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Sep 25, 2015
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#5
Anyone can join the US Chess Federation, the link is in post #3.
That said, the only USCF rated games you are likely to be able to play will be the online only ones played here (in the USChess group) or on ICC. Unless you travel to the US.
Doesn't really make sense for there to be USCF rated tourneys anywhere else, short of with an area with a lot of ex-pat chess players. Even then, if those players join a FIDE rated tourney they can still have games rated (though I'm not 100% familiar with that process).
The TD would have to be certified with the USCF,and report the results to them. Unless the OP wants to play in USCF events,save your money.
Sep 25, 2015
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#7
Senior-Lazarus_Long wrote:
The TD would have to be certified with the USCF,and report the results to them. Unless the OP wants to play in USCF events,save your money.
If that was in reply to my post about getting FIDE games (not USCF and FIDE) rated under USCF pools, I was talking about the following document (last paragraph in the PDF):
http://www.uschess.org/images/stories/FIDEInformation/fide%20and%20uscf%20tournaments.pdf
Sep 25, 2015
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#8
uscftigerprowl wrote:
Be careful when using the abbreviated form of "expatriate". People like to use "expat" like it is hip and cool, the new thing. It's not about people vacationing in another country. It should actually mean someone who renounces their citzenship.
While that definition is one possible meaning, the one where it is a person that lives in another country (not vacationing) and still retains citizenship in their native country is also a valid definition of expatriate and the one I meant.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/expatriate
And to risk quoting Wikipedia: "An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship."
uscftigerprowl wrote:
CaitanoDemelo wrote:
Sellout ?
Yes, it means "a person who compromises his or her personal values, integrity, talent, or the like, for money or personal advancement." - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sellout
He might have been a promising chess player in the Philippines. He was bought and sold like a slave to play for Webster University under the tutelage of Susan Polgar. He broke this 4 year promise and lost all respect.
"Doesn't really make sense for their to be USCF rated tourneys anywhere else, short of with an area with a lot of ex-pat chess players."
Be careful when using the abbreviated form of "expatriate". People like to use "expat" like it is hip and cool, the new thing. It's not about people vacationing in another country. It should actually mean someone who renounces their citzenship.
In this case, Wesely So, will and always be a Filipino enslaved under the veil of USA which buys out smaller countries to bolster their agenda.
Nonsense. He's a young man who went to school in the US and decided to make this his home for now. Who knows about the future;if he falls in love and marries a woman from another country he may elect to change his citizenship again,which would be fine. I'm a US citizen by virtue of being talented enough to be born here.It wouldn't take much for me to change my citizenship. That's fine also.
I agree,but they need to know who can process your income tax.
Sep 25, 2015
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#11
uscftigerprowl wrote:
The real use of expatriate reflects Britain's rule over the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-resident_Indian_and_person_of_Indian_origin
There are multiple definitions. While I didn't explicitly state which definition I was using in my initial post, I have since clarified what I meant (since you brought up a conflicting definition).
My usage was just fine and it doesn't change the gist of my post.
Sep 25, 2015
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#12
uscftigerprowl wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
My usage was just fine.
Yes, it's fine if you want to reflect pop culture. If you want to be accurate, "expat" should not be used to reflect anyone living abroad who is not ready to renounce their citizenship. Plain and simple.
Earn the title of expat the hard way or pretend.
Whatever. It can mean either of those things and still be accurate. Plain and simple 
Sep 25, 2015
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#13
uscftigerprowl wrote:.
In this case, Wesely So, will and always be a Filipino enslaved under the veil of USA which buys out smaller countries to bolster their agenda.
''In this case, Wesely So, will and always be...''
''In this case, Wesley So will always be...''
Easy, pedant. English is a puppet you're trying too hard to animate.
Sep 25, 2015
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#14
uscftigerprowl wrote:
That has as much effect on me as someone at McDonald's saying, "Whatever. It can mean I am eating a meal or not and still be accurate. Plain and simple".
Lower yourself if you must. Do you want fries with that?
I understand. It's must be hard to try and be right all the time 
But your example is extremely lacking. Either way, as I initially said, it doesn't make much sense to join the US Chess Federation unless you'll be playing in events; if you don't live in the US (or US territories) then that pretty much limits you to the online ones.
Sep 25, 2015
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#15
uscftigerprowl wrote:
Example of what?
.... I am giving you examples of validity and you are too weak to submit.
I know, based on previous interactions with you, that you have a problem following conversations, but this is getting a bit ridiculous.
I'll bow out of this one (unless someone posts something meaningful for me to reply to) 
How can I join and plain in USCF Chess fed ..