• The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the...
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  • such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the...
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    (chess clocks), arbiters (or, in USCF play, directors), keeping score, and adjournment. The FIDE Laws of Chess define the rules for standard chess, rapid...
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    USCF currently gives a national title for achieving a 2200 rating (master): Chess expert is a title given by the United States Chess Federation (USCF)...
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  • USCF may refer to: United States Chess Federation, the governing body for chess competition in the United States. United States Commodity Funds USA Cycling...
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  • a master-level chess player and an active participant in the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from its founding in 1939. The USCF used a numerical...
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    ISBN 978-1-888690-67-5. USCF rules “Fast Chess” by Edward Winter FIDE rapid play and blitz rules Speed Chess Online Example Online Chess Clock / Chess Timer Example...
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    loss. His performance rating for the tournament was approximately 2770 USCF. Chess journalist Jerry Hanken called Hess's achievement "one of the greatest...
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    something constructive during the pandemic. USCF Women's Program Director Jennifer Shahade stated that chess works well on the internet, since pieces do...
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  • draw In chess, there are a number of ways that a game can end in a draw, neither player winning. Draws are codified by various rules of chess including...
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    Bughouse chess (also known as exchange chess, Siamese chess (but not to be confused with Thai chess), tandem chess, transfer chess, double bughouse, doubles...
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  • United States Chess Federation (USCF) to provide USCF rated online quick and blitz tournaments (these online ratings are separate from the USCF over-the-board...
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  • 2307 <=> Cat: 3 U.S. Women's Open Chess Championship Women's World Chess Championship U.S. Chess Championship USCF website Braine, Bob (August 1972)....
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    game developer. He started out as a contract artist for Interplay on the USCF Chess project. He was later hired to work on Fallout for which he became Lead...
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    Mephisto dedicated chess computer. The USCF prohibits computers from competing in human tournaments except when represented by the chess systems' creators...
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    The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament must have at least...
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    Board. "USCF Agrees to Settle Lawsuits with Susan Polgar and Paul Truong". USCF. Retrieved July 15, 2011. "Susan Polgar Named World's Top Chess Coach"...
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    11th top US Female player Women's US Championship (San Diego CA): won USCF Chess-Scholar Award; placed 2nd in competition Pan-American Championship (Cordoba...
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  • Retrieved November 30, 2013. Mike Klein (October 3, 2013). "Chess.com to Acquire ChessVibes". USCF. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved...
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    during 1956. On the tenth national rating list of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), published on May 20, 1956, his rating was a modest 1726, over...
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  • International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) USCF (2016), 2016 Yearbook (Retrieved 2017-12-09) Official USCF website USCF info on the FIDE website...
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    the champion has been decided by tournament play under the auspices of the USCF since 1936. The tournament has fluctuated between a round-robin tournament...
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    United States Chess Federation (USCF) K12 national champion in 2011. While attending the University of Illinois, Rosen was on the chess team that secured...
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    (PDF). The United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2020. Article "8F7. Promoted piece not available" in USCF Laws of Chess Arbiters' Manual 2022...
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  • "Blockade Chess Cheaters USCF Petition". SeniorChess. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011. "Verdict on chess cheating this...
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  • Castling (redirect from Castling (chess))
    The king can have been in check earlier in the game. Under FIDE rules and USCF rules, and enforced in most tournaments, castling is considered a king move...
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    postal play include the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA) and the United States Chess Federation (USCF). However, groups other than the ICCF...
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    started publishing its own games, beginning with Neuromancer and Battle Chess, in 1988, and then moved on to publish and distribute games from other companies...
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    Chase, H. A. Simon: Perception in Chess (1973) [3] USCF Chess Research Bibliography [4] Hampton University Dean finds chess, business make a smart match...
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  • for Chess Life, the official publication of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), and has also written for Chess Life Online. His weekly chess column...
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