Club Membership
Casual membership is for players (i.e., kids, adults, seniors) who wish to come to the club for casual play. It does not include club tournaments, but includes casual games – about 100 nights a year! Club membership can be purchased on Tuesdays or Saturdays (via any Executive Committee Member).The Willowdale Chess Club has a membership option for everyone:
- Pay-As-You-Go (one night)* at $1
- Seven-week membership (temporary pass)* at $5
- Full-year membership (annual pass)* at $10
Note: no discounts for kids, seniors, or Executive Committee Members
Willowdale Chess Club membership includes:
- Speed chess tournaments
- Casual chess
- About 50 Tuesday and/or 50 Saturday nights of chess! (Please note that we are closed for scheduled maintenance and on national holidays, about 4 nights a year)
Compliance with City Policies & Regulations:
No alcohol, no violence, no harassment, no discrimination;
Keep facilities clean and safe; and
No person shall, while in any park or facility, sell or offer or display for sale:
(a) Any food, drink or refreshment;
(b) Any goods, wares, merchandise or articles including promotional material, souvenirs and novelties; and/or
(c) Any art, skill, service or work.
CFC Membership
Required for CFC-rated tournaments ($48 - for adults; $32 - for juniors). If you want to pay for your CFC membership with absolutely FREE money (no strings attached), please open a Tangerine account using our club's Orange Key (34388313S1) and receive your $50 Bonus! Details can be found here - https://www.tangerine.ca/en/referafriend/index.html. Just complete the online Enrollment Form and mail a cheque from your other bank to Tangerine. Please tell your success story to us and we waive or reduce your next tournament entry fee. It's a win-win.
You can buy full adult or junior CFC memberships online by yourself.
Club Members with CFC rating (please note that some seniors and kids do not have CFC rating yet)
Name - Highest rating achieved (FIDE titles*)
FIDE titleholders (internationally recognized players):
Plotkin, Mark (IM*) - 2512
Barron, Michael (IM*) - 2377
Starr, Nava (WIM*) - 2277
Plotkin, Victor (FM*) - 2475
National Masters (2200 or above):
Berengolts, Isaac - 2279
Kimelman, Michael - 2274
Starr, Sasha - 2247
Rusonik, Max - 2223
National Candidate Masters (2000-2199):
Semyonov, Vladimir - 2188
Fradkin, Benjamin - 2179
Strugach, Alex - 2149
Chernik, Dmitry - 2142
Cheryachukin, Yury - 2105
Udrea, Chris - 2010
Advanced Players - Classes A-E (1000-1999):
Rusonik, Greg - 1987 (Class A)
Ab-barin, Hooshang - 1808 (Class A)
Chagal, Leonid - 1803 (Class A)
Krasnosheky, Valery - 1746 (Class B)
Perelstein, Alex - 1690 (Class B)
Parakin, Don - 1660 (Class B)
Chabourov, Pavel - 1453 (Class C)
Pishdad, M. Hassan - 1442 (Class C)
Speevak, Ted - 1413 (Class C)
Hu, Yiyang - 1277 (Class D)
Lin, Angela -1246 (Class D)
Cheng, Steven - 1068 (Class E)
