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Chess expert is a title given by the United States Chess Federation (USCF). It is awarded to chess players rated from 2000 to 2199. Players rated above that are masters, while players below that are class players. Approximately 50,000 chess players have USCF ratings, of which approximately 2,500 are rated 2000 or better.
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 ...
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]
Twelve players were invited to compete. Besides the reigning US champion, these included the winners of the US Open Chess Championship, the US Junior Championship, and the US Senior Open Championship. The remaining players were chosen by highest invitational rating, or were selected by the United States Chess Federation (USCF) as wildcards.
The governing body for the Pan-Am is the College Chess Committee (CCC) [4] of the United States Chess Federation (USCF). The CCC ratified a set of guidelines for the Pan-Am in 1992, which have been amended by various resolutions of the CCC, most recently in 2017. [5] These rules include stringent eligibility requirements, which were overhauled ...
The governing body for the President's Cup is the College Chess Committee (CCC) of the USCF. The event is rated by the USCF and International Chess Federation and played under the FIDE Laws of Chess. The CCC has established eligibility requirements for college chess, and these same requirements apply to the Pan-Am and the President's Cup.
Ray Robson (born October 25, 1994) is an American chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. Robson fulfilled the requirements for the title in 2009 at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 16 days, making him the youngest ever United States Grandmaster at the time.
In 2009, more than a dozen of the USCF's 58-member World Youth team were also members of the DCC. [8] Also in 2008, the DCC hosted the Girls National Championships, in conjunction with the Kasparov Chess Foundation. [9] Furthermore, the DCC hosts the annual state scholastic tournament for elementary, high-school, and college students. [10]