Join Us

After visiting us a few times you might wish to join the club and become a member of our chess family – we hope you do! Becoming a member entitles you to a wide range of benefits:

  • Regular Tuesday social nights for casual games and special events
  • Free entry to club competitions
  • Free entry to play in our teams across a range of competitions at local and national level
  • Access to the club’s extensive library of chess books – for some of us chess obsessives, this alone saves us hundreds of pounds a year!
  • Junior members can register for our free weekly junior training which is led by an experienced master player

We have a range of membership options available:

Membership TypeAnnual Fee (£)
Full70
Concession (Unemployed/Retired/Student)45
Country (Live more than 10 miles from club)45
Junior (Under 18 on 1st August)35
Associate (Casual play only, no match play)35
LifeApply to Treasurer

In addition there are various bundles available in order for parents to join along with their children at different levels of membership. Full details on the link below.

The club year runs from August 1st -July 31st. A proportional reduction in fees is available to anyone joining for the first time after 1st Feb. Please contact the Treasurer for details.

The button below will take you to our Edinburgh Chess Club Wild Apricot external site that deals with all our payment and membership functionality