Whois & Analysis for uschess.org

The United States Chess Federation (US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

USCF 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.

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 Crossville, Tennessee.

Its membership is over 85,000.

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