What Is The U.S Chess Federation?

The U.S Chess Federation is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents in the U.S in FIDE٫ the World Chess Federation. U.S Chess administers the official national rating system awards national titles٫sanctions over twenty national championships annually٫ and publishes two magazines: Chess Life and Chess Life For Kids. The USCF was founded and incorporated in Illinois in 1939٫from the merger of two older chess organizations. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in ST. Louis٫ Missouri. Its membership as of 2020 as COVID hit was 97٫000; as of July 2022 it is 85٫000.[4] The President of the U.S Chess Federation is Randy Bauer which is in Iowa and The Vice President of The U.S Chess Federation is Kevin Pryor.