of Cumberland)
    • New to NSWCA $10 (Only if you have never previously been a member of the NSWCA)
    • Registered Player $10 (Only allows for playing and a rating in non-NSWCA events such as club tournaments – No NSWCA voting rights)

Join/Renew via Paper Form

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