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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 .
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 ...
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 ...
Enrico Sevillano (born March 17, 1968) is a Filipino and American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. [2] He plays for the United States Chess Federation (USCF) where he has a Regular Rating of 2542, Quick Rating of 2488 and Blitz Rating of 2572 (as of December 2020). [3]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... USCF may refer to: United States Chess Federation, the governing body for chess ...
He became co-editor of Chess Life with Ed Edmondson in 1966. In 1976 he was captain of the world champion U.S. Chess Olympiad team. Goichberg was a member of the USCF Policy Board (now called "Executive Board") in 1975–78, 1989–92 and 1996–99. From November 2003 to January 2004 he was USCF Office Manager and in 2004 became USCF Executive ...
Rochelle Ballantyne (born 1995) is an American chess player. She is best known for appearing in the 2012 documentary Brooklyn Castle. Her USCF rating is 1988, putting her in the 99th percentile of American junior players. [1] Her FIDE rating is 1912, [2] with her highest rating achieved being 1954
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.