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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 ...
A similar stance is taken by the United States Chess Federation, which in its regulations also explicitly prohibits the use of "chess playing algorithms" for evaluating games. [4] The International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) allows for collaboration between humans and computers, even during the World Correspondence Chess Championship .
It is held annually by the United States Chess Federation (USCF), and is open to all members of the USCF residing in the United States or who have an APO or FPO address. It was first held in 1943 under the name Victory Tournament , the next year it was called the Postal Chess Championship and in 1945 it was finally renamed as the Golden Knights ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... move to sidebar hide. USCF may refer to: United States Chess Federation, the governing body for chess ...
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. [1] The first Official World Championship was held in 1886, and there has always been at least one world champion since then. [2]
The Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas.Hosted in part by the United States Chess Federation, the Pan-Am Intercollegiate is open to any team comprising four players and up to two alternates from the same post-secondary school (university, college, community college) in North America, Central America, South ...
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.