On Apr 17, 6:20 pm, Rich Hutnik wrote:

Other associations have less and they function. Just curious what
might of happened up there that led to this state.

I don't know, but I know that the publication they issue (En Passant)
- which our public library gets, along with Chess Life - is,
necessarily, with one-tenth the people subscribing or thereabouts -
not as interesting as Chess Life. (Although it seems to have improved
greatly in recent years.) Since that is one of the main perquesites
for joining, it probably means they don't have as many members who
join just for the magazine but are not interested in playing chess
actively in rated events.

John Savard