What is a chess club?

This article is an extract from the chess website bestofchess.com.... you can read the full article by clicking on the link below. A chess club is a club created to learn chess and form players to reach higher level in chess. You should be subscribed in a chess club to participate in a clubs championship.

Clubs are usually attached to regional chess associations, which are in turn members of their national federation which will be associated with FIDE,