Achess club is aclub formed for the purpose of playing theboard game ofchess. Chess clubs often provide for both informal and tournament games and sometimes offerleague play. Traditionally clubs play over the board and face to face chess as opposed to playing oninternet chess servers or computer chess.
Clubs are mainly attached to a national federation, either directly or through membership of a regional chess association. The national federation in turn is a member ofFIDE, the international governing body of chess. The global aegis helps to establish uniformity of rules and playing conditions internationally, though some countries such as the United States use their own official set of rules with minor differences from FIDE rules. TheUnited States has many chess clubs affiliated with theUnited States Chess Federation (USCF). A club's affiliation with its national chess federation helps to standardizechess tournament rules.
Chess clubs typically provide at least some of the following:
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