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In 2016 the League announced it would be opened to cities from around the world, moved to the website chess.com, and renamed the Professional Rapid Online Chess League. [1] At its peak, the USCL comprised twenty teams, whose members included some of the highest-rated chess players in the United States. [2]
This is a list of chess organizations. Chess is played all over the world. Chess is played all over the world. The dominant international governing body of chess is FIDE , which confers titles and conducts world championship tournaments.
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ICCF U.S.A. is the member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) for the territory of the United States of America.The organization was formed in 1909 as Correspondence Chess League of New York but quickly expanded to become the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA).
The Professional Rapid Online Chess League (PRO Chess League and abbreviated PCL) was an online rapid chess league operated by Chess.com.It was preceded by the United States Chess League, which announced in 2016 that it would be renamed, reformatted, and opened to cities from around the world, and moved to the website chess.com. [1] [2] It was discontinued in 2024.
The 4NCL is run independently as a limited company outside the control of any individual nation's chess governing bodies. Although an amateur competition for most of its teams, some of the top teams in the league have been able to secure sponsors (including Chess.com and Chessable) to allow them to hire some of the world's top grandmasters.
Esserman has given lectures and simuls in his specialty opening, the Smith–Morra Gambit, at various chess clubs. [40] [41] He is the author of the book Mayhem in the Morra!, published in 2012. [42] He is an occasional contributor to Chess Life, [43] and frequent contributor to the United States Chess League news blog. [44] [45] [46]
[4] [5] With fellow GM John Nunn, he is a medal-winning member of the British Chess Solving Team. Between 1976 and 1988 he was a frequent member of the English Chess Olympiad squad, winning three team medals (two silver and one bronze). In 1984, he earned an individual gold medal for an outstanding (7/9, 78%) performance on his board.