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In 1939, the United States of America Chess Federation was created in Illinois through the merger of the American Chess Federation and National Chess Federation.The American Chess Federation, formerly the Western Chess Association, had held an annual open championship since 1900; that tournament, after the merger, became the U.S. Open. [5]
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]
The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to that time. The tourney was slightly smaller at Boston in 1964, with a field of 229. The 1983 Open at Pasadena was the largest ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi , who had played in the ...
The 2024 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 10 October to 24 October 2024. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it will be a round-robin tournament. [1] Twelve players were invited to compete.
Irene is currently the No. 1 rated women's chess player and the 15th overall chess player in Iowa, according to the United States Chess Federation. She is the only woman to crack the top 100 in ...
This article lists the presidents of the United States Chess Federation from its foundation in 1939 to present. The presidents were elected by voting members to three-year terms. Now the executive board elects its own officers annually.
The United States Chess Championship is an invitational classical chess tournament. Fabiano Caruana: 30 2763 8 Ray Robson: 27 2690 47 Awonder Liang: 19 2608 >100 Leinier Domínguez: 39 2747 12 Jeffery Xiong: 21 2690 47 Wesley So (defending champion) 28 2774 5 Samuel Sevian: 21 2684 56 Sam Shankland: 31 2712 32 Hans Niemann: 19 2699 40 Levon ...
United States Chess Federation]. 2016; External links. Official United States Chess Federation website This page was last edited on 31 October 2024, at 18:32 ...