How to Sign up
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Getting started at the MCC is easy. Simply arrive at
the club between 6:30 and 7:15 and we'll walk you through the steps of
joining and provide you will all the information you may need. |
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While membership in the USCF (United States Chess Federation) is
not
required to be an MCC member, it is highly recommended and necessary in
order to play in any of our tournaments. |
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The core activity of the club is the monthly tournament.
Because it is our core activity, almost all of our members play in the
monthly tournament. Occasionally someone who was unable to play in the current month's event may show up to watch
the games and play some casual
(non-rated) chess, but for the most part, there will be no-one around to
play who is not in the event. If you were to just attend the Weekly
Group Lesson and not play in the tournament, you would likely have to wait until
players have finished their tournament game before someone will be free to
play a casual game. |
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If you haven't already read our FAQ
called
Why Play at a club, you
really should to understand why you should be playing in the monthly
tournament if you want to learn and improve. |
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Club Membership
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If you are already a
member of the USCF you do not have to join the club to play in our
Monthly Tournament. You do have to join if you want to enjoy any of
the other Club activities or Programs. |
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The table below shows the different Club memberships
that are available. |
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Adult |
$30
per year |
$15
for six months |
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Junior |
$15
per year |
Must be
18 years of age or younger. |
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Family |
$5
per year |
above the highest applicable
single-member rate. All members must reside at the same address |
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Senior |
Free |
Age 65 or Over |
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USCF Membership ??
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To play in our
Monthly Tournaments, USCF Membership is
Required. |
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The USCF has a number of different membership options available. The
USCF allows clubs to offer a small discount on the memberships. When
you join at the club, we offer you the discounted price as we want to make
it as inexpensive for you to get started as possible. The table below
shows many of the USCF membership options at the prices available for us to
offer you. |
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USCF Membership Fees (at the
discounted rate)
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Adult |
$45 |
$85 |
$125 |
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Youth |
$23 |
$45 |
$ 65 |
19 or under
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Scholastic |
$17 |
$33 |
$ 49 |
14 or under, 5
magazines, 1 year book |
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Senior |
$32 |
$60 |
$ 88 |
65 or older |
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Family |
$23 |
$45 |
$ 65 |
Same residence, No
Magazines |
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Adult Economy |
$36 |
$69 |
$102 |
No Magazine |
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Scholastic Economy |
$12 |
$23 |
$ 34 |
No Magazines |
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Note: If the USCF changes their rates and membership types and our
table may become unexpectedly out of date. The prices shown are
for guidance purposes only. |
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So, just what are the costs, How much are you spending and How often?
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Lets look at a
typical scenario of an Adult who's only been playing Internet chess
and now wants to join the club and play. |
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- Once per year - USCF Adult Membership,
$45
- Once per year - MCC Membership,
$30
- Once per month that you
choose to play - typically $15 for members ($20 if
five weeks in the month)
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Each month that you want to play,
you must pay the entry fee for that months event. If you skip a month,
you pay nothing. You only pay when you show up to register for
the months event. |
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Special Introductory Offer for those New to the USCF who want to join
the club
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We recognize that the
cost to get started in a new activity when your not yet sure of how much you
will enjoy it is an important factor. To make it easier to get started
with rated play and to get you the full rights and privileges of club
membership, we have crafted a special introductory offer that offers a real
savings in a very short amount of time. Here it is: |
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If you join the
club when you are joining the USCF or have played 5 rated games or fewer,
the club will give you FREE entry into the
current tournament in progress as well as
the next month's tournament. |
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In a nutshell, you
basically make back your entire Club membership in two months.
After you've made back your membership, your membership gives you $5 off of
each events so you will save each time you play. |
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This means that on
the night you first show up to get started, you need to pay only your
USCF and club dues, $75. |
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Our Special
Introductory offer has proven to be very successful and almost no-one
chooses to join the USCF and not join the club at the same time. It
just doesn't make sense not to because you get the current tournament and
one additional one free, so there's your membership right there. On the very few occasions that someone has chosen not to join the club at
the same time, it has been because they couldn't yet determine if they would
want to purse the activity of chess with such "seriousness" yet. |
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We
recommend that you look at joining the USCF and MCC to get started in your
chess improvement as a three month course which meets once a week for three
months but with the option of skipping when you want or if you need to.
Give it that amount of time to see how you like it.
Think of it as investment in yourself. |
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If you'd like to see
a detailed example of how the Special Introductory offer saves you money,
click Here |
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