• The North Coast Chess Club

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    All Fees payable before the first club meet of each term.

    Membership Fees to be paid into:
    The North Coast Chess Club
    FNB 63138708079
    Cheque Account
    Stanger
    220129

    Reference “AnnualFee” or “TermFee” or “WGFee” plus the Players intial
    eg. AnnualFee A Ellender.

    Send Proof of payment to zoe@sugarbay.co.za (0824553098). R50 surcharge for cash deposits.

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  • CLUB MEETS
    The North Coast Chess Club
    All ages and skill levels welcome!
    Chess club Meets: Wednesdays during school terms
    Venue: Bean There Restaurant, Ballito Hills Estate
    Start Time: 5:15pm for 5:30pm start
    Prizes: More than 60% of Fees awarded in Trophies/Prizes, with a guarantee of R2,500 per term

    2026 Term 3 NCCC Calender

    • Wednesday, 22 July: Fun Blitz Tournament
    • Wednesday, 29 July: Fun Doubles Tournament
    • Wednesday, 05 August: Fun Simultaneous Tournament
    • Wednesday, 12 August: Round 1 of Rated Standard Swiss Tournament (RSST) 60/60+10s
    • Wednesday, 19 August: Round 2 of RSST
    • Wednesday, 26 August: Round 3 of RSST
    • Wednesday, 02 September: Round 4 of RSST
    • Wednesday, 09 September: Round 5 of RSST
    • Wednesday, 16 September: Round 6 of RSST & prize giving

    Prizes: At least 60% of Termly club fees will be given away in Prizes, with a guarnateed minimum of R2500 per term

    Contact Zoe on 0824553098 or info@northcoastchessclub.org for more information

    Website: https://www.northcoastchessclub.org

    Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group to be kept up to date: chat.whatsapp.com/I21NrO8hIZdAuehShbFEJk

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncchessclub

     

  • CLUB MEMBERSHIP TYPES & FEES

    Ordinary Members: R425 per term/ R1,360 per annum
    Honorary Members:
    2.1 High Rated Players
    ○ Chessa Rated > 1500: R325 per term or R1025 pro-rated per annum (25% discount)
    2.2 Senior Citizens (> 60years): R325 per term or R1025 pro-rated per annum (25% discount)
    Junior Membersvii (<21years) R325 per term or R1025 pro-rated per annum (25% discount)

  • OBJECTIVES

    The club meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5:15 pm to 7pm at the Function Room of the Bean There Restaurant located in the Ballito Hills Estate Club House – turn right at the traffic circle after you drive into the Estate. Contact 072 737 5281 to get a code. The objectives of the Club include:

    • Providing a comfortable venue in which players can meet up for weekly games.
    • Incentivising high rated players to become members so we can improve the level of chess in our Club.
    • Welcoming players of all ages and levels to join.
    • Facilitating more tournaments for North Coast players in Ballito
    • Ensuring our members are informed about all chess tournaments being played in our district, nationally and internationally.
    • Facilitating inter-club tournaments with other clubs.
    • Giving a voice to members at district (Ilembe) and provincial (KZN) levels

    CLUB MEMBER PRIVILEGES5

    1. Free entry into Standard Rated Swiss tournaments (Run over 6 weeks each term). All Switz Tournaments are ChessSA rated. FIDE rules and regulations will apply. Tie Breaks based on Direct Encounter, Buchholz and Sonneborn-Berger

    2. Free entry into three One Day Tournament per term eg Blitz, Atomic, Doubles, King of the Hill, Chess 960 and Bughouse. Fun Chess prizes awarded at all One-Day Tournaments. Blitz Tournaments are rated.

    3. Big Prize Money! 60% of all membership subscriptions (net expenses) will be a paid out in prizes with a guaranteed minimum of R2,500 in prizes per term.

    4. Free arbiter courses for Club members and direct family relations of members!6

    5. Discounted and preferential booking for Club Fundraisers, Weekend tournaments and Camps.

    6. Represent the Club at regional and national Inter-club Tournaments.

    7. Club Chess Social Outreach programs.7

    8. Members and WG followers will be kept up to date with regional and national chess tournaments.

    CLUB RULES (MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES)
    As a member of the Club you must agree to follow all Club Rules, as below and as may be updated from time to time. These include the responsibility to:

    1. Agree that your children attend the Club at their own risk. There is NO supervision of junior players outside of those busy playing chess inside the Function Room.
    2. Ensure you and your children follow our philosophy of fair play, honesty and good sportsmanship both within this group and at all chess events, which includes NO MATCH FIXING (no pre-arranged draws!);
    3. Follow the Rules of the Ballito Hills Estate and Bean There Restaurant which include: Access is to the Restaurant only; No access is allowed in other areas of the Club house (such as the pools, gym and courts); No food or drinks to be brought into the Restaurant;
    4. Support the Bean There Restaurant as much as you can, by buying food and drinks from them. They are not charging us any rental in return for us supporting the restaurant!;
    5. Try and assist in the Club’s Social Outreach programmes wherever possible;
    6. Support the Club where you can – whether with your time, your skills or with funding;
    7. Spread the word about the Club to try and attract new members to make the Club more successful.

    BANKING
    All Fees payable before the first club meet of each term

    Membership Fees to be paid into:
    The North Coast Chess Club
    FNB 63138708079.
    Cheque Account
    Stanger
    220129

    Reference “AnnualFee” or “TermFee” or “WGFee” plus the Players intial.
    eg. AnnualFee A Ellender.

    POP to zoe@sugarbay.co.za (0824553098). An additional R50 due on any cash deposit.


    Terms and conditions:

    Fees payable on your before your first club meet of the year. Mem

    1Discounts cannot be combined (ie: cannot claim both a junior and a high rating discount)
    4Junior and Honorary members enjoy all the benefits of membership but do not have voting rights
    5Members must agree to follow the Club Rules to enjoy the Privileges
    6Arbiter Fees must be approved and paid by the applicant. The club will reimburse the fees when they become an Arbiter, up to R750. The applicant must agree to assist the NCCC as an Arbiter for 12 months after the course.
    7Outreach programs will be sponsored by the Club as soon as membership exceeds 20 members

     

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