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I have the same problem every week.   I'm busy, I try to enter late, and I can't find the tournament.  I spend several minutes clicking on many links until it finally shows up. From the main menu, I click on 'Play', 'Play' again, 'Tournaments'.  The tournament doesn't show up under 'Current' or 'Schedule'.  From the  main menu, clicking on 'Play' and then 'Tournaments' seems less helpful. Even if I enter on time, I have trouble finding the tournament.  If I navigate to 'Upcoming Swiss Tournaments' it will show up.  Maybe.    Someone suggested that I go to the club page.  It has an upcoming tournaments page.  I'm not sure if the tournament is listed after it has started.

This puzzle I've created is a simpler puzzle, but it displays the intricacies found in endgames! White to move and win

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What's the history of the USCF CM title/is everyone who hit above 2000 established before 1991 a CM?

More to the point, even 1900s lose epically to 1500s sometimes. Have a look at this game. My first 100% game against a higher-rated player

Why is my rapid rating on chess.com 1462 but my USCF regular is only 758.

Here's a place to put your cool USCF games. Here's one I played. I was white. The time control was G30;D5.The engine says I had 95% accuracy!

I have just joined the USCF Members Only Club, and as such, will likely play my first online USCF tournament soon. Am I allowed to play music in the background during these tournaments? If I am, are there any restrictions (eg. it can't be from my computer, it must be instrumental, etc.)?

Join the Waltham Chess Club - ZOOM Grand Prix. It is a USCF-rated group where we play events, and it is a grand prix, so the second cycle is about to start tomorrow. You do have to join a Zoom and use Chess.com proctor, but it is very fun, and even prizes for the top three in the grand prix standings

Just got accused of cheating by some 1900ish player. Not gonna name any names here. If you're interested, take a look at my recent games. Look up this game of mine where I had an accuracy of [removed-- MS], and my opponent has a picture [removed] for his profile pic.Look, I get that he has good reason to be suspicious. For one thing. I played the opening and most of the middlegame pretty quickly (it's a position I know very well), and he's like 400 rating points higher than me. But come on, there's no law saying that a lowly 1500 can't beat a 1900 fair and square. Isn't chess supposed to be a meritocracy?So what I do different in this game? Nothing really. Oh actually, there is something. I'm sitting in a bar drinking a beer while playing this game, relying mostly on pattern recognition and some basic calculation skills. Again, there's no law saying you can't play under the influence is there? If my experience is anything to go by, some moderate drinking might even improve your game.What do I know?...

The only requirements for the (FIDE) CM title is a 2200 rating without requiring any norms, however I notice that many players (particularly older players) have reached the 2200 rating threshold many years ago but have since dropped down to lower ratings without having ever asked FIDE for the title, and remain untitled to this day (even Americans who have never reached NM in the US and still pay for premium on chess.com). From what I can gather, top junior players in the world often decline lower titles until they reach IM or GM to avoid paying FIDE for the title, but I’m uncertain what benefit this would have for others unless things were different many years ago. The FIDE rules seem to imply that any player whose live rating crosses the threshold can claim the title even years after the fact. Maybe CM was looked down upon as a legitimate title? I’m curious what titled players think about this, since it seems like it’s not just a one-off case.

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https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/5805033

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I have heard that playing blitz makes you a worse player. Is that true or not?