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The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF [1]) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in The World Chess Federation (FIDE). USCF administers the official national rating system , awards national titles, sanctions over twenty national championships annually, and publishes ...
A chess rating system is a system used in chess to estimate the strength of a player, based on their performance versus other players. They are used by organizations such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the systems are used to ...
This is a list of chess organizations.Chess is played all over the world. The dominant international governing body of chess is FIDE, which confers titles and conducts world championship tournaments.
Arnold's peak United States Chess Federation rating was 2640 in July 2012. In August 2012, he received his peak FIDE rating of 2540 and earned the GM title. [2] He won the US Junior (closed) Chess Championship in 2012 [3] and 2007. [4] Arnold became an International Master in 2009.
The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament organized by the United States Chess Federation to determine the country's chess champion. [1] It is the oldest national chess tournament. [2] The event originated as a challenge match in 1845, but the champion has been decided by tournament play under the auspices of the USCF since 1936. [2]
Arpad Elo was a chess master and an active participant in the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from its founding in 1939. [4] The USCF used a numerical ratings system devised by Kenneth Harkness to enable members to track their individual progress in terms other than tournament wins and losses. The Harkness system was reasonably fair, but ...
Troff's quick rating was the highest of all US players under the age of 13, according to the Top 100 rating list published by the USCF from June 2009 through October 2010. [16] In May 2010, he defeated Harold Stevens, Utah's then-highest-rated player, in a match, winning all three games.
The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award "Grand Prix" points. [1] USCF chess grand prix tournament. At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most points.