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Become a Member

Become a member of the Alaska Chess Federation today! By joining the ACF, you contribute to the growth of Chess in Alaska and support our mission.

The Federation uses membership dues to organize and host tournaments across the state.

Benefits

ACF members in good standing receive $5 off of entry fees at ACF sponsored tournaments! *Does not include the State Championship
Compete for the Alaska State Chess Champion title
Earn Grand Prix points at most ACF sponsored tournaments and qualifying ACF sanctioned tournaments. Top earners will be announced and awarded at the annual State Championship.
Be the first to know about upcoming tournaments and other events!
Membership in the ACF gives you a voice in decisions affecting the chess community in Alaska and nationally. Any member in good standing receives 1 vote during the election of the Board of Directors. Any member aged 18+ can run for election to be the Board of Directors. Annual individual membership fees are waived for our Board of Directors!
Membership in the ACF gives you a chance to represent the ACF and Alaska as a State Delegate at the US Chess Annual Delegates Meeting.
We host several rated and unrated tournaments throughout the State. Membership dues help to keep admission fees low for all players and allow the ACF to provide boards and clocks for our players to use.
We maintain a website and social media presence to communicate easily to and amongst members. In addition, we provide a tournament clearinghouse to assist our affiliates and organizers across the state in advertising their events and tournaments.

Cost

When you support ACF by buying a membership or playing in one of our events, you are supporting chess across the State.

As the ACF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, donations above the cost of regular membership are fully tax deductible.

Adult Membership: Ages 19-64. $25 annually.
Youth Membership: Ages 0-18. $15 annually.
Senior Membership: Ages 65+. $20 annually.
College Student Membership: $20 annually with valid ID.
Military/First Responder Membership: $10 annually with valid ID.
Teacher Membership: $10 annually with valid ID.
Special Membership: Any blind Alaskan, any Alaskan with a communicated disability, or any Alaska prisoner. $10 annually.
Club Affiliate: Make your chess club an “Official ACF Affiliate” for only $15 a year. Benefits to the club include increased visibility for the club through ACF social media channels, ability to hold ACF sanctioned tournaments, including Grand Prix events, priority pre/post tournament publicity on ACF social media and website, and a digital ACF Affiliate logo. Club sponsor must have an active individual ACF membership.

All members will receive an official ACF Membership Card.

To purchase or renew your membership, please follow this link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/become-a-member-of-the-alaska-chess-federation

Note: During checkout, the Zeffy platform requests a tip/donation to keep their platform free for non-profits. The ACF does not receive these additional funds and a tip to the platform is not required to become an ACF Member.