What is a USCF membership?

What is a USCF membership?

As a member of the US Chess Federation (US Chess) you experience many benefits including: Access to current and historical chess information, through our website www.uschess.org, including electronic versions of back issues of our Chess Life and Chess Life Kids publications.

How do I join a USCF chess Tournament?

Registering Players For Online Play By registering your Chess.com username with your US Chess ID, US Chess is able to ensure you are protected from rating fraud. For a faster processing time, we recommend requesting to join the club after filling out the application.

How do you get a USCF rating?

If the player plays five or more games in a single tournament and scores 0.5 points, the performance is counted towards rating. And the rating is published if the rating awarded is above 1000. How many games should you play to receive USCF (US Chess Federation) rating?

Is chess a membership?

A basic membership is completely free. For those really looking to improve their game, we also offer premium memberships that include extra access to features such as in depth Game Report and Analysis and our many Interactive Lessons, Puzzles, Puzzle Rush, as well as videos from Titled Players across the globe.

Can you get a USCF rating online?

With demand for online play increasing, the US Chess Executive Board, in conjunction with the Ratings Committee, authorized the creation of a regular rating system for online play. The new rating system will be for online rated games of 30 minutes or more.

How long does it take to get a USCF ID?

We will send your membership request to USCF usually 1 day before the tournament, and we will receive your USCF number right away. This number will be used in our system. If you have purchased your USCF membership on-site, this process will take place a day after the tournament, before the game is reported to USCF.

Does FIDE rating expire?

Estragon wrote: There is a minimum number of games against players with FIDE ratings you have to log in a three year period to get a FIDE rating (after three years, if you haven’t qualified, results will “expire”), but I can’t remember what it is now.

How long does it take to get a USCF rating?

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Events sent to the USCF by mail take longer, the typical event received in the mail is rated about 10-14 days after it ended. However, not all TDs get their events submitted promptly, sometimes we don’t receive an event until several months after it ends.